#papae solas

[miraabellee]

nawwwww 🥰😍

Papae bringing Elva on a walk during winter time

I am actually so proud of myself for this sketch, I’m not sure why. Thanks for the prompt @rawrzimon! ^^

[teamdilf]

Sorry to my non-Dragon Age and non-Solavellan mutuals but I’m on my “Solas as a dad” bullshit now and it’s just not going to stop.

[princesscaramel]

"Part of me."

[rosieofcorona]

i don't often headcanon my faves as parents, but there's a charm to solas as a father that just...appeals to me. i've seen other folks posit that he'd never talk down to a child, and i agree with that fully, but he's got a silly streak for all his stoicism, and i think he'd also humor them quite a bit. i can see him wanting very much to foster their imagination, especially with art and play and storytelling.

he’d let them paint murals alongside his own. he’d play pranks with them (DAI lizard prank callback, anyone?). he'd restructure some of the great elven histories as bedtime tales, and not really skip out on the hairier details, and then encourage thoughtful critique of said bedtime tales. intentionally or not, he'd almost definitely raise a small historian, who'd have no problem correcting any inconsistencies in his recollections. a real treat for fen'harel, i'm sure.

in my view, he'd cherish the chance to see and experience both the fade and the waking world through fresh eyes. mythal says he watched the world for so long as a spirit, only to suffer when he joined it himself. i think this would be a chance to start over, to see things as a child sees them, to rediscover old joys and fascinations. centuries of wonder made wondrous again.

and i think, too, that it would give him an opportunity to teach someone as he's always wanted to. a new little spirit to nurture and guide. someone who loves him right from the beginning, and who relies on his wisdom. who lets him meet his purpose, and loves him unquestioningly, the way lavellan does.

[miraabellee]

🥹🥹🥹 what a beautiful thought

any time i think of Solas with his own children i want to cry. imagine him cradling a little elven baby in his arms, wrapped in his cloak, while he and Lavellan wander through the woods holding hands. Or him bouncing his child on his knee while he retells fairy tales or holding them to his chest while they sleep ;____;

i've been reading too many fics

[bearofohu]

anyone saying solas wouldnt be a good parent bc he would be too impatient is WRONG as fuck. solas loses patience with ignorant adults because they more often than not are choosing to be ignorant but little ass kids literally just don’t know shit about the world. that sick fuck would LOVE the stage where a toddler starts asking “why” to everything they are told. he tells his four year old that sometimes pieces of their house might teleport into the air and they ask why not realizing they are not going to have a chance to play with toys again all day because babae is still fucking yapping

[lathbora-virann]

Thinking about potential

✨️Solavellan baby names✨️

for no particular reason don't worry about it and there's so many good options just using already established elvhen words. I've seen a couple used by some amazing artists but not most of them:

 Atish’an (peace)

Bellanaris (eternity)

Dirthara/Dirthera (learn; to tell tales)

Enasal (joy in triumph over loss; a variation of joyful relief)

Halani (help)

Hamin (rest)

Hellathen (noble struggle)

Melana/Melava (time)

Revas (freedom)

Serannas (thanks; gratitude)

Setheneran (land of waking dreams; a place where the Veil is thin)

Shivanas (dedication to duty)

Sulahn'nehn (rejoice; joy)

Suledin (the concept of finding strength in enduring loss or pain)

Sulevin (purpose)

Theneras (dream)

We're really spoilt for choice over here

[binabees]

[attractthecrows]

Papae Solas is incredible conceptwise, but as an angst demon, I MUST make it a torment. its like my only biological imperative is to make things much much worse. anyway wouldn't it be fucked up if the timing of their breakup was juuust so, that he didn't even KNOW there was a child. Like it's not like Lavellan would be taking a toddler along with the party during Trespasser. If they broke up RIGHT BEFORE the final fight with Corypheus, then it's entirely possible neither of them would have known when Solas disappeared. It's not like Lavellan could track him down. Fuck, if they're bitter about it they might not even want to. it could cause so much fucking drama and problems i cant stop thinking about it

[damallarky]

Truce

There was an influx of Papae!Solas content and I wanted to share a WIP I was working on that I'm not sure what I'm going to do with or where it's going to go in the grand scheme of my Inquisitor and Rook's story.

For context:

Neria is my Lavellan and Solas's twelve-year-old daughter. She is at the Lighthouse because of reasons.

Ren is my Rook. He is my Lavellan's oldest brother.

Solas is busted from the Fade by Rook and Co. Because that is going to happen Bioware.

Neria does not appreciate the strange man who is suddenly in her and her mother's lives.

To Neria, he is the Interloper and must be Stopped.

Stuff happens, and Neria has a change of heart and is willing to give the guy a chance.

However, first, she needs to set some ground rules.

Enasali (who is briefly mentioned) is the Ill-Advised Pre-Veilguard Solavellan Hookup Baby

AKA why it was Varric trying to talk Solas down and not Lavellan.

AKA why Varric has gray hair. Sorry dude.

Neria is too much like her father. I love her.

Neria found him in the library, speaking in low tones to Emmerich and Uncle Ren as they poured over some massive tome. Unnoticed by the three men, Neria used the opportunity to study the bald elf, whom Mamae claimed to be her father. 

He had quite a bit more color since her uncle pulled him out of the Fade. He no longer looked so pale and sickly, and the dark circles under his eyes had started to fade. He still looked tired, to be sure, but it was less somehow. He also stood straighter, taller, as if he had been carrying something heavy on his back and was finally able to relieve his burden. 

There were other things Neria noticed about him as well. Features that were familiar to her. Features that she knew didn’t come from her mother but never truly seemed to realize that they came from someone else. Like how his ears were shaped similarly to her own or how they both had a cleft chin, though hers was noticeably less prominent. 

And then there were the eyes. 

Neria knew that she had her father’s eyes; her mother had told her as much growing up. But it never truly registered with her, until she met the man they called Solas and saw her own grayish purple eyes stare down at her. 

The same grayish purple eyes that were currently watching her intently. 

Apparently, she had been noticed. Great.

“Neria, did you need something? Is everything alright?”, her uncle asked. 

Neria fought the growing urge to run away, and instead crossed her arms and tried to give her best “serious” face, like her Aunt Cassandra wore when she meant business. 

Neria wanted to show that she meant business, too. 

“I wish to speak with Solas,” she said, in her best Aunt-Cassandra-Serious-Business-Voice. Figuring that might have been a little too demanding, she added, “When he has a minute to talk. If that’s ok?”

“Of course,” Solas said, perhaps a little too quickly. Emmerich and Uncle Ren shared a look. Emmerich shrugged.

“Yeah, sure, we could use a bit of a break,” her uncle agreed. He and Emmerich grabbed the book and left the library, her uncle giving her shoulder a small squeeze as he walked by. 

And just like that, Neria found herself alone with her father for the first time in her life.

“You wished to speak with me, Neria?” He asked, gently.

Neria cleared her throat.

“Yes. I wish to parley,” she declared. 

She wasn’t quite sure what she was expecting Solas’s reaction to be. She had figured he would laugh at her and tell her to stop being childish. Or maybe even get angry at her for being so demanding of an adult. What she wasn’t expecting, was for Solas to nod with actual, genuine seriousness. He clasped his hands behind his back, like one of those statues in Orlais of human generals.

“Very well,” he said, before gesturing to one of the many plush chairs seated around the table in the center of the library. “Please, take a seat.”

“Solas, it has come to my attention that I might have been a little bit mean to you.” Then, because she didn’t want to him to think she was going soft, she added, “Just a little bit, though!” 

Solas nodded, solemnly, his face carefully neutral. Neria continued.

“As such,” she said, “I wish to declare a truce.”

Solas’s neutral mask slipped, and Neria noticed the corners of the man’s mouth tick upwards ever so slightly. With his hands folded on the table, he leaned forward so that he was eye level with Neria.

“Ma nuvenin. What are the terms of this potential truce?”

“First; I will not call you ‘Papae’ or ‘Father’.”

“Of course,” Solas agreed, “I would not ask that of you if it made you uncomfortable.”

Neria blinked. This was easier than she thought!

“Um, ok. Good,” she said. “Second term; you will call me Neria and only Neria. No stupid nicknames, like da’vhenan. Ok?”

For a fraction of a second, something flashed in Solas’s eyes. Something that looked a bit like hurt. Or maybe regret? However, it came and went so quickly that Neria wasn’t sure if she actually saw it at all.

He nodded.

“Third; if I want to be left alone, I want you to leave me alone. Ok?”

Once again, Solas nodded. 

“I would not wish to encroach upon your space.”

Neria mirrored her father’s pose, clasping her hands together and laying them on the table in front of her. She didn’t quite strike the same imposing figure as Solas, but, for being twelve, she thought it was close enough. 

“Good,” she declared. “Now, in return, I will permit you to continue to court my Mamae and help her take care of Enasali. But if, and only if, you continue to make Mamae happy.”

Solas’s neutral mask slipped once more and it was obvious he was actively trying not to grin. Neria narrowed her eyes at him, not appreciating the lack of seriousness on his part. Solas coughed and his face went carefully blank once more. 

“Ir abelas,” he said, his voice serious despite the twinkle still in his eyes. “Neria, I promise that I will do everything in my power to make your mother as happy as I possibly can for as long as she will allow me to do so.” 

Now was the part that she didn’t necessarily want to agree on, but she knew it was only fair. It was the whole reason why she was speaking to her father in the first place.

“And finally,” she said, reluctance clear in her voice, “I will do my best to… to give you a chance.”

[vir-bellanaris]

I've seen a lot of hate towards Solas as a father from a specific blog and like...dude I get it. I don't like kids either. But literally let people enjoy their headcanons. Just because you don't agree with that perspective of Solas doesn't make it invalid. If it bothers you so much literally just block the tag or blogs who reblog that kind of stuff.

I think Solas would love being a father if he ever felt secure and at peace enough to start a family. He would cherish them and be involved in every aspect of their development.

Don't post things that would make others feel bad about a harmless little headcanon.

[scaryanneee]

been seeing a lot of talk of girldad solas out there lately, so naturally (as our nation's #1 solavellan child defender) i had to write a fluffy amnesia romance fic about it:

all new, faded for her

i hope you enjoy!!

[lagunapoint]

i haven't been here for a few days, and now I see my whole feed in papae solas. have I already said that I love this fandom? i'm so happy to be back, lovers :>

[b-e-e-h-o-p]

Yknow given all the baby fever I’ve seen a good amount of solasmancers have I’m surprised no ones ever asked trick weeks how solas would react to children…

[melkeyway]

Papae Solas and baby Ella!

This isn't really the headcanon I have for my Lavellan but sometimes having an au with a happy ending is nice too! :)

[liaragaming]

Oh, shit. Now I have images of Solas as a parent with his kids going, "But, papae, what you actually said was-" 😂🤣

Trick Weekes on not technically lying about Solas' character in Inquisition.