#rook romance

[shewolfofvilnius]

Ghilan'nain and Elgar'nan had commentary on my (Warden) Rook dating Davrin. Six of the seven companions haven't had anything to say (only Emmrich, the sweetheart!), but damned if the MAIN VILLAINS don't take notice.

Of course, the absolutely gruesome threat then leads to the most stone cold badass reads of Davrin and Rook's game. After plotting to corrupt Davrin to make him crave griffon flesh, a disgusted Davrin notes coldly, "Let them try", while Rook threatens both in ambient that "If they touch you, death will be the least of their problems". How is the most intense lines in this game a random triggerable audio in the Crossroads?!?!

[justbr0s]

I've been playing Dragon Age since it's initial release in 2009 with Origins. Yeah, that long. 15 years.

Never in my time did I experience a premise so good (mind link/bond + enemies to allies to...), and chemistry so believable (verbal quips?) as whatever it is that's happening between Rook and Solas.

Bioware really created a situation where it would make all the sense in the world that these two characters would romance it up... and then just said, nah, here have these mediocre alternatives for a romance instead.

W. T. F.

[mageswithcats]

Rook likes shiny things. Therefore, their attention to Emmrich ( this is the name of a trophy that you can get in the game. it also works well if you are Crow or Rivain Rook. for gold and glory. That and Crows are attractive to shiny things )

[antiva-city]

“…If you ever need me like I needed you, I will be there. That is my promise to you.”

-Lace Harding

[ryoskuna]

baptized in fear by The Weeknd is such a romanced davrin song in my mind because I immediately think of the regret prison and just the line about dodging death for both davrook — on quite a few occasions both before meeting each other and after the veilguard is formed.

and if you have an elven rook especially, but the sheer fact that the figure in the corner would be solas (free and about while rook is trapped) but also because davrin, who grew up in an elven clan, like other dalish would have been familiar with the figures and altars of fen’harel that they kept outside of their settlements/camps and left offerings of jerky and non-perishable food for.

then the line changes to the figure laughing at me, and the dalish say Fen’Harel laughed to himself in glee and alone in his corner.

meanwhile rook (or at least I imagine my rook’s experience) has just been trapped, and help doesn’t look like an option.

and for both rook and Davrin, duty (and the voices in the regret prison) says they should carry on, despite their regrets, faults, mistakes, and fears.

and the song ends saying voices will tell me I should carry on, and they should, if it means stopping elger’nan, but now that I think about it, you could apply this to any romance with rook.

[naomisnews]

Help! Who should Hunter romance? She’s a Veil Jumper rogue with a thirst for knowledge and having a time!

(Ruling out Bellara and Emmrich - Hunter’s Irelin’s adoptive daughter so would be weird to go with her mum’s ex, also Strife and Emmrich are cute!)

[by-ag-mn]

I know collages look stupid, but im tired for something good 😖

[janedoe297-art]

"Honey and lavender cream. Sweet, intriguing..." This started off as a leyendecker style study, ended up as lucanis drinking his coffee and me rendering that cloud of smoke for wayy too long rip -☕🪻🍯🐝-

[ get him as a print here!]

[mynoodlesdoodles]

It's difficult to concentrate on spell casting when there's an Antivan short king behind you, gushing over your kills and tossing out compliments left and right...

[snarkspawn]

did I doodle this mostly so I had an excuse to draw this spite reaction image?

(YES HAHAHA YES!!!)

[shewolfofvilnius]

I need to be feral about Dragon Age Veilguard for a minute. Does the "Romanced Bellara, who gets kidnapped by Elgar'nan and blighted" path have me so feral I am chewing on my enclosure? GOD YES.

You two have JUST had the big heart to heart before starting the final missions. Bellara and Rook are CLEARLY in love with each other, but still haven't committed. Bellara struggles with these things and the right words, and Rook is (in this case) from a military family and an awkward dork who prefers hitting things with her sword. EMOTIONS ARE HARD BUT MY DORKS ARE TRYING

and then Bellara gets kidnapped by Elgar'nan.

and Rook is so IMMEDIATELY DISTRAUGHT that she has to be physically restrained by DAVRIN, a man described as a "walking mountain of armour", because they KNOW she's about to get herself killed trying to kill an IMMORTAL ELVEN 'GOD' trying to get Bellara back. Everyone on this team knows Bellara and Rook are crazy about each other.

Then ROOK disappears. Into Solas' fade prison. And the first thing she sees? The pull of regret that hits hardest? It's not Harding. It's not even Varric. It's Bellara. It's the only time Rook's voice breaks. Meanwhile the echo of Bellara in the fade is tearfully saying 'You picked me to die." Rook powers through, breaks the regret prison's hold (with the rest of the team and Varric's help), but it's still weighing on her.

But once they seize Minrathous, the damndest thing happens. THERE SHE IS!! And...Bellara tries to kill her. MORE IMPORTANTLY is what Rook does next.

The lyrium dagger isn't used as a weapon very often by Rook. Primarily, against the Evanuris and potentially Solas...and here's Rook, using it to attack the blight tendrils that have Bellara trapped. Because it's THAT IMPORTANT to free her.

And just the looks Rook gives Bellara from that point forward.

Rook almost lost the love of her life. And with Bellara blighted. Rook still may lose her. And Bellara only kept going because she had Rook (and Cyrian) in her head telling her to hold on, constructs of the two in her mind as the last bastions of everything she ever cared about. Even Neve faded out. But not Rook. Never Rook.

And these two will NEVER lose each other again, whether they have a day or a century. Rook is the only living person that got Bellara through it, she is the center of Bellara's emotional life.

And Rook is there, and every moment she looks into her...what was Cyrian's word?...vora'shivan's eyes...when she sees past the anxiety and the blight scars and sees Bellara's soul?

Rook would follow Bellara Lutare to the ends of the universe and into the abyss beyond. And what's the translation of the last thing Bellara says to Rook before they kiss?

Your love humbles me, my eternal waking dream.

Not even ancient gods bringing thousands of years of planning during their imprisonment or the god of deceit, lies, and trickery could break these two up, could sunder their love.

I am feral about these two. It's the slowest of slow burn, but on this path you finish the game KNOWING that these two absolutely love each other, to the bitter end and highest joys, AND that Rook is already committed for both 'in sickness AND in health'.

[berensreverie]

[mageswithcats]

Emmrich would do this under the table.

[frecklef0x]

Don’t worry, Assan very happily gets the armchair in front of the fire all to himself.

[kakibot]

Sooooo through the lovely reach of my previous cake-related DAV post (thank you for that btw!!) I have learned that not everyone knows how Lucanis' dessert romance lock-in works! So here, have a little sweet treat guide!! <3

[monderette]

Somebody….stop me before it's too late -

.......I think it's too late... /(U////U/ /)/