#which btw i love how ari exudes dad vibes bc he is. not even very old OR consciously parent-y lmao

[dungeons-and-dragon-age]

For the OCs headcanon, I feel like Tzipporah (my Lavellan) would absolutely hang out with Ari. My girl got so many anger issues, Ari's calm and diplomatic behaviour helps her stay grounded and keep her feelings in check. This anger is mostly fueled by a burning sense of justice (due to mistreatment by humans in her early life) so Ari's strong morals are like. More than brownie points lmao. But his presence would definitely help after her breakdowns. She's an elf, he's a Vashoth, they both had hardships to go through

Since Tzipporah is unable to have children, she has adopted and raised many of the clan, including a Vashoth (Ari kinda reminds her of them). I guess she shares with him the urge to protect Cole and Sera, they must be Cherished (and join Sera in prank wars lmao).

Maybe when they trust each other enough, she'll go fetch a chair so she can reach Ari's head and give him a pat. Even though he found a purpose in the Inquisition, it is still a heavy weight to bear in her eyes, especially if you are alone. "Sure, you save the world. But who saves you?"

Hell yeah Dalish/Vashoth solidarity 💪💪

Also i love that?? Ari would def be bamboozled that he is the one being parented for once hflsdjld but it would do him good, heaven knows he needs it (even if he doesn't realise it). He's not nearly as good at handling emotional stuff as he is at diplomatic matters, but if him Being There can help? He sure will Try His Best. The respect for the sense of justice is strongly reciprocated, in any case

Also he kind of panics at first when he finds out that he is smh considered a Dad Guy (that 100% did not happen intentionally or consciously lmao) so he'd absolutely go to Tzipporah for parenting 101 advice haha