#Otp: of valor and sunshine

[thedragonagelesbian]

19 & 20 for cyrus/lace!

otp questions~!! Tytyty <3333

(Includes discussion of spoilers, so I answered below the cut!)

19. Who tells their family/friends about their relationship first?

I think the funniest answer is that, because in my headcanon Bethany and Fenris have been sailing with Isabela since the end of DA2, all three of them find out immediately because they're in the Hall of Valor when Cyrus & Lace share their first kiss.

Lace is the first to properly tell anyone, writing to her mother about it basically as soon as she gets back to the Lighthouse. And then going to Emmrich, to ask about both the lyrium poisoning and whether, in his esteemed mourn watcher opinion, this is like. Okay. With the timing of the loss of Cyrus' husband.

20. What do their family/friends think of their relationship?

Among the Kirkwall crew, I think there's a friendly concern (heh. like the da2 quest.) that Cyrus is doing that thing he's known for doing where he throws himself into devotion to avoid processing/dealing with someone's death. They think Lace is darling (Bethany is especially fond of her-- you can take the Fereldan girlie out of the barn but you can't take the Ferelden out of the girlie. Or something.), they just want to make sure Cyrus is okay.

(Which is. Complicated. A lot of things are true at once-- his love for Lace is sincere. And also he's grieving and lonely and yearning so desperately for physical contact and if her touch melts all the pain & regret away along with everything else then all the better right?)

The Veilguard is. As always. Pleasantly supportive. I'm trying to brainstorm some more interesting dynamics/responses... because the pacing of Cyrus & Lace's relationship is slower than what happens in-game, I could def see Taash's crush/feelings for Lace developing? But since I haven't actually seen Taash & Lace together, I don't know how that/any potential jealousy would play out.

There's also this hilarious (2me) thing about tolkien apparently deciding that aragorn was too dour & serious & sad for eowyn and i do kind of want to assign one of the veilguard a feeling like that... maybe lucanis?? Who i think does not recognize enough himself to achieve self-recognition in the other but knows a haunted man when he sees one & wants only sunshine for his dream journaling buddy lace harding

Yiseeril Trevelyan is not a friend but gets an honorable mention bc it's definitely come up in one of her check-ins with Cyrus (even if BioWare for some ungodly solas toesucking reason decided only a solavellan inky would ask after rook's li....) She's delighted for both of them, in no small part bc in her mind the two of them being happy together absolves her of some of her guilt toward them (Harding for stringing her along during Inquisition, Cyrus for leaving him in the Fade).

[stupid-jeans]

S@oracle0429 asked for Amir (The Brave) and Zoe (Valor) for the fandom ask meme. I’ll do one first, then the other. do I like them: Yes!!!!!!!!!! Totally my unexpected (male) fave.

5 good qualities: Only 5? Ughhhh. 1. He speaks like 12 languages. And he sounds really good speaking all of them. 2. HIS EYES 3. His undercover serious voice. 4. His insane cooking skills. 5. His stupidly dry sense of humor.

3 bad qualities: I’m sorry, he has none. Zero. Zilch.

favourite episode/etc: It’s All Personal. Obviously.

otp: AMIR/HANNAH.

brotp: Amir/Jaz

ot3: You know, I don’t think I have any OT3s in this show yet which is super fucking weird for me (as you well know :-p)

notp: Him and Jaz. I know some people ship them (romantically) and that’s fine, you do you. But nope. Much prefer their friendship dynamic.

best quote: ugh I don’t know. Everything out of this man’s mouth is solid. Him totally ribbing on everyone and fucking with them during Stealth was pretty phenomenal.

head canon: Since he’s been living in my head for the last few weeks demanding I write him at every possible opportunity, I have many, many Amir headcanons. He was a hellion child and a punkass teenager until his sister died. His father never really forgave him. His mother is stupidly proud of him and tells everyone who will listen that her son is off being a hero. Amir hates it but tolerates it because it’s the little bit of happiness she clings to, so he lets her. Since it’s his fault (in his eyes) that her perfect prodigy of a daughter is dead. (Sorry,I realize this particular train of thought is hella depressing haha.) ZOE do I like them: She is my favourite. I love her. Little ray of gay sunshine.

5 good qualities: 1. She is unapologetically out. In the Army. Which is...hella brave. 2. She looks really damn cute in plaid. 3. She beat the hell out of Smitty, was brave enough to tell Gallo he attacked her, and then was also brave enough to go to Haskins and take that fucker down. And THEN she told off Coogan for questioning her. 4. She and Thea having their super causal fling but still being adults, addressing that it was a one time deal (ha), and still talking/communicating/working together/respecting each other? Like WOW, what a concept. 5. Her being a stonecold badass and figuring out what was going on while she had a freshly broken foot and they were in the middle of a fucking terrorist compound.

3 bad qualities: (these are headcanon things, mostly) 1. she gets jealous super duper easily. 2. she doesn’t generally feel she deserves good things. 3. she’s really bad at TRYING to pick up girls. If she’s not trying, she’s got them fawning all over her. But otherwise.

favourite episode/etc: Whatever the one was where she slept with Thea? Or the one where Smitty attacked her.

otp: Zoe/Thea <3 They both need/deserve unproblematic love with lots of hugs.

brotp: Zoe/Nora, as previously mentioned. Being the only two female Shadow Raiders, there’s a ton of camaraderie there and they both just support the hell out of each other.

ot3: Ummm Zoe/Thea/Hannah, as we discussed. :-p Crossovers wheeee.

notp: Literally any guy.

best quote: Her barb to Coogan after his comment about she and Nora being on the same cycle, about how that was a biological function to stop men from being assholes was pretty great. Or the part where she told Nora to go over Gallo’s head to talk to Haskins about flying the mission her way.

head canon: Oh boy, this one’s depressing too haha. Zoe grew up in a military family. Her dad served in the Army. He sustained some pretty serious combat-related injuries so he was honorably discharged when she was 5. He pretty immediately started drinking. In excess. But he wasn’t a violent drunk at all. He loved the hell out of her mom. He never hurt or yelled at Zoe. He just got really quiet when he’d been drinking. And Zoe’s mom didn’t want to hurt his reputation so she kept her mouth shut. Because he was a good husband and a good father, when he was sober. Memorial Day weekend when she was 7, he drove them home from a barbecue and went off the road into a tree. Zoe’s mom died. After that, he got cleaned up for a little while, but he was just...broken. The love of his life was gone. And Zoe looked just like her mom. So he kept her at a distance. By the time Zoe was in middle school, he was back to nonstop drinking. He still climbs on and off the wagon at regular intervals. He still lives in the house where she grew up. He’s stupidly proud of her for enlisting,doesn’t care at all that she’s gay, but half the time when he sees her these days, he thinks she’s her mom.So she really only sees him on holidays. But she calls him once a week.

[holyhalberd]

@myriias bc his girlfriend is crazy

“...That’s exactly why I d..don’t know how to feel...” Especially because he’d nearly had a heart attack when his bedroom window opened from the outside. Eir is lucky the porch roof is right under his window--though he’s not sure how she climbed up that in the first place. 

That doesn’t stop him from taking the flowers. Or his ears from getting hot. Jamie holds the flowers under his nose and breathes deeply, trying not to look too stupidly pleased. If she thinks he’s swooning, she might try to climb the roof next time!

Though it’s hard not to look pleased when he can’t stop smiling.

“Y-you’re an idiot...an’ I’m p-pretty sure guys are supposed ta give girls flowers, not th...the other way ‘round.”