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So I had a Davrinkisser, a rogue Crow, but I wasn't connecting with her at all. The playthrough felt like a slog, and I had barely just made it past rescuing Lucanis. I hated it so much I rebooted my canon Rook, a Veil Ranger, just to have something to enjoy.
Anyway, say hi to Miri Thorne, my new Davrinkisser, a Warden warrior and my first same-faction romance.


First: I don't know how to phrase the difference between rogue and warrior on underdog except, "wow". Even at extremely low levels at the beginning of the journey, warrior already feels like I'm doing a lot of damage, and that's frustrating, because I feel like there should be a trade off (as a rogue I felt light and quick but squish and didn't pack a punch till later). Is there? What am I missing? I *loved* playing Veil Ranger on a lower difficulty, but I was also concentrating mostly on story. I've been very careful to level up my Veil Ranger on this reboot and conscious about what skills I pick and it's still been very hard with some bosses - notably right now, The Formless Asshole. What advantages am I missing with Rogue?
Second, part of the reason I originally picked Crow was everyone posting about the relationship with Viago, and...I just didn't see it. I actually thought there was going to be more than the letter and a few comments from Teia. It pissed me off because people were comparing him with Strife and predictably looking at Strife unfavorably.
Anyway, as far as "daddy" stuff a couple comments I've noticed while on my Nevekisser run:
(say hello, Lia)


Everyone treats Mourn Watch baby like they were raised in the Necropolis, but twice now there have been dialogue bits from Lia where she's mentioned seemingly being out on the streets of Nevarra until her magic manifested, at which point the Mortalitasi took her back in.
It's funny to see the fanart of Vorgoth playing daddy, but I kinda wanna hear about the scrappy orphan who grew up most probably being treated oddly even by their fellow Nevarrans for how they were found, and how that might have shaped them into the disruptive Rook they turn into.
I have no way to end this, except a funny shot I pulled from my recordings of canon Rook Ashallen looking at Davrin like heeyyyy, and Lucanis in the background like "girl are you fucking kidding me"

#rook#my rook#rook thoughts#yes I play elves ok#it didn't get any better for Lucanis#first she made him hang out with the righteous Warden#then she met the tall Goth nerd and lost her head completely#he hates crypts#he's considering using a spray bottle on her#she says its character building for him#he threw her into a canal#they love each other#datv#dragon age#dragon age: the veilguard#dragon age veilguard#dragon age the veilguard
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Ship Tropes
was tagged by @hightowerqueen who asked for some davros/rosavrin and I am happy to oblige gonna also do image format bc my brain is soup will probably add text in a reblog latter







tagging @no1lucanispegger @saltyowlets @classicleechaos (if you've been tagged my b)
#ship tropes tag#rosalind de riva/davrin#davrin x rook#oc: rosalind de riva#davrin#davrook#fwb to lovers but everyone sees its more from the start#rosalind realizes shes in love and crashes out#davrin realizes hes in love is like ive got a tell her and expect it to end the relationship it doesnt and its very dramatic bc of rosalind#he falls in love with how unhinged she is behind her mask which normally turns everyone off and love and judge him for it#they are a battle couple of battle couples sorry the way davrin falls into lockstep with her lives RENT FREE in my noggin#she really should've realized she was in love before her crash out bc she listened to him talk about monsters and darkspawn and enjoyed it#like she really went hes such a nerd 😍😍 and was later suprised she was in love#also i know theyve kissed covered in blood and its very special to me that is all
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the scene where you talk to davrin in his room while he whittles tiny models of monsters (while assan watches with rapt attention <3 there is nothing about this whole setup, man or griffon, that isn't adorable) when your rook IS one of the dainty little academic mage types he so besmirches and you consistently pick the purple options through the conversation -- I am SCREECHING the covert jock/nerd war rages on between clenched teeth and forced jollity, they are doing this on purpose, bioware really have given me this gift all nicely wrapped and lovingly crafted! rook is so fucking bitchy and passive aggressive in these purple options (and once or twice davrin doesn't seem to realize it/takes what they say at face value); it's not very nice of them but it is hilarious. also I must say that hearing these two just relentlessly neg each other with palpable tension of. SOME kind thick in the air* for five minutes straight and then walking away and seeing the 'davrin approves' pop up at the end gets close to the otherwise unapproachable gaming high that is having a tense standoff with sten in origins and seeing +7 affection as you leave. davrin clearly is going 'good talk man nice to see you stand up for yourself more, I respect the roast game' while my rook walks away with a forced smile and clenched fists like 'okay so that wasn't very mature of me I'll admit it but god why is this guy such an asshole'
I cannot imagine how this conversation must play out with a character more on davrin's wavelength because for my setup here this was *chef's kiss* perfect. ideal. I'm so glad this dynamic exists it's one of the funniest and most characterization-enriching things that could have happened to me
*there's some insanity going on here where like... I don't think either of them like want to fuck, they're not actually attracted to each other, but they both would fuck each other in a 'go fuck yourself'/'fuck me yourself you coward'/'fine I will see if I don't!!!!'/'oh yeah??? do it then!!!!!' kind of way. the vibes are indescribable and unhinged on both of their parts.
#the more I play the more I realize rye ingellvar is a HUGE petty bitch when pressed and I like him so so much#their vibe with lucanis is SO tender and patient and gentle. they have such respect and steady admiration for bellara.#they strive to be friendly and inviting with harding despite their different personalities and courteously lets neve have her space#and whenever davrin speaks they immediately choose violence. we must all contain multitudes#'oh. oh *I'm* a useless nerd and you're convincing yourself whittling your little action figures is actually just sound tactics???#fine. sure. alright. I can be an adult about this. ...tomorrow.'#once these two actually manage to hash it out they're going to have the most unbreakable brotherly bond ever tho#I'm calling it now. no one else gets to pick on either on them while the other is here sort of thing#dragon age#dragon age: the veilguard#dragon age: the veilguard spoilers#dragon age spoilers#davrin#oc: Ellaryen Ingellvar#bad news for rye: another jock has joined the team. the mage nerd coalition no longer quite so safe in their numbers#(well it's still four against two you'll still probably win the figurative movie night vote pretty easily. but still#three maybe. depends on where you put harding. lucanis is a theater kid so he's technically switzerlanding it#but really rook and neve can look at him with big beseeching eyes#and he turns collaborateur for the mage side in a heartbeat. hey. I um. I love this team)
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"When I talk to the dead, their echoes abide with me. Thoughts and passions. Hopes and desires."
#i just know mobile is gonna shit on the quality of these#the inquisitive little nerd in viridian is THRIVING#loves learning new things#loves seeing new things#loves emmrich's passion for showing him new things#loves emmrich#oc: Viridian#StarlightArcher: my OCs#emmrook#emmrich x rook#rook thorne#grey warden rook#( my gifs. )#dragon age veilguard
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caved and bought a beautiful art print of Lucanis from an artist on etsy
good lord I have it so bad for this man...
#sorry. i just locked into the exclusive romance with him and i am forever changed#in love with this pathetic wet cat of a rogue and the demon he shares his body with 👍#though technically rook has an elven god in his head so like. we match each other's freak i guess lol#sorry for talking about veilguard a lot. i did warn you i am a fucking nerd for dragon age#some of the lore drops and expanisons in this installment is making me so feral (positive). oughh the pay offs from the novels and comics..#they are fucking wild my guys. so fucking wild and i am losing it in the best way possible
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hi! i liked your free use blurb and I was wondering if you'd do it in the reverse where the reader could use spence?
s. r. blurb 3
contents: fem!reader, free use Spencer, slight dom/sub dynamics, MDNI
Dating a nerd who all but worships the ground you walk on has certain perks.
There are the more obvious ones: he does your taxes for fun (and by hand, like the most lovable troglodyte), he takes you to lovely dates that are somehow both exciting and—if you’re being completely honest—ever so slightly boring, he is an absolute gentleman. The type who walks by the street, and would bend down to tie your laces for you.
Lesser known perks are as follows: he can recite books for you from memory—which comes in handy when you need something soft and soothing to lull you to sleep, he indulges in your little hyperfixations, and, lastly, he’s so completely desperate for you. Enough that a simple brush of your hand on his thigh has him stuttering and turning pink, the slightest pressure on his crotch sends him reeling. Certain clothes are his enemy—you wear red and there’s a tent in his pants.
It seems only fitting for you to claim his cock whenever you want. He gets hard so quickly, you might as well take advantage of it, right?
Right.
And of course, Spencer Reid—perfect, loving, incredibly intelligent—says yes to being your free use boyfriend.
Another perk of dating a nerd?
He has nothing else going for him outside of work. Granted, the BAU takes him away from you more often than not, but you simply see that as another opportunity. Just means when he’s back, you’re bouncing on his cock at every opportunity you can.
This weekend is no different. He’s been gone for four days, barely calls—he’s always been so bad at that—but being apart only heightens your need for him. Absence sharpens love after all, or whatever it is Shakespeare said. You’re sure Spencer knows it by heart, something beautiful and poetic, not the clumsy version you can recall.
So he’s home after four long days, trying to play chess, and you’re splayed on his lap, your back to his chest, grinding your hips in slow, circular motions to relish the feeling of his cock stretching you out and filling you up after being unsatisfied for the past few days.
He’s moaning. Everytime he reaches over to move a piece, you bounce on his lap to distract him, giggling at the quiver in his fingers when you clench your walls tightly around his pulsing length. You follow his hands, long fingers wrapping around a knight and moving it to take an opponent’s bishop. You start bouncing faster.
“God, honey,” he groans, accidentally knocking over a pawn in the process.
“Need your safe word?”
“No no, just—I missed you so much.” he whimpers, burying his face into your neck. He begins to buck his hips up, meeting your thrusts.
You pause immediately, hands resting on his thighs. Not that it doesn’t feel good—it does, but the whole point of this is that he continues his activities while you use him. “Did I give you permission to fuck me, Spence?”
“No,” he whines. You smile when he stops moving obediently, face lifting from your neck, “I’m sorry.” He resumes the chess game, moving a rook to take the offensive knight from before.
“Good boy.” you reward him by grinding again, more up and down this time. Leaning back into him, you drag your wet cunt all over his cock, squeezing as you do. Like a good boy, he simply continues his chess game, but you grin triumphantly as his hands tremor even more. With a hum, you bring your fingers to your clit, rubbing quick circles on the swollen nub. “White’s check in three.”
“No way.” he gasps as your pace grows rougher, riding him in quick strokes, “I could have sworn—ah!”
You come undone around him, walls tightening to a nearly painful degree. Soft, breathy gasps leave your lips as you ride him through your climax, going lax and soft in his arms. He sighs, staring dumbly at the chess board in front of him. Understandably needy, but he can’t do much about it right now, that’s not his role. Not unless you give him permission.
“You’ve been so good, baby,” the words come out a sweet little sigh, full of affection. You crawl off his lap, grinning as he turns his head and follows you with a gaze so full of longing it’s almost pitiful. You hum, settling on the couch beside him. Legs spread, an invitation. “Come and fuck me now, Spence, you deserve it.”
The last, perhaps least known perk of dating a nerd?
They’re amazing at fucking. Or, at least, Spencer Reid is.
#spencer reid#spencer reid fan fiction#spencer reid smut#spencer reid x reader smut#spencer reid x reader#spencer reid x you#spencer reid blurb#spencer reid x self insert#spencer reid imagine#spencer reid fanfiction#spencer reid x you smut#📨dove answers#anon#✒️ penned by dove
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I’m sorry but the way Solas, in his letter, says he wanted to stay as Solas with Lavellan just hits me.
In DATV, in my opinion, we see Fen’Harel. We see a GENERAL, someone who knows war, someone who’s using Rook (Mythal literally says it outright, which made me laugh), who is a liar (sprinkling some truths here and there), and is literally using blood magic on Rook. He’s lying and tricking them. We see who he used to be, his skills he kept hidden because they didn’t belong to Solas.
They belonged to Fen’Harel. In my head, Solas is who he was in DAI, mostly. A fade loving nerd who loves to help people and LOVES to answer questions if you ask. I feel like even if someone asked about something other than the Fade, he would do his best to answer because he just loves to see people wanting to know more. It’s why I feel like he’d be such a good dad. Kids are so curious about the world around them, and I believe he would support them, keep them safe and love them while teaching them so much about the real world and the Fade. And I can imagine him, if he ever ran into kids at Skyhold or even helping children slaves or parents, he would be so comforting and good at dealing with them. He’s awkward, since he hasn’t felt love (whether it be companionship or romantic) in so long, but sweet because he knows they’re innocent, curious and he wants to protect that.
I see a nerd that has a little snort when he chuckles, a man that deals with teasing from everyone and pranks from Sera even if they piss him off, and I believe sometimes he would participate in pranking even it it was small. He gets into arguments with Vivienne, yet I believe he would still protect her in the end of things. In my mind anyways. He literally is just a man in DAI who wants someone to understand him, and he’s so awkward when he gets that. He doesn’t know how to react because he hasn’t felt love in so long, and maybe never has. He went through hell when he was dealing with the Evanuris, and his relationship with Mythal was terribly abusive, so I can imagine him not wanting to get close to anyone. Not just because he was lying in DAI, but ALSO BECAUSE OF FEAR. HE WAS AFRAID THEY WOULD TREAT HIM THE SAME AS SHE DID. They wouldn’t see him as a person or someone worthy of getting help. He’s a scared man who wants love, so when he finds it he holds onto it.
I see him as such a good lover as Solas because it’s who he is deep down. He’s caring and doesn’t care about other people’s opinions. In DAI, he cares about Lavellan’s opinion and he wants her to have freedom. Like when you drink from the Well, he’s all upset because now you DONT HAVE FREEDOM. Whether inquisitor or lover, he’s scared. He cares about freedom, people knowing all they can, I feel like he doesn’t like to lie.
I see that as Solas, and it just HITS me when he says in the letter that he wanted to stay as Solas with her. I feel like he would tell her the truth eventually, but mainly keep himself with her. I see DAI Solas as SOLAS. He wanted to stay with her like that. As a nerd who loves her deeply and cares for other people. He didn’t want to be Fen’Harel anymore. Didn’t want to keep lying, hiding himself from others, and ever be a general again.
He wanted to give wisdom, not orders.
He wanted to stay as Solas and love Lavellan with all of him, but his devotion was so deep that he couldn’t. It hits when he says that he wanted to stay like THAT with Lavellan. I KNOW IT’S NOT SUCH A BIG DEAL BUT IT IS TO ME. It just makes me think that he didn’t want to be Fen’Harel ever again. Didn’t want this shit deep down, but he felt like he had to. And I imagine him as leaving clues for Lavellan because he loves her and wants her to stop him deep down. Help him be SOLAS AGAIN. Her Fade nerd that loves people as well and loves to grab ass.
Anyways. I’m overthinking and I love Solas deeply. I can never escape this hole of Solavellan hell and Solavellan heaven.
#solavellan#dragon age#lavellan x solas#solas x lavellan#dragon age inquisition#dragon age the veilguard#my writing
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Emmrich is 19 and clinging to life by a single, fraying thread because the Mourn Watch thinks he should be able to recite undead tax law backwards while sleep-deprived and actively on fire to pass their final exams.
“Have you tried eating the dean’s ass?” Johanna suggests, unbothered, because she is brilliant, untouchable, and also fundamentally does not give a shit. The Mourn Watch is a bunch of whiny corpse babysitters who should be begging to touch her holy left toe. She’s getting in.
Emmrich frowns. Then he stress cries into his pillow because what if��she’s right? What if there really aren’t enough hours in the day to absorb 400 years of undead jurisprudence and necromantic rituals?? What if eating the dean’s ass really is the only way to get in???
“Here, chucklefuck,” Johanna says, dumping a heaping platter of coke in front of him.
Emmrich gawks. He is a good boy. He does not cheat. He does not do illicit substances.
He also desperately wants to be a Watcher.
One (1) snort couldn’t hurt, right?
Spoiler: it hurts.
Johanna starts taking notes because Emmrich is fucking disintegrating in real time. His hair is greying from stress, lack of sleep, and possibly the unholy amount of crack fucking cocaine currently pickling his soul. This is hilarious to her. She joins in.
“I wanna build a huge skeleton,” Johanna announces mid-line, eyes fully dilated like she just glimpsed the face of the Maker.
“I want to find the love of my life,” Emmrich sobs, dropping his portion onto a skeleton’s pelvis.
Doesn’t matter. He’s already committed to this downward spiral. He snorts it off the pubic bone.
Some dipshit cultists are trying to loot the deeper levels of the Necropolis, which is a really bad fucking idea. This is a problem.
Emmrich has not slept in three days.
So he raises the same dead guy 17 times to yell at him.
“PLEASE just let me fucking die,” the cultist begs.
“Not before you scrub every toilet in the necropolis with your ghostly tongue,” Emmrich says, wagging his finger and tsk-tsk-tsking.
Eventually, a formal complaint is filed against him for “unethically harassing the dead” because he keeps waking up long-buried married couples to demand dating advice through his corpse whispering.
Years later, Rook brings a brick of coke to the Lighthouse.
“Oh no,” Emmrich whispers, as PTSD from his academically sanctioned drug-bender days slaps him in the face.
He should say no. He should act like a normal, respectable 52-year-old professor who has left that life behind.
But he loves Rook. He loves Rook so, so much.
And what if Rook thinks he’s lame now? What if she looks at him and sees some washed-up old nerd who can’t even do one little bump of coke like the cool kids?
One (1) line can’t hurt, right?
Spoiler: it hurts.
Immediately, this well-respected academic finds himself in a full-blown, vein-popping screaming match with some random ghostly asshole that wandered into the Lighthouse.
“Hehe,” sneers the Spirit of Bullshittery, “you’re ugly.”
“I TAKE EXQUISITE CARE OF MY APPEARANCE, YOU SEMI-CORPOREAL VULGAR TROGLODYTE,” Emmrich screeches, his voice hitting a frequency that could shatter glass and summon distant, confused seagulls. “BEAUTY IS SUBJECTIVE AND STANDARDS HAVE CHANGED THROUGHOUT THE CENTURIES—IN THE BLESSED AGE, I WOULD HAVE BEEN A—”
Rook, watching this clusterfuck unfold, comes to a rational, reasonable adult decision:
She shoves his dick in her mouth. Maybe if he’s busy getting sucked off, he’ll finally shut the fuck up. Emmrich is so overcome he asks her to marry him mid-suck.
Coke is banned from the Lighthouse.
#im on the emmrich coke train again#it's my favourite headcanon#so fucking stupid lol#dragon age shitpost#dragon age the veilguard#datv#emmrich volkarin#emmrook#emmrich x rook#johanna hezenkoss
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Lucanis Lunchboxes: Toasted Vanilla Gelato
What if Lucanis packed Rook lunchboxes with little notes in them throughout the main story?
On the map, a "!" icon appears in the hallway just outside Rook's room in the Lighthouse. A temporary chest here holds a one-of-a-kind Valuable and a letter from Lucanis that is added to the Codex. Triggers after the completion of Taash's companion quest Lair of the Dragon King.
[SPOILERS] Read the letter from Lucanis below the line:
Watching Taash and Lucanis' friendship develop was an unexpected bright point of the companion interactions for me. If you haven't heard all of their companion banter, you are missing out! They both struggle with putting their feelings to words and prefer problems they can stab. There are some painful, beautiful parallels between how they've learned to cope with wanting acceptance and love from emotionally unavailable mothers. (Or grandmothers, in Lucanis' case.) The generational trauma bonding is real. And they really DO try to use their words for each other. Ugh I just loved the hell out of all their little conversations. (Edit - Writing Nerd Ramblings Below:) I loved the whiplash with how matter-of-fact Lucanis was whenever he spoke about the ABSOLUTE HORRORS he's dealt with. To me, that's this massive breadcrumb on how deeply he has stuffed down his feelings and what he has faced in his past. "My parents died horribly. Do you want to go on a date when this is all over?" This leads me to something I'm fiddling with. It's been an interesting exercise trying to find the right pace for how to fill out these entries and tease at romance without changing who Lucanis is. He's romantically distant. Inexperienced. Terrified of what it would mean to want Rook. But he's also deeply empathetic. A teammate who shows care through acts of service. An avid romance reader. He's seen his cousin Illario work his magic at romance and Lucanis has picked up enough to fool Rook, at least at the start. (Even though I think the wall lean is more fun to interpret as a "Oh, he's a romance book" guy. Because he totally got that out of a book. Let's be real.) The reason I started writing these was I thought the push-pull of Lucanis being more vulnerable through an indirect form, like writing, could work to feed us, the hungry players, while still leaning into the "disaster bisexual" label his writer used for him. What's more disaster-bi-coded than flirty texting followed by weirdly distant in-person interactions? It begs the question, how slow is a slow burn?
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#dragon age codex#lucanis lunchboxes#dav spoilers#datv spoilers#headcanon#dragon age#dragon age veilguard#dragon age the veilguard#datv#lucanis dellamorte#lucanis x rook#fic writing#rookanis#da:tv#da:v#dragon age lucanis#lucanis romance#fanfiction#da codex#let him cook#spite dragon age#spite x rook#rook x lucanis#rook x spite#datv codex#da rook#da veilguard#da spoilers#veilguard#taash
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Facts about Davrin that are my headcanon but are Just True:
He is so into this monster manual that if you ask him about anything related to it you are trapped for at least 45 minutes while he yaps to you about his personal anecdote and what all those other bastards got wrong in their monster manuals
He is a huge nerd
He is a polyglot, totally has a working knowledge of at least five languages (common, Elvhen, Dwarvish, Orlesian, Tevene)
He smells like wood/sawdust (choose whatever wood you feel, but this is true.)
Grew up really scrawny so as soon as he got hot he became a slut. Just absolutely giving it away (and i love that for him)
He is a munch
Likes whiskey (idk he has a cowboy vibe to him, this is just True)
More likely to call a romanced Rook “sweetheart” or “baby” than vhenan.
Makes his bed every morning
Can draw! Mostly sketches, mostly of monsters/animals but could definitely draw other things/learn to paint if he tried.
Is very patient*
*and therefore good with children, but for a very long time after VG says “Assan is more than enough trouble” if you ask him
Doesn’t care much about an official ‘marriage’ but more so because he feels very dedicated to a partner already and doesn’t need the ceremony for it to feel official**
**but if its important to his partner he would absolutely go all out
Snores, but denies it.
Is bad at Wicked Grace but only because he pouts when he gets a really bad hand (he does not know he does this but literally everyone else does)
Has the Thedas equivalent to a burn book with the names of all those monster manual guys he hates, anyone who ever tried to rip him off, and anyone who ever called him knife-ear/rabbit/etc. This man holds a grudge. He will remember the face, the name and the offense.
Big history buff!!
Reads a lot but doesn’t join the book club bc he’s a big non-fiction guy. He’s out here reading the Thedas equivalent to a WWII Biographies/Nature Guides/encyclopedias
Ribs you when training to get a rise out of you
Ribs you in general to get a rise out of you
Is a picky eater (hates broccoli, probably weird about olives) but will eat it anyway.
Was closer to his mom than his dad
Disorganized organization—there is clutter around his room but he knows where everything is
Always gives gold to beggars
Has a massive—
Stares at aromanced Rook’s ass every time they turn around (the glances are decidedly NOT small)
Knows how to cut his own hair/patch his own clothes
Talks you through it
Early riser—if nightmares/Assan wakes him up, he’s up. Does not understand the concept of “sleeping in” (he will happily stay in bed to do other activities)
Has a good singing voice but will not do it for anyone except Assan. And possibly a romanced Rook. Eventually. Maybe.
Makes a quill out of one of Assan’s feathers but swears its for practicality (it is 100% sentimental, he has plenty of other quills)
Okay that feels like a lot. Please feel free to reblog/come to the replies with your Davrin truths(:
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Thursday Bangers 6/26
Rules for your Copy and Paste: Free form a blurb or drawing based on the weekly lyrics prompt. It doesn't have to include the prompt just whatever you're inspired to write, write it! Then tag some friends so they can play as well. It doesn't have to be finished on Thursday just post it whenever you can (you have a whole week between Thursdays).
It's Rook Appreciation Week yall. So go to @rookappreciationweek and check out the prompts and play. I am a little behind but.... here's day 4! Let's go to the Rivaini Coast to see how Kenn Ingellvar and Taash are doing with these lyrics
It's not a walk in the park to love each other But when our fingers interlock Can't deny, can't deny you're worth it - Still Into You by Paramore
No pressure tagging @himluv @thedissonantverses @mythals-whore @serensama @whispersleo @tarasmom @hedwigoprah @becausedragonage @kindlyfeline @davrinsleftpectoral @fenrelmercar @plasticfreckles @kai-dimir @teamtakagi @a-mumbling-nerd @fiberpunk027 @larknnightingale @jenn2d2 @hyperions-light @tkwritesdumbassassins @feelslikepants @trash-nerd @cute-ellyna @brennacedria @lottiesnotebook @blackwall-my-tiny-husband @operative-arrow @librivore42 @obsessed-with-book-boyfriends @fireheartedpup @mikylechase @bonesandivy @vime5 @notyourmamasdeerbat @griffongrey @master-of-the-elements @chaoslifeforme @carrieing0n @serstolas @beachhotdog @nirikeehan @basedonconjecture @bygonesigh @redheadsramblings @aetherflowers @in-the-drowning-deep @bonesandivy
And if you are reading this...
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“I once heard that all tears are carried to the sea,” Kenn begins as he steps forward. His hand hanging in the air as he fights for words. Giving comfort to the grieving has never been his strong suit. A faltering his father Vorgoth often chided him for.
But this is Taash. His love. The very breath in his lungs and beat of his heart. Standing on the sands as purple colors the falling sun. Sobbing for their mother, for a future lost to them. And a past now tinged with sorrow.
“Really?” they ask as his words break through their heartache. Looking up as their eyes meet his and he tentatively steps forward. Now is his chance, and for his kadan he will not fail.
“Yep. Why I always wanted to see the ocean. I was so excited when we got to come to Rivain.” He has their attention now. Their cheeks are still stained and eyes still swollen, but they don't flinch when his fingers entwine with theirs and he gently smiles. “So imagine my surprise when I found you instead. And suddenly the waves didn't seem so important.”
They roll their eyes at him as they look out to the water. Staring off for only a moment before they hum with quiet thought. “Of course that's the death mage's reason for wanting to see all this.”
“Taash!” he exclaims as he pulls back and playfully pushes their shoulder. “I was trying to be serious this time!”
“I know,” they reply as their hand finds his once more before pressing it to their chest. “You've been really understanding through all this. So I guess I'm trying to say thanks. For being here.”
“Hey,” he says as he reaches up to touch their cheek. “You've been here for me as well. That's what people do. Love's not easy, but it's worth it. And as long as we stick together, we can get through anything.”
“Maybe,” they reply in that deadpan way. Most people would find that response annoying, but Kenn has come to adore their mannerisms over the last few months.
“Hey no maybe,” he gently chides as he leans up to hover his lips just outside of their reach. “It's the truth.”
“Like all tears being carried to the sea?” they challenge as the corner of their mouth twitches up in a grin. Falling back into their old ways under the comfort of his love.
“Exactly like that,” he replies as his lips find theirs. And as they kiss on the Rivaini sands, they are reassured that even on their worst nights, Rook will still always be there for them.
#dragon age#dragon age the veilguard#da: the veilguard#da4#dragon age rook#datv rook#rook x taash#taash x rook#dragon age taash#taash the dragon hunter#taash#rook ingellvar#mourn watch rook#thursday bangers#rookweek25
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As a new player to Inquisition (literally I'm playing it right now!!!!) after having played DATV a bunch of times, I feel like I can confidently say the Inquisitor journey I'm going through right now is blowing my mind cause it's totally mirroring Solas.
Its what's actually awesome about playing DATV first!! I can see this clearly! I'm getting so much more insight into Solas and his Evanuris journey through the Inquisitor.
These similarities make me think of DATV and actually how different Rook is. Rook is the fucking leader of an elite specialist cell with a targeted goal. And I know others have said Rook is a foil and I think that's more accurate? to me at least and how i understand it.
So I was making a list:
Solas and Inquisitor mirror aspects:
Solas needs to restore his world = Inquisitor needs to restore the world.
Solas is called Dread Wolf, Fen'Harel = The Inquisitor is called Herald, Heretic, Inquisitor.
Solas had to deal with the Evanuris as a massive corrupt entity = Inquisitor has to deal with Inquisition and Chantry the same
Solas rebelled against Evanuris = Inquisitor (and Inquisition) rebelling against Chantry, Orlais, etc.
Solas is an ideologue = actually so is the Inquisitor if you think about it, they are making decisions around belief, systems, politics
Solas (Dread Wolf) is a symbol = Inquisitor (Herald) is one too.
Solas and Rook opposite/contrast aspects:
Rook is like change and adaptability, fly by the seat of their pants - Solas is stuck, he's focused on certainty and control.
Rook is NOT deified like Solas or the Inquisitor, I love that Rook is just this normal person who is kinda thrust into leadership (I mean so is the inquisitor but i can see how after inquisition the inquisitor has a lot to lose and they need to get away and hide but Rook, i feel like Rook can lead a normal life marrying their beloved Neve (ok my beloved Neve) and helping to rebuild after).
Rook isn't an idealogue, Rook isn't trying to impose worldviews or change political systems, they're just trying to fix what's fucking broke! Rook has an immediate threat to deal with.
Rook has a small elite team, not an institution or a large scale rebellion army to lead. They get others to help them but it's cool to me that Rook and the others are this sleek, lean team.
Rook deals in relationships, building connections with other groups so they can all help each other in the end. Solas and Inquisitor make the decisions FOR others.
Rook doesn't need control - Solas and Inquisitor do to make their decisions but Rook just is like, let's goooo!!!
I think Rook and Solas being opposites is why Solas can't ever actually get a foothold on to Rook and clearly doesn't expect Rook to escape the regret prison. I think if they were mirrors of each other, Solas would have the upper hand.
it's why i think it's neat that solas is a spirit and they reflect - and that his time in inquisition was probably his most peaceful time cause that period reflects him more in his youth, like closer to his spirit self. I think inquisition is a time for solas where he can be challenged but also understood. And to have the choice to disband the inquisition is brilliant! Solas wanted to tear down the Evanuris, and the Inquisitor tears down the inquisiton before it can be corrupted - it's a great part of the story.
I don't know those are just my thoughts cause I saw @cussundria-nerd-kneal talk about parallels and it got my brain moving pretty fast. I guess I should have reblogged it but I was worried I would go on too long. lolll
does anyone else have thoughts or think of things differently?
#datv#solas#rook#the inquisitor#solas and inquisitor are mirrors#solas and rook are more contrasting opposites to me#i love all their stories#its pretty cool that rook is leading this small team against such big odds#dragon age veilguard#dragon age inquisition
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I wonder how much of the activities of the lighthouse solas can easily see. like has he been in rook's fish tank room. mostly I'm just thinking that god of lies, rebellion and hubris or not, in hindsight he probably should have thought harder about the fact that ingellvar keeps the few remaining pieces of the last guy who tested their patience and generosity too far on their mantlepiece. in a jar
(cannot emphasize enough how much I love the invitation in mourn watch rook's keepsake to give them a bit of a vengeful streak. they didn't keep baron van markham's remains in a jar and carry it around with them all that time as a mark of respect I suspect fhsdkjfa they monologue at it like a supervillain. even funnier considering how few personal belongings they've kept with them over their travels with varric. did not bring any of their sacred grave gold jewelry with them but the bones of their enemy? essential, never leave home without them. grey warden rook fearsome guardian against darkness gets a keepsake that's like ':) a little girl is still alive today because of me. it was all worth it' and meanwhile cultured mild-mannered nerd mourn watch rook is like 'yeah these are the earthly remains of the last guy who fucked with me I considered just sweeping him into an envelope and calling it a day but that seemed somehow boorish'. iconic tbh)
#love that for rye honestly. character development in some ways but never that. once you've managed to really piss him off#he'll hit you like the wrath of the maker and never look back. beware the fury of a patient watcher#what nice bookends#dragon age#dragon age: the veilguard#dragon age: the veilguard spoilers#dragon age spoilers#oc: Ellaryen Ingellvar#rook ingellvar
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*slides in on a blow up pool flamingo*
So about those Yuu asks, I would like Vil and the pop music club exposed to recession pop.
With the Pop Renaissance we've been having with Chappel Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Lady Gaga, and Charlie XCX, I want them exposed to it. I want to infect them with this good "our empire is falling in the background" ass music and then watch them suffer when they can't find anything else like it cause most of TWST is financially stable and art hits the best when the world is falling apart.
Maybe Kalim could find something with the same energy cause he talked about how the Scalding Sands went through economic turmoil with the sugar or something in the game (I think it was Jade's NRC uniform card? IDK) but not how long ago that was sooooo hard maybe.
But it still wouldn't be the same. So now they're listening to Good Luck Babe and Disease and All American Bitch and everything else on repeat cause DUDE WTF HOW DID THEY MAKE THIS SHIT AND WHY CANT WE MAKE IT?!?!
ALSO!!!! Here's a video on the history of pop and how it came to be what it is today! You don't have to watch it but I want to nerd out on music history with someone and this pretty much sums it up
https://youtu.be/vmPn-GyI7Wk?si=w3pyszgkZZKQfRE0
It wouldn't so much be 'exposing' because Yuu's been sharing her music with them from the beginning. Vil and Rook get their Lady Gaga fix from Yuu until she just downloads and shares everything with them.
So the boys have been listening to our world's music already. But I can give little tidbits on who they like best.
Cater CLAIMS his favorite is Sabrina Carpenter, but he listens to Billie and Olivia almost every hour on the hour. Wants the vibe of the bubble pop but vibes more in the tragic teen girl side of it. He and Kalim vibe most to Charlie XCX
Lilia finds all of pop songs cute. Thinks singing about heartbreak and growing into adolescence is a universal experience and -NO, STOP PLAYING MISTSKI, HE'S HAD ENOUGH, HELP-
(He's vibing to everyone he's heard, but Mistski is like a fucking weeping angel and has snuck up on him everytime and each song leaves him staring into the mirror for an hour after)
Vil is a pop queen not allowed on the scene. He's heard everyone, they've all got their special situations he listens to them. He can't describe it though, Brittney Spears is his ICON. He looks at her and just "No one could do what she did".
Rook is another who can find value in every artist, but what really sells him are the music videos. As such, Lady Gaga and Melanie Martinez are his top two. Like he couldn't love a woman who power walked onto the music scene with two neon signs for shoulder pads that said "Art Bitch"
Kalim is vibing, he mainly only listens to the beat of music for dancing, the poppier and faster paced the better. You can not tell me that he isn't the type of partyer that Ke$ha was making music for in her early days. Praying made him sit alone in the dark for an afternoon.
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predictions for veilguard romances under the cut. would love to hear what you guys think will happen with the characters
davrin
confident and seems like the type that would immediately flirt back
would use assan playing cute as a way to pick up dates
later you find out the sad reasoning behind why he left his clan & joined the wardens
taash
her wearing armor reminiscent of the shokra-taar/antaam-saar makes me think she’s a qunari still following the qun
she’s initially only interested in a physical relationship and has to work through her upbringing under the qun to become comfortable with a romantic relationship
wants to ride rook’s bones to dust after they take down a dragon the first time
harding
she feels like she has an obligation to the inquisition/rook/varric/whatever organization she’s a part of so she’s initially hesistant to enter into a relationship. she’s been a forward scout for so long she’s used to being all work and no play so when you flirt with her she enjoys it but doesn’t take it too seriously, she’s been traveling with varric recently so she’s used to it after all
she’s also confused because of the magical powers she gains and is afraid of hurting rook since she can’t control them
you help her get control of her magic/figure out where it’s from and you bone
lucanis
virgin
been raised to be a perfect assassin so he doesn’t know what to do when someone shows genuine interest in him
since he was raised to take over as the next talon, he’s used to having his life planned out for him so when he gets the freedom of making his own choices he doesn’t really know what to do
final romance flag is either after he tells his grandmother he doesn’t want to be the new talon or after his cousin finds out he’s not dead
please let him mention zevran, even if just in passing
bellara
sunny and goofball personality, likes to make their lover laugh
very intelligent, a big history nerd and would love to take you to romantic places in arlathan and give romantic ancient gifts
thrill seeker, first kiss scene happens after doing something reckless, be that a veil jump or boss fight
emmrich
grandpa thinks he’s too old for you and you deserve someone younger, but when you don’t back down you realize that peepaw absolutely ~ f u c k s ~
married to his job for the past 30 years, his only friends are his skeletal assistants
manfred will absolutely walk in on you two getting busy at some point
i hope desire demons make a comeback and show up in his story
somehow knows cassandra; is like her 5th uncle 3 times removed
neve
knows what she wants and isn’t going to hesitate if you show interest in her
but will not be fully invested in the relationship aspect at first because of her cynicism. eventually comes around when she realizes how devoted you are to making minrathous/the world a better place
has worked with dorian/ dorian is an informant for her
god bioware please give her a dwarven strap that matches her prosthetic. she’d be unstoppable 🙏🏻
#da4#dragon age: the veilguard#dragon age the veilguard#datv#neve gallus#davrin#taash#lace harding#dragon age lucanis#lucanis dellamorte#bellara dragon age#emmrich volkarin#dragon age theory
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The Veilguard: my full review [positive, long post, less about game mechanics and more about meta, spoilers]
The thing that makes Veilguard special to me is how self aware the game is. In every dialogue, plot twist or quest I can feel the presence of somebody who wanted to share something with me. Be it personal experience, message, pain or joy. As of 2024, many games have lost their creative spark. Video game industry is no longer a nerd only zone, it's a business no different than others. Many studios utilize AI to write their plots, chase after current trends or simply make decisions that would create the biggest audience possible at the expense of something people love the franchise for. Veilguard did well, because it showed me something I haven't seen in a very long time: the human soul.
Perhaps you have noticed it on your own. The world has gone completely nuts after the covid. Or maybe it has always been this way and I only noticed it now. It is not a surprise to me that players want their game to be darker, to have more aggressive dialogue and to have a morally grey or even evil protagonist. For the past few years I've been feeling like someone had turned the lights off. And the game gave me an impression that someone at bioware feels this way too.
Only negativity gives content creators views and money these days. Open any social media, read any post or watch any video. If something is on top, it's almost always a hate post. What was the last movie most reviewers enjoyed? The last game? Perhaps the one that was released 10 years ago? What was the last time, you, my dear reader, have smiled? Not bitterly or sardonically, but out of genuine joy?
It is extremely fitting that Rook's mentor figure is Varric. Varric is somebody who always sees the best in people. He grew up in one hell of a city but he still loves it. He can find something to laugh about no matter how dire the situation is. He is a people person who can build friendship with anybody. Varric is very charismatic and tends to avoid conflict. He is a chronic liar but that doesn't make him bad because he never lies with malicious intentions. And in some ways, Rook is similar to him.
Yes, Rook can't be a complete asshole. Because the game is not about being an asshole. One of our antagonists, Solas, considers the world to be sick. Modern Thedas is a grave mistake that haunts him. He can't forget and move on because even the elves themselves wear his mistakes on their faces. Many things that are normal to the player character aren't normal to Solas. The world is so wrong and disgusting to Solas that he is willing to sacrifice things and people who are dear to him just to make the twisted world better.
Rook is nice because they are supposed to represent what is good in modern Thedas. They are supposed to be somebody who thinks the world is worth fighting for. And to a certain extent, their factions as well. The crows are contract killers and the lords of fortune are thiefs. Grey wardens are very concerned with politics and all the secrets they refuse to share constantly get people killed. Mourn watch has their immoral power hungry politicians as well and veil jumpers are sometimes willing to trade people for ancient secrets. They all aren't without sin but that's not the point. The point is, even with all the ugliness and darkness, there is still a place for light. And the light in the darkness is the exact message bioware tried to convey. The crows not being comically evil is not bad writing. It is a conscious writing choice to give us a human face for something we consider ugly and not worth fighting for. The player is metaphorically Solas, who needs to be persuaded that the world is worth at least something. The writers didn't need to bare the souls of player factions in all their mistakes, imperfections and cruelty. Because they showed us the factions' humanity. Some cruelty is still there, on the background, but it doesn't overshadow what is good. The crows, no matter how terrible, are a family. Viago may call Rook an idiot and while Rook considers their training literal torture, they sure love Viago back.
In fact, familial love is one of the core themes of the Veilguard. We have Emmrich and Manfred, Davrin and Assan and uncle Endrin, Lucanis and Caterina and Illario, Taash and Shathann, Bellara and Cyrian. It's a bit less direct with Neve and Harding. Neve has a lot of love for her city which is almost like a person to her, and Harding...I'll explain with a quote. "You're Lace Harding! You're more than this rage! You believe that the world is beautiful! That people are good! Hold onto it, hold on to who you are!".
Even the evanuris share the theme of family. Rook can compare Elgar'nan and Solas to relatives who can't get along. Elgar'nan calls Ghilan'nain his sister. Both shards of Mythal consider modern elves her children. Different but no less beloved, as Morrigan puts it.
Veilguard shows family without rose-tinted glasses. It shows that sometimes to love your children is to sacrifice something else you love (Lichdom for Emmrich), that parents have their own problems that may harm their children no matter how much parents wish to protect them (Shathann understands she is not the best mother and has complicated relationships with the Qun that harmed Taash), that sometimes parents do not understand their children at all and it's only up to children themselves to close the gap in understanding (Mythal, Solas and Rook), that familial love and desire to protect your family may turn into something ugly (Caterina being cruel to her grandchildren to prepare them for harsh realities of the antivan crows).
There is conflict in Veilguard, of intergenerational nature. Companions and their families, Rook and their faction leader, elves ancient and modern. It's up to the player how to deal with the last one. Humans, dwarves and qunari may not share blood ties with ancient elves but they still live in the world ancient elves created. As Rook, you're allowed to lash out in anger at Mythal and Solas. You can call Mythal guilty of all modern problems and fight her. You can bind Solas to the veil by force, call him asshole and express your frustrations with him multiple times throughout the game. You can also express sympathy and forgive them both. Because forgiving is neither condoning nor condemning, it's understanding and letting go. Being understood and allowed to peacefully let go of his mistakes is the exact thing that Solas needs to change his mind.
I believe that the Veilguard companions are one of the very best I've ever seen in a video game. They may not have as many different fates as for example Alistair has but is goodness measured with the amount of ways a character can be killed? I love the Veilguard crew because they all feel very real. Their personal problems are universal and very close to the player. Taash's story is not about being non-binary. It's about growing up, finding your place in the world, separating from your family and learning to appreciate it despite the mistakes your parents did while parenting you.
It's hard to decide who is my favorite. Taash's story made me cry but so did Harding's and Bellara's. The last scenes of Lucanis romance made me feral. I can't stomach the scene where Davrin and Assan die. The consequences of destruction of Minrathous/Treviso were hard to look at. I felt guilt, and if a game makes me feel something, it's a good game. I laughed, I cried, I was afraid and I felt joy, I was angry, I felt shame, I felt love. The game made me feel alive, I played through Rook's story like it was my own, what not to love about it?
The double blight wreaking havoc in Southern Thedas is sad but beautifully symbolic. Almost like a love letter from a long lost lover, It felt like bioware's meta commentary to me. "Yes, a whole lot of time has passed. We are no longer as young as we used to be, and so are you, not only the player, but our treasured friend as well. We have changed, you have changed and so did the world around us. Gaming and the video game industry are not what they used to be. We will never be able to go back no matter how much we want it because the only path that is left is the path forward. It doesn't mean that we no longer remember our shared past, no. We may not be able to go back but we promise to remember it fondly. We are still capable of creating beauty and the past will serve as a foundation for something new. We still have hope, and so should you".
The Veilguard to me is about nostalgia as well. I don't want to feed my inner Solas who sees the current world as sick. I want to make space for my inner Rook who is hopeful about the world just enought to fight for its future.
#if you respond with some sort of negativity to this I am breaking into your house and stealing your hamster#and breaking your kneecaps as well#veilguard spoilers#dragon age the veilguard#dav#datv#meta#game review#veilguard positive
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