#ended up reiterating several things I've already said in the past but all of those things are still true so

[herearedragons]

1, 2, 11, 16 from the fandom asks for dragon age? :]

love your fandom asks

list 3 positive things about your current fandom(s)

the art. it's so good. there's so much good art

this fandom is pretty big on Themes and Symbolism, which I really enjoy (I know many fandoms have this, but in DA it feels very... iconic, somehow?? like there's something about all the tarot and religious imagery and having each of your characters be a historical figure in the game's world that really lends itself to representing their stories through symbols and archetypes)

the fact that no game in the series is underappreciated. like, if you go looking, you will find people who are the most invested in Origins and people who are the most invested in DA2 and people who are the most invested in DA:I and all of those groups exist at the same time and all of them still make stuff about their favorite game/s.

2. a headcanon you weren't sure about at first but have come to like!

I guess this kind of leans into the "say good things about a ship" territory, but I'm going to say the "actually Hawke romanced Varric and he left it out of his story to protect their privacy" headcanon. I'm not a Varricmancer but I believe in their beliefs

11. if you're a writer or artist, what fic or piece of art are you proud of making?

sdjfsldfjk well, Homecoming is an easy answer, and even though I've been talking about it for days at this point, I think I still have to go with this one? it's the first high-effort fic I've posted since coming back to tumblr and I'm really happy with how it turned out.

16. a tiny detail in canon that you want more people to appreciate

I'll have to go with everything about the Valo-Kas company and the potential for creepy shenanigans with an Inquisitor who drank from the Well of Sorrows. as. uh. as you might have been able to tell by the fact that two of my OCs are dedicated to exploring these exact topics in detail

[imaginarylights]

hi I've read your post and I fully agree with you.tbh I think Yuki is a duplicitous character，she said she loves kaname while she always can't give up on zero，she said she loves zero while she put him aside for fifty deam years，I just can't feel her love for those characters I can't feel she really cherish those people. and I wanna know your opinion on how yume also fits this mold，hope you have a nice day！

Hi, dear! I’m so sorry I’ve taken so long to get back to your ask. I just want you to know I haven’t forgotten your request! I’m slow when it comes to replying and way hella slow when it comes to articulating my thoughts, so I hope you can forgive me! >

I’d be lying if I said I didn’t have similar thoughts as you on Yuuki’s duplicitous behavior as you said. I’ve been struggling with Yuuki’s lack of commitment to either of the men in her life, however, despite it all, I still remain somewhat hopeful Hino might change things towards the end to make it explicitly clearer for the fandom, but until that day comes, I’ll remain as cautious and weary as you, dear. 

So, onwards to your request. Since this is an anti-yume interpretation, I’ll leave my thoughts under the cut to not step on any toes of those possibly offended that don’t wish to read such content. I’m not trying to convince anyone of my interpretation, just explain my thoughts on the subject. 

In honesty, for all this time I took to mule over the reason yume also fits the same criteria that signify Hino’s commitment fears I really just wanted to sum it up to “because they failed.” Although that wouldn’t truly explain why or where those instances were expressed but only highlight the fact that yume already had a chance but failed in their relationship. So it creates the feeling of a moot point in comparison to the couples Hino is striving to work on and succeed. However, that’s not a fair assessment either since Hino has decided to add some stakes for yume by hinting at a possible resurrection of Yuuki in the future timeline, thus she hasn’t definitively cast the pairing out as of yet. Even though I don’t believe Hino will actually do it, I still think it’s best to remain as a healthy skeptic to anything Hino is or isn’t capable of since she’s proven her lack in integrity by retconning her intended ending before. So despite all pre-existing factors, it still doesn’t hurt to venture into what yume contributes to in further proving Hino’s commitment fears.  

With that in mind, let’s start at the inception that allowed yume to start as a ‘romantic’ relationship which would be night 46 when Zeki had to say their farewells ad this chapter redetermines the state of each of the relationships for the setting of arc 2. During that chapter, both Kaname and Zero forcefully remind Yuuki where her place lies; to be next to someone who can follow the flow of time as she can because as a pureblood she’ll have an infinite life, i.e Kaname being the only option she has to turn towards. This heavily implies how much yume were placed together out of necessity because of their compatible lifespans as it iterates Yuuki’s lack of autonomy in the situation given the fact that Zero has established being her enemy and that their lifespans are incompatible, thus stripping Yuuki any chance of a choice when removing Zero and leaving only Kaname. It was also the implication of an infinite life that ignited Yuuki to develop a fear of being alone as seen during night 51 where Yuuki is shown contemplating over the meaning of forever through her promise to run from Zero for eternity. We see this fear escalate to the point that she uses Kaname as a security blanket of sorts despite feeling unworthy to stand beside him because of her split heart for Zero as she knows he desires a faithful fiancee.

There is a similar loneliness depicted within Kaname that he shares with Yuuki about living out eternity alone. As we’re shown his past, it reiterates the loneliness that is felt due to living forever as Kaname tried to abate it with sleeping. Thus both of them act upon this fear of loneliness by attempting to ride out eternity together despite it not contributing to any genuine desire to commit to each other out of mutual love.

For Kaname, he believed the “warmth” of the baby he saw would add something to his life making it worth living, but that’s not how one can fully appreciate life. A person can’t rely on other’s to fully “save” them from themselves, they also have to be willing to change aspects of their life and accept these changes to pursue happiness. And finding comfort in someone else to abate one’s loneliness solely usually does not work as more often than not you can feel just as alone with someone by your side as you would when completely alone. So really, if this was true love, we wouldn’t see these two characters continually suffer from a devastating loneliness together, that they do find comfort and love in being in each other’s company. Yuuki’s attachment towards Kaname leads to this shared loneliness as she identifies his sadness and loneliness with her own and empathizes with him deeply.

However, if two individuals are together only to stave off their loneliness but still act as if being in the same room they’re still feeling alone than these two individuals aren’t fit as a couple. Both Kaname and Yuuki have displayed multiple occasions of severe mental health problems and it bleeds over into their relationship as they use it to band-aid their problems and not better themselves by each other’s influence.

The reality between yume was that Kaname demanded things of Yuuki  that she can’t fulfill, and Yuuki seems to latch onto Kaname out of necessity than a genuine need out of love, thus producing a dark onset to their relationship  as it’s left unfulfilling and cause to see their worst selves brought out from each other.  We eventually see it break as Kaname leaves Yuuki by night 66 despite Yuuki attempting to salvage their relationship.

So how does this apply to Hino’s commitment fears when Yume tried to commit to each other very forcefully? I’d argue it’s the fact that they forced commitment on to each other so strongly that it depicts commitment as a reprehensible thing, a toxic action. Too much of something is just as bad as the lack of it, one must find a balance to maintain healthy behaviors.

So I’m not sure if I did as well as I hoped, but I think that’s my best answer to how Yume fits along the rest of the couples, despite them failing and the others having future prospects, of depicting Hino’s deep-rooted commitment fear.Thank you again, dear for sending in this ask! I’m sorry it did take me a while but I hope this satisfies your curiosity. ;)