Tagged by @galadrieljones – thanks lethallan! 

I’m supposed to say a few favourite things about My OTP(s). I have talked a lot about Aloy/Nil in previous posts – oh god, here and here and here and here and here and here – so I’ll mention a couple things I love about my Dragon Age babies instead! (Beautiful art below by the insanely talented HanSaera and NSFWFrosch!)

Solas and Elia Lavellan

They love nerding it up about the Fade and magic. Solas loves having someone to talk to about the Fade, and Elia loves learning from him. (And just hearing his voice. Voice kink smut, anyone…?) This dynamic is pretty similar to mine with my fiancé, though we switch back and forth in the “teacher” role – we work in completely different fields so we’re constantly learning from each other.

Abelas and Athera Lavellan

Headcanon fun fact: during the dream when Solas took Athera to Haven, she kissed him in the Fade. Then as soon as she woke up she ran to the rotunda and apologized profusely because he was like her brother and she didn’t know what she’d been thinking. And Solas was like “uh yeah hahah ridiculous ofc ofc let’s put it behind us” but really, Solas has feelings for Athera that never totally went away.
Abelas doesn’t know about this kiss. It never occurred to Athera to mention it because it didn’t mean anything to her. And Solas never told him because they’re good friends and it would just be awkward.

Blackwall and Arya Lavellan

I have only ever written this pairing from Blackwall’s POV. All my other ships have switched between both partners’ POV. I have a hard time putting my finger on why exactly, but I think it comes down to “Arya’s thoughts about Blackwall would be boring to read because her love for him is so simple and uncomplicated.” Not that Blackwall is ambivalent about Arya, not at all, but there are things about his mindset that I find interesting to write: he’s so over-the-top utterly devoted to her, which is fun to indulge in; his guilt about the Thom Rainier deception is angsty and delicious to write; and his bullheaded insistence on protecting her despite her tongue-in-cheek mischief is a fun dynamic to play around with.  

Tagging forward to, let’s see: @apostatetabris @alyssalenko @09tiff86 @hellarcanine @ocean-in-my-rebel-soul @buttsonthebeach @thevikingwoman @oops-gingermoment @mrscullensrutherford @sun-and-shadow-aloy @aly-the-writer and anyone else who wants to play!