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hekuuu · 6 months

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oh I have so many feelings for them

#they are so important to me #i physically have to draw them time to time #very normal artistic behavior #dragon age #dragon age 2 #marian hawke #anders #handers #anders x hawke #da2 anders #da2 hawke

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marshsano · 1 year

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i find this line incredibly funny every time i see it. and the immediate attempt at recovery. he is actually embarrassing. poets write songs about how embarrassing anders is around hawke

#my art #dragon age hawke #dragon age 2 #dragon age anders #hawke x anders #anders #da2 anders #anders x hawke #handers #handers fanart #garrett hawke #da2 hawke #da2 #da2 fanart #dragon age #why are they always flirting omfg

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kryenna · 1 month

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Still thinking about them daily

#my art #art #kryennart #fanart #dragon age #dragon age 2 #da2 #anders #anders dragon age #hawke #garret hawke #male hawke #m!hawke #anders x hawke #anders romance #handers

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andrastes-cheeks · 4 months

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“Perhaps it is the greatest grief, after all, to be left on earth when another is gone.”

Madeleine Miller, The Song Of Achilles |

Drawing angst consistently has me in a chokehold

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nordenhelm · 4 months

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Finally can post my little piece for @mhanderszine! Was happy to be part of the project! 💙✨

#dragon age #dragon age 2 #anders #hawke #garret hawke #anders x hawke #nordenhelmart

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liltaireissocute · 5 months

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lol it's fem!Hawke and fem!Anders because 1) I can 2) LESBIANS LADIES SLAAAY

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pinkfadespirit · 10 months

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I know I've done this one before but I like doing redraws of things I wasn't completely happy with the first time around when I want to try out a new colouring style or something. I've been thinking of doing commissions in this style. Like a digital version of the low price 'simple colour' ones I do. I'll make a proper post about it soon but if you'd be interested in that feel free to let me know.

#specifically i was thinking about including 2 characters in the base price for a little while because i could really do with some more comms #handers #m!handers #anders x hawke #anders #male hawke #pink fade art #dragon age 2 #dragon age fanart

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samzikei · 1 year

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𝓘 𝔀𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭𝓷’𝓽 𝓵𝓮𝓽 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓯𝓪𝓬𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓼 𝓪𝓵𝓸𝓷𝓮.

I drew this as a companion piece to a Hawke x Anders Playlist I made recently. You can listen to it here.

songlist under cut--

#dragon age 2 #da2 #handers #anders #anders dragon age #anders x hawke #hawke x anders #femhawke #fem!hawke #anders x femhawke #dragon age #bioware #art post

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eyeofthenewt1 · 1 year

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Dragon age art dump

mostly sketches of my OCs Rowan Lavellan and Maraa Kost Adaar! I'm currently working on a cosplay of Maraa btw :p

#dragon age #dragon age inquistion #annathenewtocs #annathenewt art #da:i oc #dragon age oc #dragon age fanart #DA2 #da2 fanart #anders x hawke #handers #inquisitor lavellan #qunari #anders dragon age #hawke dragon age

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handers-time · 1 month

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#handers #m!handers #f!handers #dragon age #dragon age ii #dragon age 2 #anders x hawke #anders #mod post #handers exchange 2024

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justcallmecappy · 1 year

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The Andersmance as a narrative of hope

One thing I've noticed while in the Dragon Age fandom is the prevalent interpretation of the Anders romance as a tragedy, or a romance that's inherently tragic. Anders acts behind Hawke's back, destroys the Kirkwall Chantry no matter what choices the player makes, the player sees this as a huge betrayal, and — despite having romanced Anders, and/or being mage-sympathetic — they decide to execute or banish Anders as punishment for his 'crime'. Tears are shed; it's all dramatic and tragic and angsty.

While I sometimes appreciate tragedies, I would like to posit a different perspective: The romance with Anders is a story of hope; a story of standing up to insurmountable odds and overcoming them. The romance with Anders can be approached as one with a happier ending, where Hawke and Anders are the heroes.

Before I elaborate, a disclaimer: These are my own opinions. I understand some players prefer the Andersmance as a tragic romance, and to each player their own. I am not here to dictate the choices you should make in-game or how you approach your playthroughs, merely to present a different perspective to one I've seen very often.

Also, this post is critical of the rivalmance with Anders — more on that later.

The Andersmance as a narrative of hope relies on two perspectives:

Firstly, the Chantry is an authoritarian institution who are the antagonistic force that the heroes need to oppose and take down. There is plenty of meta that explores and supports this.

Secondly, Anders is a heroic character:

He is a healer who set up a clinic providing free healthcare for the marginalized and downtrodden people of Kirkwall who otherwise have gone overlooked by their own Chantry.

He let a Spirit of Justice into his body, simply to help Justice continue to exist in the physical world when he would have otherwise disappeared into the Fade.

He regularly risks his safety and security by helping mages escape abuse in the Gallows and have a chance at freedom via the Mage Underground.

These are all acts of someone who is kind and compassionate, and, yes, heroic.

He is not a villain who needs to be stopped. He is the hero of the story who needs help and support as he challenges systematic oppression. He's Katniss Everdeen standing up to the Capitol; he's Luke Skywalker opposing the Galactic Empire.

Hawke is that supportive pillar, that safe harbor, that source of unconditional love for Anders in his times of struggle. "The one bright light in Kirkwall" who stands by Anders' side as they face insurmountable odds together.

In World States where Leliana becomes Divine Victoria, this means Hawke and Anders' struggles were not in vain. Through their actions, they sparked a series of events that culminated in the abolition of the Circles.

Anders' prophetic speech about how, "Ten years, a hundred years from now, someone like me will love someone like you, and there will be no Templars to tear them apart" carries so much more weight, because loving Hawke gave him hope for a better future that Anders actually gets to witness in his lifetime.

Do you know how powerful such a love story is?

Their love literally changed the world for the better.

They loved each other, that love gave them courage, and now future generations of mages are free to find a love as strong and precious as the one Hawke and Anders share.

Of course, the condition of this is that Hawke loves and supports Anders wholeheartedly, meaning that this obviously takes the Friendship route for the romance. The rivalmance where Hawke downplays Anders' struggles, breaks Anders' spirit, undermines Anders' confidence, and tries to convince Anders that his cause is needless has no part in this narrative of hope; in fact, I would go so far to say that Hawke is the villain in that version of the story.

Personally, stories of hope have always strongly resonated with me. I gravitate towards stories where our protagonists are presented with challenging obstacles (whether they be internal, external, or both), and things may seem bleak at first, but they bravely carry on, and by the end of the story the characters have made themselves better people, and/or made the world a better place.

Anders and Hawke had many chances to turn away and ignore the plight of mages and just get their own happy ending, but they didn't — they carried on, because they were the heroes, and they knew all mages deserved to be free as they were.