#just as much as I love hawks I love her

[vaguely-concerned]

Merrill banters I am thinking about all the time always 24/7

merrill truly will incessantly worry she's stupid and missing the point all the time and then take you out with the most beautifully worded and compassionate breakdown of the thematic spine of DA2 you've ever heard. no actually daisy I think you're the only one getting the point here slowly but surely

especially this one, actually: (also why I could see how bioware would bring merrill into DA:D on solas' side, but also I really really don't want them to because her arc is just -- it's just incredible and I don't want them to mess with it lol)

'I don't think people are cleansed by fire'. people make mistakes and you have to believe in them anyway. yeah basically that's the thesis of dragon age huh

#'hawke is my friend. they are my people'. simple not stupid. I love you so much merrill #dragon age #dragon age 2 #on second thought let's not go to kirkwall; it is a silly place #merrill #the way you also sense through merrill's story how varric is like... protective to the point of slightly paternalistic over her #(not in a deliberate/ill-intentioned way but just with the intensity of how badly he wants her to be ok. I feel u bro) #but also clearly respects her insight and intellect so much #he gives her by far the most 'glimpsing the shape of the narrative' moments #merrill is kind of diametrically ideologically opposed to solas when you think about it -- her wanting to preserve the past #is about helping the people who are already *here*; to give something back to them #solas is planning on killing the people already here to give *someone* back the past one day #(I don't necessarily think he's entirely convinced by himself tho so like let's see how that one plays out haha)

[beebundt]

just finished first playthrough of da2, thinking about some post-game ship captain isabela and her 2nd hand (and lover)

#dragon age 2 #da2 #dragon age #da #isabela #my ocs #joan hawke #femhawke #hawke #captain isabela #ever since i saw that one mod on nexus of captain isabela... chefs kiss my love goes out to that modder #also of course my joan is a purple hawke 💜 with a secret heart of gold #i throughly enjoyed this playthrough so much im still thinking about it... #my canon is that post-game hawke buys a big ass ship for isabela and they just sail the fuck anywhere they want #hawke frequently writing letters to varric to keep him updated with every last thing of course claiming it's only for his story fodder (lie) #also whatever the fuck is going on with hawke and varric? gayer than gay could be. love that for them #i imagine she of course also writes letters to merril frequently as well bc she has a soft spot for her... #also because merrill x hawke x isabela is so good. so good. #my art

[kaltacore]

merrill dragon age isn't The Character in terms of being the guy with the juiciest backstory details or protagonist material but she is The Person. The Heart. she was working on one of the most important researches of elven history and no one believed in her. not her keeper, her teacher and mother figure. nor her clan, the only family she's ever had. nor hawke's friends, the only people who were surrounding her for six years. the only person who can actually place their faith in her is hawke but if they don't she won't mind. she is used to it, being on her own. and, despite everything, she believes in people. she knows it matters. better than anyone.

she has never heard a nice word from fenris, but she still tries to cheer him up from time to time. she has never heard a nice word from anders either and she still feels for him. varric annoys her when he tries to distract her from the eluvian, but she appreciate it because she knows he means well. aveline refers to her work as senseless and potentially dangerous for the city, but she is still happy for her when she falls in love.

if hawke sides with mages in the last straw merrill is the first to support them. "I believe in you, hawke", she says, when everyone else is consumed by doubt. and then she's the only one who openly suggests sparing anders. so he can put things right.

she knows the feeling. when you're on your own and everyone thinks you're beyond salvation, undeserving of compassion or understanding. and this is the best she can offer for people she cares about: her unconditional faith, her sympathy, a second chance. the things she was desparately looking for and never had. she believes in people because she knows: there's no one else to believe in them

#going through my screenshots and every time i see 'i believe in you hawke' i want to explode #she's an unacknowledged genius but also she's the brightest person in kirkwall with the heart of gold #and i wish we talked about her smartness and willingness to discuss and defend her opinions more #but she's also genuinely such a good person. not in the 'haha silly pretty and clueless naive girl' way #but in the 'thoughtful and caring and compassionate woman who tries to learn from her mistakes and deepest regrets' way #her banters are full of these themes. believing and second chances and atonement and it just makes me feel things #if i were to put it all in this post it would be practically endless because i really lack the ability to shut up #spiraling back into my merrill brainrot. i love her i love her i love her so much #merrill #dragon age

[stop-breaking-my-heart-dragonage]

One of my favorite things that happened during my last mage Hawke playthrough was during the final battle against Meredith. Everything's going well. We're kicking her ass, she's got just this much health left, we're so close... but then everyone gets stunned dizzy.

Hawke is stumbling around all confused, seeing stars. The rest of his companions are stunned. I'm annoyed because I just want to end this fight. Don't know how or who did it, probably Meredith, but the situation's dire.

Meredith's standing by herself at the center of the Gallows, shouting nonsense and smugly believing the Maker's going to come down and make her his new bride after she murdered a bunch of innocent people.

Truly, this is the part of the story where Varric says they all thought hope was lost, that in the end, Meredith would pull a fast one on us and claim victory...

Until the REAL hero of dragon age 2 comes storming at her. I don't know why Carver was the only one to not be affected, but he literally jumped out of no where and just started bashing Meredith with his sword while everyone else was too dizzy to do anything until she was dead and the cutscene played.

"Hawke defeated Meredith-" LIES, VARRIC. I know the truth! I was there! Hawke didn't do shit! Carver Hawke was the main character all along! He got shit done and Varric gave Hawke all the credit!

I bring this up because last night I finished my warrior Hawke run and when we got to the fight with Meredith, I kind of hoped the same thing would happen where Bethany dashed in all heroic and got the killing blow on Meredith.

She did not.

She got squished by a statue.

But it's fine, Bethany Hawke was the true main character in my heart.

#da2 #dragon age 2 #carver hawke #bethany hawke #da2 hawke #varric tethras #da2 meredith #listen i have so much love for the hawke twins they are the main characters in my heart like yes fine hawke you're there too #but THE TWINS aaaaaaaauughghghghhhhhh #seriously though i'll never forget being annoyed that ed was bumbling around and then watching carver be the only one unaffected #and he's the only one beating meredith and tbh i was cheering him on yes baby brother get her show her how you do it back in fereldan #honestly doesn't it figure though? carver would be the one to deliver the final blow and then be completely overshadowed #because varric has such a hard on for hawke BUT I KNOW THE TRUTH #and it's the same with bethany like this entire run i was so invested in her and i wanted her to set meredith on fire #though this time the fight was actually super easy because i was way more prepared and at a higher level so hawke never got stunned? #i dunno but i wasn't keeping track of bethany during the battle and somehow she did die once... but it's fine she got better #siiiiiigh.... do you know how much i want a playthrough with just the twins? so badly like listen hawke you're neat #but maybe this time you could let the ogre eat you instead? just this once? i love both of my hawkes but the twins?? #hawke twins hawke twins haWKE TWINS HAWKE TWINS #i guess i have to settle for au crafting and fanfic...

[a-drama-addict]

im. in my loving merrill moment (<- unending moment)

#LOOK I CARE HER SO MUCH #shes so wife shaped i just wanna love her and cherish her and make sure she gets enough water and sun like a succulent #i have so many merrill thoughts so many #and i just love her #DEFINITELY ONE OF MY FAVE CHARACTERS OF ALL TIME #and also perfect time to mention talon's back. you guys remember talon probably #she's the hawke i have planned when im done with sadie :) #REEE #dragon age #my art #da2 #merrill #oc: talon hawke #merrihawke

[vigilskeep]

have a slightly stressful thing to do today so i am going to be exclusively thinking about whatever gender fhawke has going on to distract myself and oh boy is it working

#i love women who are their dads and also the eldest brother and also the lady heiresses of an estate and also snarling dog lords #and everyone who meets them is fucking obsessed with them. me too! #in my head fhawke to athenril is like sneaking a taste of the fine goods she smuggles #and then on the opposite end 3 acts later hawke is showing up to hightown parties in bloodstreaked champion armour #and putting her muddy boots on the table #and the young lords and ladies are blushing. giggling. fans fluttering #but i will be quiet before i speak too much. i just think shes. well i think shes very. #the isabelamance is such a fun one to explore hawkes who have that disconnect between their lowtown and hightown selves #‘you can get your thrills in hightown if you know where to look’ and all that #you want to have your cake and eat it too. the fancy estate and the nights in the hanged man #the freedom spent in fine company and the magic crackling at your fingertips #the suitors that flatter you on your arm and the pirate you love in your bed. etc #you think if you just fight hard enough you can have it all but it keeps slipping between your fingers #i love characters with ambition its so so fun

[perenlop]

speaking of tawnypelt its so funny when people go “mothpool is bad because people reduce mothwings character to just this fanon relationship! why not focus on her relationship with her thunderclan siblings!!!” 

like. girl WHAT relationship?

#brambleclaw doesnt give a fuck about her bc shes Girl #tawnypelt just doesnt interact w the riverclan siblings at all in any meaningful capacitiy #and does anyone like Actually ignore the abusive dynamic between hawkfrost and mothwing? besides stans who think he did nothing wrong? #iirc thats actually a good chunk of mothwing's content #ntm the books focus on her relationship w her apprentices more than her relationship with leafpool #im pretty sure she doesnt really even interact w her in any meaningful way after tnp #shes not even all that remarkable as a tigerstar kit bc usually shes just conflated with hawk in that regard #and after that ppl are just butthurt that shes an atheist #like. ntm ppl who do focus on mothpool elaborate on her not believing in starclan in context of their relationship #like how moth decides to put her faith in starclan if only because of leafpool #or the ''i may not believe starclan but i believe YOU leafpool'' line #like. honestly just say ur lesbophobic sldkfjsdlfd #no one besides a handful of people are ''reducing her character to a ship'' #and the ones that are are just the normal ilk of shippers who do that with EVERY ship #or hell when canon itself reduces a character to just ''yay i have a love interest uwaaaa'' #its. really not that bad bc mothwing herself is an underutilized character theres not much TO ignore #and the unique stuff about her actually is elaborated on in these mothpool rewrites #in a similar vein wow was it hilarious to see people claim mothpool was toxic and bad while shipping bramblesquirrel #echoed voice

[chiquilines]

Currently obsessed with her. What's better than a cocky man? A cocky woman next question

#soooooooo many Ideas for fem!hawks #like yes she is 80% me projecting my ideal woman #but there is also Plot in there #i feel like she'd be much more overt about her beef with the HPSC #cause as a woman #shed be more pissed about being used as a honeypot for the mission #oh have i forgotten to mention #in this au she was sent to infiltrate the LOV by seducing shigaraki #neglecting that he is in fact aroace #she however takes this extremely personally #shes a great spy/murderer without the seduction fuck you very much #she does end up seducing someone that neither her the HPSC or the seduced are particularly happy with #but it falls together in the end #and by falls together i mean the HPSC gets nuked and they all live happily ever after #i do love the genral hawks headcanon of workaholic so we're keeping that #those arent fake nails by the way i just gave her talons cause i think theyre cool #basically im all over the place #but so is she #so its a tribute really #hawks #fem hawks #mha #bnha #my hero academia #boku no hero academia #chiquilines draws

[mayahawkeswife]

okay now hear me out

halloween costume (real)

#aka i just finished watching this movie and am going to make it my entire personality now #i loved it so much #do revenge #maya hawke #lesbian #love her #halloween #halloween costume

[todayisafridaynight]

OH OH OH OH OH FULL NAME FULL NAME AKANE KISHIDA

I figured she was the one to get in touch first based on Jo knowing she wanted to see her son, but I have SO many questions about that... how does she know her son survived... how does she know Ichiban was her son and not Aoki... how does she know who Jo is and how to contact Jo... (<- tearing my hair out as we speak)

Anyway when you have the opportunity please view the gameplay footage...

obsessed how its addressed to Mr. Jo Sawashiro i dont know why that detail tickles me... thats cute..

chicken-and-egg kinda deal with Who Contacted Who first. like id ASSUME sawashiro'd get in contact with her first if he was feeling guilty enough about The Whole Situation and was willing to dig into arakawa's past imo, esp since akane wouldn't have any reason (or ability to) know who he was until after he joins the yakuza.. and i mean.. shes long gone by then.. tho that's assuming they got in contact early on and they didnt JUST start communicating within the past few years.

BUT EITHER WAY just gotta wait and see for it all to play out.. in three months <- still cant believe its coming out january 26th 👁️💋👁️

IM OBSESSED WITH THE GAMEPLAY FOOTAGE im soooo glad i was right in how they were going to handle the style change aspect (though i guess it wasnt a hard thing to predict but still..). I LOVE HOW KIRYU CAN ACTUALLY ROAM FREE THAT'S SO COOL i remember people kept speculating on how the gameplay was gonna go with how different ichi and kiryu's playstyles are and this is SUUCH a rad way to answer that question. my excitement is immeasurable and im gonna throw up

#snap chats #lest i neglect chitose's fighting style looks SICK. the neck stomp did remind me of juri han sorry im sick in the head EITHER WAY #the ballet skills... explains why she seems so skinny tbh. like maybe im delusional but i feel like her model is Extra slim yk #i hope im right... oh but speaking of diversity i love how they got people speaking english #Typical Westerner Answer Is Typical IM JUST SAYING its a nice immersion aspect. also im nosy let me eavesdrop #-5 points on the immersion aspect for the fact katy didnt immediately apologize after ichi bumps into her #any american would start profusely apologizing excuse you. BUT SPEAKING OF MOVEMENT #maybe its too early to make this assessment but i like how more concise ichi's walking is #back in Y7 one issue i had was just how.. not 'slippery' he was but it certainly felt like his shoes didnt have any traction #but now he seems to walk more precisely. hope im right.... #crazy eats looks so fun... they have no idea who theyre playin with when my dumbass has all these tony hawk and jet set radio hours #im rambling on too much i still have to answer your other ask LMAO thank you for writin in an sendin the gameplay demo :]

[kedreeva]

I just watched Do Revenge tonight because I want Netflix to make more things like it. And WOW do I want Netflix to make more things like it. EVERY LAST SECOND of that movie was delightful.

#do revenge #Maya Hawke is a total babe #and her saying 'sit down‚ I'm in charge now' #is going to live rent free in my head for the rest of my life #i love her so much #also the available lovely girl she falls for #who is just awesome

[makerscockandballs]

Merrill misses the nightly lore/stories Marethari told around the fire.

When she mentions this to Hawke, they invite her over in the evening to read her a book in front of the fireplace. She falls asleep right there on the floor and sleeps better than she has during all her time in Kirkwall.

#i also imagine Hawke to have lots of boring or silly books merrill would not pick on her own #but it doesnt matter. its the ritual that counts #Hawke could tell her about their boring ass day and as long as its near the fireplace she's content #also is this whole thing platonic or romantic you decide #to me Orev is just. her big bro. and he loves her so much #rolls her up in a blanket and carries her to the guest room #but with a merrillmance wow. the potential to have her snuggle up against Hawke as they read to her. is getting to me #merrill #dragon age #txt #(idk if this is even a thing dalish do but it sounds cute and like a nice evening. so.)

[stop-breaking-my-heart-dragonage]

my experience with maxing out the twins' friendship is just-

Hawke: So, Carver, my dear baby brother who I love and adore, I only need +10 more points to max out your friendship. I've done the grind; through gritted teeth I've kissed templar ass so that we don't raise suspicion. I've supported and defended you and let you take the lead whenever I could. You're my favorite warrior. I took you to the Deep Roads with me because you desperately wanted to go and then made you a warden and you found a place, a purpose. I've practically written my own guide on how to earn as much friendship with you because I love you and it's totally worth it so can I please please have the last +10...? Carver: Hawke: Carver please I'm begging you Carver: Carver: +5 Friendship Hawke: AAUUGGGHHLKSAJDLKAJSDLK-

Hawke: So, Bethany, my dear sis- Bethany: +50 Friendship Hawke: Bethany: :)

#dragon age #dragon age 2 #da2 #bethany hawke #carver hawke #i love them both they're my favorites #but oh my god the grind of maxing out carver's friendship because it's absolutely worth it and then playing another run with bethany #where i blinked and suddenly her friendship was maxed out was a wild experience sksksk #and it's interesting to think about how carver is 'difficult' when it comes to getting friendship whereas bethany already starts with +50 #so it's easier to max her out just by being kind to her and doing her quests early #but after act 1 carver becomes so much softer when your friendship is high with him BUT bethany? i'm leaning more toward making her a warde #and i know she's going to be so resentful of me for it despite having maxed friendship like that's so fascinating?? #how the twins start off on such opposite ends with different attitudes toward hawke?? and how after act 1 they switch?? #well for the warden routes anyway... i refuse to let carver join the templars and i really REALLY don't want bethany to go to the circle #she won't be happier there no one can convince me she's happier as a circle mage... 'accepting your place' isn't the same as being happy #carver can find a place he's content with whereas bethany is screwed over either way since her magic isn't something she can just let go of #like yes both twins are bitter that they didn't survive the deep roads but carver's always worn his bitterness on his sleeve #whereas bethany felt she had to hide hers because she felt she had to be grateful for the sacrifices her family made for her #and now they are both trapped and free at the same time... carver just happens to thrive but bethany feels she traded one cage for another #ugh the hawke twins THE HAWKE TWINS Y'ALL #I just want them to be happy and loved and alive... why is that too much to ask for??

[nightly-ruse]

ART! IVE DONE ART FINALLY! The opposite of Star Crossed Lovers is them, Star Torn Lovers? Sharing their feelings only under the dark moon in fear of persecution. Always crossing paths but still just out of reach. How sad

[Anthro piece of Mothwing and Leafpool from warrior cats, Moth on the left and Leaf on the right. At the bottom is a paw with the left side tinged red with inky blood on the claws and the other with faint stars and blue tinge. A large moon is above Leafpool and a Sun is above Mothwing. Between them is three stars layered on top of each other, the largest yellow, middle on blue, and inner one dark green which has been broken apart. Three diamond stars point towards Leafpool’s belly.

Mothwing is a yellow tabby with rosette spots and longer white claws she’s filed down, her eyes are a bright amber with a streak of icy blue and she’s looking back to Leaf. She wears a blue dress that has a ombré of yellow to orange on the bottom and sleeves. She has a belt across her mid section that’s leather. She has a pouch with a leaf pin holding it closed, a dark purple necklace falls down from it along with a piece of wisteria. Along with a knife holster with her brother’s knife which has a northern goshawk’s tail feather hanging off the hilt. Her left ear is torn in half breaking apart the moth shaped tuft on her ears along with three more scars on her cheek. On her head is a orangish gray bandanna to shield herself from the stars as a show to her not trusting them list most other clan cats. On her paw that’s holding Leafpool’s paw is a leaf bracelet.

Leafpool is a dark brown tabby with yellowish patches under her eye in a moon shape, fringe, and paws. She has very curly hair and folded ears that look like a heart with a fern like shape on the top half of it with a yellow patch. She is looking back to Moth with hazel eyes that are green and amber with a orangish pink heart nose. She wears a flowy green dress with lighter collar and wrist cuffs over it being a apron with a big pocket full of plants. The pocket has a stitched diamond over it. Inside the pocket is a few leaves, petals, burnet sprig, and yew branch along with similar leaves in her hair. At the corner of her apron is a stitched with a patch that has bramble tendrils with claws instead of thorns, being the sign she got for Brambleclaw to be deputy. Beside it under her pocket is the “Blood Will Spill Blood” patch that is a sunset over a red lake with blood dripping into it. Her last patch is of the Moonpool which she found showing the moon over the pool with stars reflected in its water along with leaves around the moon. On her paw is a bracelet with a moth wing on it.

The faint signature “Nightly-Ruse 2023” is near the bottom. End ID]

#anthro WC #anthro warrior cats #Mothwing #leafpool #night knacks #Mothpool #mothleaf #both of them are fat you can’t stop me. Moth is more chubby but Leaf is very much a big lady and I love her #anyways for some outfit trivia #Mothwing has Hawk’s old knife which also has a goshawk feather hanging off it #she wears a leaf bracelet and little head wrap to shield her from the stars as a contrast to Leaf who doesn’t wear one #she also has some wisteria. oh and her longer claws are trimmed to show she’s not like her dad #Leafpool is very conservatively dressed with her apron with plant pockets and various sewn patches for each prophecy she’s had #the thorn for Brambleclaw becoming deputy. the blood will spill blood. and her finding the moonpool #the power of three hasn’t been shown yet so she doesn’t have that patch #though it was sown on the center of her apron after the reveal to always keep her to her mistake #she’s also pregnant! this is just after Hawk’s death and her coming back #in her pocket she has some normal leaves. strand of burnet. and a yew twig #lastly she has her little moth bracelet for Mothwing #warrior cats #wc Art #warrior cats art #wc

[dungeons-and-dragon-age]

trying to get better at everyone's shapes :> Also drawing profiles is fun

(top right to bottom left: Kalagna Brosca, Var'renan Mahariel, Liam Hawke, June Trevelyan)

#june's and liam's profiles are still by far the easiest -- or at least their noses are lol #but i also love love love doing nose shapes for dragon age elves (except neira hers is so hard for no reason) #noses are about the only thing i can vary properly |'D really gotta get better at making face shapes more distinct #just. eyes especially give me such a hard time i can never quite get them how i want >:/ #mouths too but that's mostly bc i simplify them so much all the time hadjladjslda #and for SOME reason just the overall head/face shape for humans still confuses me don't ask me why #i did wanna keep these sketchy tho cos the more i try to fix things the wonkier they usually look lmao #also the whole point is getting the shapes more or less right even with loose sketches #definitely doing more of these cos theyre very fun~ #even though i am complaining so much rn lmao #don't be fooled i wouldn't draw if i didn't enjoy it #oc: kalagna brosca #oc: var'renan mahariel #oc: liam hawke #oc: june trevelyan #my ocs #my art

[aloysarrow]

I'm in Burning Shores and I'm waiting for the moment where I feel like Seykaloy feels too rushed or whatever. Bc it doesn't. Idk what I was suppose to notice or feel negatively about their teaming up. I've shipped Aloy for less just bc I thought she had chemistry with whoever. I was shipping her half-heartedly, like crack-ship-ish even though I knew nothing was canonly there with the Oseram, Silga. It's not too rushed omg 😂

#i think ereloy has less shippy moments tbh and i loved ereloy in HZD lol (not so much in HFW. my ereloy ship sank there lol) #'it was too rushed' boooooooooiii i was shipping Nakoaloy. Nakoa? do yall even remember her?? #SEYKALOY IS ALREADY TOE-TO-TOE WITH TALANALOY just in my humble opinion. and kinda waaay more equal? #like equal in a way that the whole 'Hawk and Thrush' thing didn’t have #whatever. i like Seykaloy. yall can eat dirt if youre bothered lol #Seykaloy #seyka x aloy #aloy x seyka #seyloy #im still team biloy and id hope my friends would be cool with that if any of them played Horizon. But publicly? to the homophobes? #GAYLOY REIGN! #GAYLOY REIGN #GAYLOY #GAYLOY GAYLOY GAYLOY GAYLOY GAYLOY GA- #HAROLD SHES A LESBIAN #LESBIAN ALOY #ok im done lmao #my horizon #my posts #hfw spoilers #burning shores spoilers #i do wish the biphobia hadnt happened. but. welp. not surprised just further disappointed