#the feelings came along organically & though Briar was the first to admit it to both herself & Isabela she also never pushed

[sage-nebula]

Each of my romances in the three Dragon Age games has been like:

Lyra Mahariel/Zevran Aranai: Decided to use sex as a distraction from trauma, caught feelings by accident

Briar Hawke/Isabela: Heard “be gay, do crimes” and took it very literally

Devana Lavellan/Josephine Montilyet: Oblivious lesbians having their first real romance

#i like that all 3 have had very different flavors tbh. it fits w/ the different personalities of all 3 #Lyra & Zevran are both traumatized in different ways + are keenly aware how close to death they are at all times so they're like #''nothing matters! let's just work out restless energy + distract ourselves!'' #and then they caught feelings & were like ''well fuck (and not the fun kind)'' #(but kind of went w/ it bc it was the end of the world so like . . . why not right) #Briar & Isabela had instant attraction & chemistry & both use sass & humor to deflect things so they also got along great on that front too #+ both being rogues + both being criminals etc etc just a ton of things in common tbqh #the feelings came along organically & though Briar was the first to admit it to both herself & Isabela she also never pushed #bc she was fine with just seeing how each day unfolded (esp since wild shit happened every other day so. why try to plan) #so they just kind of live in the moment & the chaos & go w/ with it. with feelings involved despite Isabela's best efforts #and then Devana & Josie are just . . . hopeless. literally took Leliana intervening to get them to go anyway smdh #Devana at least has never had a romance before ever & honestly despite Josephine's fury at Leliana saying she's innocent in love #I'm pretty sure the same goes for her. she is oblivious too. but since it's a first romance they are so sweet & soft & fluffy #just cuddles and handholding & kisses for the time being. feels scandalous even though it is anything but #so in a way it went from like - most angsty (Lyra/Zev) - balanced (Briar/Bela) - fluffy (Devana/Josie) #something for everyone tbh #dragon age

[linkemon]

Dancing headcanons 1

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Sebek Zigvolt

• Sebek has no time for dancing. He is always busy serving his master. That doesn't mean he can't do it. Of course he can! What a disgrace he would be if he did not have such a basic skill for a knight! Lilia taught him when he was a small child.

• It was for this reason that Zigvolt didn't think about dancing much. Until he returned to Briar Valley with Malleus for one of the major holidays. He didn't expect that you would also be invited along with Grim to his home country. Though he could have predicted it, given your good acquaintance with the future king.

• When he saw that you had been named the guest of honour at the grand banquet at the palace, he thought something was flashing before his eyes. Lilia laughed softly at him, explaining that this was what Malleus had wished.

• Sebek stood for some time, looking at you as you hesitantly entered the room. This might have been one of the few times in his life that he was at a loss for words. Even more so when it came time to choose a partner to lead the traditional first dance. As you approached him, he was sure you were heading towards Silver. After all, he really was a great dancer, apart from the times he fell asleep mumbling steps. When you reached out to him with a question, he replied stiffly that he accepted the mission, to which you responded with laughter.

• He gave his all. He couldn't bring shame to the prince! But that doesn't mean he would let you fail if it wasn't the case. Lilia joked about his expression and how he fell silent for the rest of the evening for the following weeks.

• It's been a long time since that dance but he still thinks about it from time to time. Especially when he later realized that he had been telling you off for missing steps almost all the time. If he could, he would turn back time and enjoy the sight of you in your ball gown, twirling in his arms.

Azul Ashengrotto

• While music is a large part of life and culture for underwater creatures, dancing is not necessarily so. Azula's relationship with dancing was similar to that associated with flying on a broom - laying and crying.

• When you agreed to sign a contract to lend your voice and sing at Monstro Lounge, he was extremely pleased with himself. The number of students, and therefore the profit, has increased significantly since he started organizing evenings with music and you as the main singer.

• One time you decided to stay longer and help him close the place for the night. He didn't expect you to grab his hand while singing a slow song and start swaying slowly to the melody. You didn't comment on how obvious it was that Azul couldn't dance, which he was grateful for.

• It crossed his mind to get out of this unfamiliar situation as quickly as possible but he loved listening to your voice too much to actually do it. So he let you wrap your arms around his neck and continued.

• He would love to do it again someday, but at the same time not feel so miserable about his skills. He made it his mission to learn to dance behind your back. Once it is perfect, he will recreate the exact same situation and you will be very surprised. However, it will still take him some time...

Jamil Viper

• Dancing is one of the few activities in which Jamil does not inhibit himself as much as in others. When you asked him to teach you some choreography after the SDC performance, he agreed. Although he was sure that if you had asked about it before you got to know each other better, he would have refused, saying that he didn't have time because he had to take care of Kalim.

• You had to admit that you were impressed with the amount of dance moves he showed you. You were afraid that breakdancing would be too difficult for you but with the help of your friend, you learned some basic modern dance steps. It all went downhill from there.

• He had a lot of patience with you. Maybe he even showed you too much for a first lesson but somewhere inside him there was a selfish need to arouse at least a bit of admiration in you, something he didn't experience on a daily basis and even tried to avoid. The light in your eyes and the touch of your hands as he showed you some of his moves followed him for a long time.

• What was supposed to be just one lesson turned into an entire dance course. You weren't very good but it didn't matter. Spending time with Jamil like this was one of the most enjoyable moments of each week for you.

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