To Gayhalla and back

31. she/her. Lesbian. Cyberpunk 2077, Baldur's Gate 3, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, The Wayhaven Chronicles,

[hard-for-harding]

Eye-contact

[drizzlesdoodles]

I love them so much!

[justanartsysideblog]

Touch.

Finally drew my Tav, Amalthea and her lady love Karlach.

[lelianasbong]

fandom: fandom does NOT have a misogyny problem!!! in fact you're a misogynist for suggesting there's misogyny.. let people enjoy things 😤

also fandom:

[felanndaris]

the fandom @ a male character written to be an unlikeable villain: he's so babygirl, my pookie, he did nothing wrong, why can't i romance him

also the fandom @ a female/nb character written to be complex and assertive but overall sympathetic: she's a bitch and i hate her, she's so whiny and mean, wish i could kill her

[treviso-nights]

the significance of rook as a protagonist who is 'unable to be evil' is because the inquisitor can be. and hawke. and the warden, for that matter. in dai there are companion disapproval cutscenes for a reason: you have either fucked up so badly or killed so many people that they literally stage an intervention for you. rook, by contrast, is a tremendously appropriate protagonist for veilguard—not just because they’re handpicked by varric but because they are good. like their goodness is the point. it is the story.

and i get why some players would be upset by that and feel constrained by the moral paradigm the narrative inherently embodies. players like options. however, rook's goodness (in whatever capacity) does not necessitate that they're a bad/flat protagonist considering they have unique backstories which tells us about the quality and the context of that goodness. in my opinion, it's a natural byproduct of the overarching story of the dragon age games: yet another person thrust into a role and political position they did not ask for but must pursue for the greater purpose of all.

the thing about veilguard though is that no possible protagonist could be as bad or as evil as the evanuris (and by extension, the chaos ripping the veil down would do at this point in time), so to play as an evil!rook feels counterintuitive to the point of the game regardless.

if we WERE to get the option to play an evil!rook who, for example, supports the evanuris and blights the world alongside them, it just means there's no more world to play in. dragon age is over.

furthermore, there's no option to help solas bring the veil down because it is an evil option. it's not a dev mistake that rook doesn't get the opportunity to side with our favorite war criminal. to most thedosians, the end of the veil means the end of their life. solas is one of the most unreliable narrators in the series, so the idea that he has harm reduction measures in place is unmeasurable because he is a proven trickster. those who'd take the chance anyway would still be considered evil by all who are affected in the wake of it.

—and i agree that it would be fun! but it's not veilguard's story because the stakes are higher than they have ever been in previous games, and thedas needs someone else to save it once again.

[thedaswolves]

Taash 🥰🐉

[hard-for-harding]

Judy: "Hey Val, smile!" V: "Jude, put that shit away! I hate taking pictures!"

[julls]

Them ♡ Taash x Rook Juria time let's go!!

[felanndaris]

When romancing Taash, do you usually suggest they show their feelings in...

sweet emotional ways

more draconic ways

undecided/show results

Voting ended onDec 21, 2024

if you've tried both options, choose the one you prefer/consider your canon. i would also love to read your thoughts on it so feel free to write them in the replies/tags!

i'm personally torn, as both options have their pros. i love the way Taash lights up when you suggest the more draconic ways and how Rook reacts to Taash's ideas. i also feel like this is the option they're more comfortable with. on the other hand, you can't really have a healthy relationship without communication, and i feel like Rook could try to encourage them to explore being a bit more open with expressing their feelings in a relationship in which they can feel safe and not judged.

[hard-for-harding]

Hey you good folks, my gf is doing a poll on something, could use your vote if you romanced Taash and/or a reblog, thanks🙏🏼

[papirfecni]

girls kisisng

[felanndaris]

[artofmisi]

zea and lace for @laurawritesandgames ! 💙

[felanndaris]

so regarding this post, i found the line in the game and i wish i hadn't. what do you mean Taash tells Harding they love her while they never say that to Rook???

honestly i'm so pissed. i've been complaining about how poorly bioware handled the companion romances and how much more 'romantic' they feel compared to Rook's relationships. but this? like i get it, they're not so open when it comes to talking about their feelings and i have zero problem with them not being ready to say it to Rook yet, but then they just say it to Lace?

[hard-for-harding]

This. As someone whos romancing both characters (switching every playthrough, im on PT 6)

This feels like one of those moments from some of these sappy old ass straight af Harlequin novels that my mum would read 20yrs ago that has a woman whos forced to marry a man that she doesnt love but also doesnt hate while her true love is out there and watching them together. Thats how it feels when Harding says "Rook is a lucky person" as well, or Taash just tells Harding "lmk if Rook doesnt treat you well". Like we are the 3rd wheel. Literally they have more content and flirting (also sexual themed inside jokes/banter) than you have with any of them as Rook.

If anyone's curious about the Neve x Lucanis thing at the end, thats fuck all compared to this - this is aclassic lesbian U-hauling trope" that you marry after 2 weeks and move in after the 3rd date.

I won't stop liking them together but I will never understand how we have this apparently side-romance while theres nothing like this ingame with your Rook? Honestly feels like both Taash and Harding are two different ppl when they end up together and when you get with one of them as Rook.

On an absolute side note can someone pls explain it to me how Harding's new magic prevents Rook from even touching pinkies together with her until end of game but that never comes up as an issue with Taash?

[felanndaris]

"Hey. You're not alone here."

[antivancorvo]

Eclipse or Lighthouse palette+ Harding, please?

there you go, thank you for the request <3

send me a DA character and a palette!

[hard-for-harding]

I sometimes feel like there's more homophobes within the lgbtq+ community in general than outside of it, wtf is wrong with you ppl?