Character questions for Fena'dea and Velahari, ♥️♠️♥️♣️☁️☺️ and ❄️?
:3 Let’s go Fena’dea first!
♥ - What does ‘love’ mean to her?
It’s an incredibly complicated concept Fena’dea doesn’t really dwell on very much. Before Abelas, she took her pleasures where she could find them without attaching herself, but after him…well, it took a while for them to admit any sort of feelings for the other - their relationship was more centered on the vir’abelasan and a physical aspect at first.
Now that she has a better handle on the feeling, she couldn’t adequately ascribe words to the meaning. It’s warm and soft, but still somehow tough and sturdy, and she sees it whenever she looks into his eyes.
♠ - What is she afraid of?
Failure. She tries so hard to keep everyone she loves safe by trying to take all the risks herself, and Fena’dea is genuinely afraid of being unable to do so anymore and having to live with the knowledge that she failed someone and could have stopped their death.
♦ - What is one thing about them that they are most proud of?
That she’s managed to actually keep Velahari safe after all the shit that’s happened in Inquisition. At first, it was just an instinct to go with her to the Conclave, but it became more than that after Velahari became the Herald.
♣ - What is one thing that she finds embarrassing?
Sappy, over-the-top displays of affection. She has no qualms with PDA when she’s the one doing so, but if, say, Abelas suddenly swept into the hall with a bouquet of flowers and spouting poetry in her honor, she would positively die.
☁ - If shes’s caught out in the rain how does she react?
Fena’dea does not quite have the love of rain and storms Velahari does. She’ll tolerate the rain if she’s in the middle of hunting or training or traveling, but otherwise, she’ll head for shelter and wait until it lets up.
☺ - Does she prefer sour or sweet treats?
Fena’dea has an incredible sweet tooth :3
❄ - Favorite season and why?
Summer, most definitely! Fena’dea likes the heat, the humidity, the freedom of being able to hunt or move around in the forest without fear of getting lost and freezing to death.
♥ - What does ‘love’ mean to her?
Love is respect, and admiration, and protection, and the desire for intimacy. It’s gentle and fragile, but also frenzied and tough. It’s the reason to keep going even when it doesn’t seem like anything’s going well; it ties her together with others, and without it she would be lost.
♠ - What is she afraid of?
Velahari is afraid of loss. Her mother died when she was young, and her father, from what she recalls, seemed to lose a piece of himself after her mother’s death. Even then, he grew distant and eventually died scarcely a year later.
She can be overprotective of those she considers friends and family, and can be too forgiving if someone does wrong by her - she has a terrible habit of accepting apologies when someone doesn’t deserve her forgiveness. That said, she’s also incredibly accepting (part of the reason why she welcomed Blackwall back to the Inquisition after discovering his secret).
It’s also partially why losing Solas hit her so very hard.
♦ - What is one thing about them that they are most proud of?
I’d say she’s most proud of the good work she’s done as Inquisitor. She’s able to not only help the populace by closing rifts and stopping Corypheus, but she’s able to have a stake in the future of mages across Thedas who deserve at least a chance for freedom.
♣ - What is one thing that she finds embarrassing?
Velahari can’t really take any sort of teasing - her face reddens, and she tries to change the subject abruptly when it crossed into territory concerning her and sensitive information. This fully includes her romantic relationship with Solas, though it’s more than simply teasing there - she does not enjoy when people catch them kissing (let alone anything more romantic and less platonic). She’s had to explain to Solas that it isn’t him and their association that’s embarrassing, but rather her own insecurities and the knowledge that others can catch them unawares.
☁ - If shes’s caught out in the rain how does she react?
She tends to pause if she’s in the middle of something, her eyes will close, and for a few moments, she’ll just stand there, enjoying the feel of the rain.
☺ - Does she prefer sour or sweet treats?
She prefers sour by far. She’ll eat sweets on occasion, but usually they’re too rich for her palate.
❄ - Favorite season and why?
Spring. She enjoys watching the new growth formations on the trees, the blossoming flowers, and the storms. More than that, it’s when she’s not so confined to the camp and the ara’vel, and while she isn’t as far-roaming as Fena’dea she does like her space, and the ability to wander when the whim comes to her.
