how would mahannon and fenris interact in ur wolf family fics?
*rubs my lil hands together*
OH MAN
see Mahanon is a bit of a fanboy at heart and after reading Tale of the Champion and hearing things from Varric he would have... honestly such a massive admiration for Fenris. sort of one of those “do I want to be him or be carried off into the sunset in his muscular heroic arms” sort of intellectual crushes. sort of a Coulson about Captain America in the avengers vibe (which I imagine Solas would find... very easy to manipulate).
and I feel like Fenris would have... no real clue how to deal with this. for one thing showing up to the inquisition and realizing that the Lord Inquisitor is this 20-something kid with big eyes and very little life experience outside his clan who thinks Fenris is the Absolute Bomb would be a bit jarring. Mahanon would try to keep his cool but would be very nervous and Fenris would at first maybe think it’s because Mahanon is put off by the lyrium tattoos and his overall “could kill you in two seconds with very little effort” demeanour before Varric tells him that no, Mahanon is just kind of shy by nature but also Fenris is sort of his hero, give him time and he’ll be able to talk to ya without squeaking or staring at his feet.
but Mahanon is also smarter than he seems and really dedicated to doing this whole Inquisition thing right and I feel like Fenris would grow to respect that - lots of parallels between Mahanon and Hawke in terms of having these circumstances thrust upon them. and ultimately, Mahanon did decide to save Hawke in the Fade, despite the political cost with the Wardens. so he’d probably earn a respectful headnod from Fenris in the end (which might just make Mahanon’s heart burst tbh).
THANK YOU FOR THIS ASK IT WAS VERY FUN TO THINK ABOUT!