#friendmance

[fuckyeahmhawkefenris]

Obviously your favourite relationship in DA2 is fenhawke but who is your favourite pairing like friendship wise?

Thank you for asking!

I fall hardest for ships where the participants are best friends with each other can't help it so fenhawke is still №1 here) which is likely why I'm still at it XD

If we look past that, it's very hard to choose. I adore the friendship between Isabela and Merrill because it's so heartwarming and genuine It's wonderful to see girls looking out for each other

Obviously Hawke and Varric are bros for life and feel like actual family (Inquisition really hammered it down). But then Varric is like an ultimate condiment that makes everything delicious and makes any relationship feel warm and compelling, with him taking care of everyone. You just can't help loving him!

Then again, I might just have an affinity for rogues (I blame Zevran for that), because both Varric and Isabela just make everything better. Love Hawke being friends with her. I really appreciate her getting close to Fenris and always being there for him.

Guess these are the highlights for me)

[adoriels-tears-if]

B..but

If I'm his friend, then I get friends to lovers AND I don't need to be mean to the best boi ever. 👉👈

Well, even friends and lovers argue sometimes, so…

[intimidatingpuffinstudios]

I’m sure this has been asked before but what is the difference between friendmance and flirtmance?

When you’re in a friendmance, the MC is oblivious to their romantic attraction to the ROs. They experience it, and there are little hints to it throughout, but it develops more like a friendship without major instances OH GOD, THEY MAKE ME SO HOT!

The MC does eventually have the realization that OMG, I’M ATTRACTED TO THEM? and the ROs are actually aware of it before the MC, so that adds a bit of hilarity to when the rest of the guys comment on it.

In flirtmance, the MC knows from the get-go that they are romantically attracted to an RO, so everyone is on the same page!

It’s a different kind of flavor for people who like to take things slower, or at least that’s what it was meant to be!

Hope this clears things up :)

[intimidatingpuffinstudios]

finally doing the straasa friendmance and,,, the inn! the bed! the mc! im full on wheezing 😭😂 wheres my inhaler jfc

I KNOW, RIGHT?!

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Adding the friendmances was worthy it for this single scene LOLOLOL! One of my favorites!

And it feels so organic with Straasa, you know?

Le dreamy sigh~

[intimidatingpuffinstudios]

also — i love the friendmance dynamic between straasa and the mc. the teasing from daelynn and morkai was so fun haha and the progression of the friendmance felt so natural and heartwarming

Aaaw, thank you! Straasa's is my favorite out of the all the friendmances!

Morkai teasing him like "You have a saint's patience, man" makes me cackle every single time 🤣🤣🤣

I got a lot of shit for the friendmances--too complicated, too restrictive, too this, too that, bla bla bla--but I had fun implementing them 😁

And I'm so glad others are enjoying them too! It does feel the most natural of it all with Straasa, doesn't it? ☺

[intimidatingpuffinstudios]

How different between friendmance route and normal frinendship route? Thank for answer me.

Friendmance is a romance mode, which means that there are romantic feelings slowly developing.

It progresses gradually, starting as friendship with little hints of attraction thrown in until the MC realizes that they're ACTUALLY attracted.

Friendship is just that: being friends with them. There are no romatic feeling involved. They are your bros and gals.

[intimidatingpuffinstudios]

Can I play shy mc in friendmance route in book 2? Thank for answer me.

Now that the romances are locked in, you can play in many different ways.

It's up to you. We're all on the same page now, so it makes things easier 😂

[intimidatingpuffinstudios]

Did Straasa has jealousy scene in book 1 or in next books? and how to play route MC who oblivious about RO(Straasa) feeling to her? Thank for answer me.

Straasa has one jealously scene with Daelynn in Chapter 5. You need to choose that you are bisexual, and then have 3 or more flirts with Straasa and 2 or more flirts with Daelynn.

Also, if you want to play an oblivious MC, you have to follow the friendmance route.

Here is a guide:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vLGwIiHkoHrUL2R92TMJ_Avlfp43dhHtd-RdiIIjr5U/edit#heading=h.61e3246f04rv