DA ships tag game!
Ha, @p0lkadotdotdot, you surely thought I forgot you tagged me! but no! At last I have a moment to breathe and join the game.
It's been ages so I have no idea who would still like to join and who already did it, but tagging @kittynomsdeplume @lavellanvibes @plisuu @blackwallmancer @kojottek @raflesia65 @librivore42 and idk EVERYONE.
Rules: Use this as a writing prompt or simply explain (via text, gif, song, meme--however you'd like) the first impressions your chosen pairing had of each other.
(Personally i wont go with fiction since I intend to write it properly one day. But i will ✨explain✨)
Farie Lavellan x Knight Captain Rylen
Farie
She was on high alert ever since she had come to Haven. Not only it was basically in her job description, to notice and observe everything and everyone, it was also a matter of safety. So Rylen, at first, was just another object to study. She knew straight away that he was a high ranked officer and, oh dear, an ex-templar. She knew some of his habits. She probably smirked to herself once or twice after hearing one of his quips in passing. She noticed that people under his command respected him. Every bit of information could prove useful in the future.
The "second first meeting", when she had arrived to her post in the Western Approach, was less than ideal (in her eyes), because she didn't recognise him!!!!! 1. For about 3,5 seconds, 2. when he had his back turned, 3. as he was repairing a shed 4. and she just arrived after crossing the literal desert alone. So she was too distracted by her own *tragic incompetence* to focus entirely on him. But during this first personal conversation the first seeds of mutual sympathy (and maybe a first friendly joke - wait, was he flirting?) were planted.
Rylen
So, remember that bit about Farie watching him closely and taking mental notes? Well, he straight up didn't notice her then. Like, at all. In his defence, Farie was perfect at blending into the crowd and not being noticed when she didn't want to. And he had a lot going on. Including other bonnie lasses tbh. Let's forgive him, he didn't know yet what fate had in store for him.
When she had first arrived at Griffon Wing Keep tho... Oh well, that's a whole different story. She was not trying to hide - seriously, who has energy for that, in one place where you can feel relatively safe (except for being fried to a crisp daily). And since they basically bumped into eachother the first moment she arrived, he had no choice but to notice her. And man, did he like what he saw. He thought it was going to be all smooth sailing - a pretty bird, not under his command, crossing her paths with him on daily basis, being subjected to his unfailing charm in regular intervals? Well. We all need to learn our lessons, Rylen.