#renan

[parisgoodbyes]

closed starter for @deryapinar,

"who's in there ? c'mon , let 'em out . i just want to introduce myself  ."

[strayingtogether]

𝑮𝒂𝒍 중에 𝑮𝒂𝒍,,,😋🫶🏻 우리 𝗕𝗶𝗶𝗶:-𝗣 안무의 어머니

[strayingtogether]

드디어,,,! 왔다~우리 Rizz 안무의 어머니🏹🪁

[serjory]

Is Your OC Renan or Landeck's Type?

Rules: Create a bingo board using traits representative of your OC's type. Others can fill it in as their OC and see if they get a bingo. Comment on the post that you got a bingo (or didn't), or reblog with your completed bingo board added!

Landeck isn't into cis women but feel free to fill it out for those OCs anyways <3

Ty to @in-the-drowning-deep @maagisterpavus @transscr0ogetruther and @tevivinter for the tags! <3 Hopefully my handwriting is legible lol. Passing the tags along to @rookwithawand @cheaploafs @softeasun and @aetherflowers if you haven't done this already !!! and if you have pls tag me in the post bc I missed it and wanna fill them all out !!! <3

Blank under the cut!

[serjory]

unwholesome renan/dorian asks - 3, 4, 14

ty for the ask!! from the non-wholesome romantic asks. feel free to send more in!

3. In what ways are they good and bad for each other?

answered here!

4. Is there someone else who would be a better partner for either of them?

It's entirely possible, but it feels so subjective that I really don't know how to answer this one, y'know?

So, instead of answering that question, I'll throw you a curveball: there is an alternate universe in which Renan could have wound up with one Professor Emmrich Volkarin. Better or worse? Who can say! Certainly different, though.

14. What's an opinion they'll never agree on? How do they deal with that?

answered here!

[serjory]

2, 3, 7, 12 for Renan and Dorian for relationship questions

ty for the ask!! from the non-wholesome romantic asks. feel free to send more in!

2. Is their relationship toxic or unhealthy in any way?

It's at least a little codependent. Renan has to give up a lot to become serious with Dorian, and when he loses the one thing he previously devoted his life to, he's quick to fill that sudden void with Dorian. There's also the issue where Dorian tends to make decisions that impact them both without consulting or even warning Renan (such as leaving for Tevinter), and Renan sees the best way to get around Dorian's indecisiveness as just going over his head to handle problems for him (such as getting the Pavus amulet). This makes them both question how much the other trusts them, and neither of them really have the emotional intelligence to properly describe this to the other without it turning into an argument.

3. In what ways are they good and bad for each other?

Good: Dorian shows Renan that he can be up-front and honest with people, that intimacy is not a weakness, that people will love him for who and what he is — even the grizzly details. Their developing relationship encourages Renan to be more genuine in all of his relationships, allowing him to become closer with other companions as well. Renan shows Dorian that there are people that will be proud to know him and hold him as he is, that he doesn't have to tone down his peacocking or sharp tongue for someone to want to show him off. He's also the first to make Dorian seriously consider settling down with someone and think about what that might look like in the life he leads. That, in and of itself, is a neutral thing, but it encourages him to feel less anxiety about long-term planning and to prioritize domestic comforts in those plans, which overall leads to him taking better care of himself. Bad: Dorian's tendency to put his foot in his mouth when upset often leads to him saying or implying things he doesn't really mean, which is hell for Renan's insecurity and paranoia. His hot-and-cold nature also leaves Renan reeling more often than not, unsure what Dorian actually wants from him, and, in short, there is a period of time in which his relationship with Dorian is responsible for at least 50% of Renan's general malaise. Renan, meanwhile, is many, many men rolled into one, and the fact that Inquisitor is among them — or, as Dorian says it once, the King of the World — is... a lot of pressure for Dorian. He's never been in a serious, committed, public relationship before, and he's trying to make it work for the very first time on what might be the most global and openly scrutinized stage possible. Dorian's always been confident in himself (or, rather, had a veneer of confidence), but there's only so much one man can take before insecurities begin to pile up. This, plus the knowledge — not the suspicion, the confirmed knowledge — that Renan is and always will be hiding things from him is incredibly stressful for Dorian, leading him to make more rash decisions and reckless pivots in his life to feel like he is still in control of at least some parts of it. There is a period of time in which his relationship with Renan causes a spike in Dorian's self-sabotaging tendencies.

The rest is under the cut for ease of scrolling ->

7. Is there anything that could have kept them from ending up together?

A million and one things. A heartfelt reconnection with one of Renan's exes could have done it, or a sooner intervention from his family, before his feelings had grown into something unwieldy. One less apology from Dorian, one less bid for connection from Renan. Or, hell, if the conversation in chapter nine hadn't happened, if they hadn't clearly communicated that they're both queer, it might never had gone past flirting and wondering. Oh, and Renan also could have just, like, died in chapter eleven. That may have put a damper on things.

12. Do they argue often? About what?

Very, but it's not usually serious. They bicker like it's small talk, all bark and no bite. They like to nitpick each other to show they're paying attention, critique their form, fix each other's hair, harp on each other's casting techniques. More serious arguments come after Dorian first says he's leaving for Tevinter. For quite a long time after that, the topic of Tevinter and the distance between them is the main point of contention.

[serjory]

8, 9, and 14 for Dorian and Renan for the recent couples ask thing pretty please 🙏🙏

ty for the ask!! from the non-wholesome romantic asks. feel free to send more in! answering these out of order so I can throw one of them under a cut :)c

8. What would it take for them to break up?

Given that so much of their relationship is built upon a mutual trust that feels rare to both of them, violating that trust could easily unravel their entire relationship. Both of them are also sensitive to feeling unwanted or feeling as though their partners are ashamed of them. Anything that needles at these insecurities hard enough could spiral out of control pretty quickly.

14. What's an opinion they'll never agree on? How do they deal with that?

The best way to learn magic. Renan is a firm believer in letting children explore their magic at their own pace, providing guidance and correction only as needed or requested, and letting that natural connection between magic and body provide an intuitive basis as they grow older and more powerful. Meanwhile, Dorian is a firm believer in beginning with the basics to learn strong foundational skills, with a healthy dose of theory on the side. He was raised in a very regimented manner and found that structure helpful, seeing Renan's upbringing as risky and negligent. Meanwhile, Renan was raised to trust his gut and shape his magic to what he needed it to be, seeing Dorian's upbringing as stifling and unnatural. For a long, long time, this disagreement doesn't particularly matter; it's just something they use to jab at one another when they're teasing. However, if/when they eventually have a child, this would lead to a lot of arguments about how to raise a mage "properly", and likely a lot of messy spirals into critiquing one another's childhoods that would cut to the quick faster than either of them would like. I could see them trying to use both approaches, alternating between the two and hovering nervously while the other took the lead, trying to learn how to trust each other with just one more thing.

9. How do they feel about each other's exes and people who flirt with them? Is jealousy an issue in general?

With Renan, he: 1. doesn't know any of Dorian's exes, 2. doesn't hear much about said exes, and 3. knows that at least one of his own past relationships was far more serious than any of Dorian's, but hasn't left him with any hangups, so, overall, he's not that fussed about Dorian's exes. He also isn't particularly jealous; as long as Dorian doesn't seem to be reciprocating flirting in earnest, he chooses not to worry. Dorian's just... like that. However, if he's already feeling insecure or as though his trust has been violated, he'd probably be more sensitive about it. Dorian, on the other hand, gets a fair bit more jealous, both about others flirting with Renan and about Renan's exes. The exes bit is largely because Renan only tells him about them on a need-to-know basis, and some worried part of Dorian's mind can't help but wonder if this is because Renan has reason to hide them, rather than it just being against Renan's nature to share intimate details about other people. BLU spoilers under the cut ->

Also, when Dorian finds out that not only has Renan had multiple years-long relationships, but he was also engaged at one point, the spiral is quick to start: does he expect that level of commitment from Dorian? Will he be able to hold up against memories of someone that Renan was ready to spend his entire life with? And why didn't he tell Dorian once they became serious, especially given that Dorian has met his ex-fiancée?

[serjory]

🧭 🐾 🪶 for Renan and Landeck for the ask game?

from the Headcanon Questions. feel free to send more in!

ty for the ask ‼️‼️✨️✨️

🧭 | where would they go if they could disappear tomorrow?

Renan - for a time, he dreams of disappearing back home to Clan Alerion. Then the "where" doesn't matter, so long as he's with Dorian. But post-Trespasser, if given the opportunity to disappear, he wouldn't; as much as he hates being forced to save the world again, he sees what happened with Solas as his own fault, and he intends to see the mess through to the end. No matter what it takes. After Veilguard, though, come on, maybe they could pop through Ferelden again, do some sightseeing, leave the kid with his aunts. They deserve a vacation now and then.

Landeck - for the most part, he simply wouldn't. Landeck has run from enough things in his life, but with the fate of the world in the balance, he's not running again. On a very bad night, if he was drunk enough and spiralling badly enough, he might dream of going back to the Dragons, letting someone else call the shots, seeing if Ashur would hug him like he used to, if Tarquin would stop glaring, just for a bit. After Veilguard, for a time, he keeps dreaming of being in the Lighthouse again, having his friends at his fingertips, sharing dinners every night. It's a very romanticized view of what that time was actually like, but shit, at least he had his people and they had him. Once he settles down for his happy ending, he probably has dreams, here and there, of turning up in Antiva, but he's content with his lot in life.

🐾 | do animals like them instinctively?

Renan - Not... usually. He's unusually good with birds (though he doesn't *like* them much), and if they stumble across a bear that isn't defending a cub, he can usually get his team out of there without an altercation. He's also good with Halla and learns how to handle his steeds without issue during Inquisition, but there's no strong affinity there. I've been playing with the idea of a random street cat cozying up to him for food either before or after Veilguard, though, and him suddenly becoming a cat person solely because he's so pleased that this weird little kitty likes him off the bat, rubbing on his shins.

Landeck - Absolutely, yes. While he wasn't great with the Halla during his time with Clan Sabrae, both in Kirkwall and in Minrathous, Landeck is always carrying food and treats and making little urban animal friends. Wherever he stays for more than a month or two, he ends up with a little flock that knows to beg at his door if they want food, water, warmth, or pets. He gives them all very stupid names.

🪶 | how do they laugh?

Renan - Not often, in short. He's got probably too much practice with keeping a schooled, calm demeanor. He lets small smiles and huffs slip by with people he doesn't see as a threat, but he only properly laughs when he's:

Drinking,

Around people he feels comfortable with,

Genuinely shocked / in a state of disbelief that supersedes his composure, or

Some combination of the above.

His big laugh in chapter 5 is a combo of 2 & 3 :^)

Landeck - Answered here!