Okay sorry but with the Solas/Rook/Lavellan thing like... if the relationships are all generally positive, it's interesting how they become different reflections of Solas' relationship with Mythal.
Like, with Solavellan you can see Lavellan as the person Solas was meant to be with, in contrast to Mythal, who he was possibly romantically involved with but the relationship was toxic and unequal. Solas had to contort himself into something he wasn't for Mythal; with Lavellan he gets to be himself.
With Rook, you could argue that Solas lowkey takes on a somewhat Mythal-esque role, especially with the accusation from Rook that he strung them along with scraps of praise and approval. I wonder if that was a gut punch BECAUSE he maybe saw himself in that accusation.
Don’t apologize! Everyone can always talk to me about the game! I just might take a little while to get back to you bc I have like
a LOT of notifs to deal with lol
So if I don’t answer you somewhere it’s not bc I don’t love you it’s just because I probably have like two dozen RIHs to read/reply to and fic to comment on and event stuff to do, and, and, and etc lol
OMG yeees I am like sooo obsessed with whatever the fuck toxic shit Mythal and Solas were doing… like… “I will always follow where you go” makes me insaaaane
Personally do not understand why ppl were mad about the vague implication of Solas/Mythal + her needing to be there at the end bc it makes Solavellan so much sweeter and more meaningful to me!!
Like… she loves him as himself. He doesn’t have to change, or to be a symbol or an inspiration for her. She loves *Solas*. Who has ever loved him not for his wisdom or his power, but only for himself? It’s beautiful!
Yeah ! and I also think like he sees in that accusation himself becoming the type of person he hates. He has contorted himself into a shape that allows him to be what other people need and expect, and it brings him so much pain 💔
Thanks for sending this, wee-chlo!