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New travel posters for my recent obsession. 

Alternative reunion.

What happens if Solas asks Lavellan to help rebuild the world after the sundering of the Veil?

The freed Evanuris are on the brink of war, while Solas is on the edge of a breakthrough. He knows how to lead a rebellion, but Lavellan knows how to rebuild a broken world.

They have kept in touch over the years through shared dreams, discussing the changed world and the consequences of their actions. Old scars have not yet fully healed, but neither have Solas and Lavellan forgotten their connection.

Now they meet in person for the first time.

Will she accept his invitation?

A short comic fueled by my rage about the tragic ending and heartbreak in Trespasser. I fear that da:Dreadwolf might not give us the Solavellan closure we deserve, so I took the matter in my own hands. 

Any skilled fanfic writers out there that want to send me prompts for the 'to be continued' chapter? xx

I have thoughts, and when I have thoughts, they get written down into a thing.

The fact there even is a Solas romance blows my mind. I mean, here is a world Solas has written off as being full of not-real beings. Small minded, uncaring, unfeeling things. He has no notion or reasoning to get attached to anyone.

Yet Lavellan completely catches him off guard. At first, I’m sure he convinces himself his preoccupation with her is strictly situational. She has the Mark, after all. Of course, she would hold his attention.

“You were a mystery. You still are.”

But little by little, he finds himself drawn to her in ways he can’t explain. He becomes enamored by her. Yet even when he admits his feelings to himself, he knows it can never be more than a fantasy.

Then they find themselves in the Fade together, and Solas’ feelings slip through. He tries to cover his mistake by telling her his words were only a figure of speech. He turns away from her because he knows this cannot happen. He will not encourage this. But then she turns his head and kisses him, and all his will power goes out the window.

“You change everything.”

Even then he tries to fix it. This isn’t right. We shouldn’t. This could lead to trouble. Even if Lavellan agrees with him, he still thinks of her. He can’t not. And when we find ourselves on the balcony scene, Solas’ feelings slip again, and again he tries to walk away. But Lavellan takes his arm and asks him not to go, and he is completely doomed.

He is in love with her, and there is no escaping it.

Chapters: 16/? Fandom: Dragon Age: Inquisition Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Rape/Non-Con Relationships: Female Lavellan/Solas Characters: Solas, Female Lavellan, Fen'Harel (Dragon Age), Female Lavellan (Dragon Age) Additional Tags: POV Multiple, Slow Burn, Canon Divergence, Courting Rituals, Demon Courting, Character Study, Drama Series: Part 1 of She Called Him Fen'Harel Summary:

She worshipped the Dread Wolf long before she knew his face.

An elven mage with dangerous knowledge of the Fade finds herself drawn into the orbit of a man carrying far more secrets than names.

Some courtships begin with flowers.

Others begin with lies.

The way the companions are introduced? The COMPANIONS themselves? The beautiful, unending tragedy of Hawke in this atrocious city, mixed with some brilliant banters and poignant monologues?

Like I cannot believe they got away with this game in 2011. Everyone is bisexual and it actually changes dialogue and acknowledges the queerness of it all. Aveline finds love and remarries after her husband dies (not for money or power or security but because she loves this man!!). Anders is literally a conservative’s greatest fear: a queer, demon possessed civil rights activist. The game feels entirely different depending on whether Bethany or Carver survive Lothering. Hawke becomes a nobleman in Kirkwall and their entire manor is run by two dwarves, a dog, and an elven girl.

And the companions and their relationships feel so alive and full, even when Hawke isn’t present. Varric pays off crime bosses to leave Merril alone as she wanders around Darktown. Aveline hosts holiday parties and is incredibly sad that Isabela didn’t come. They all play Wicked Grace at the Hanged Man and Fenris is awful, but Anders is worse. Aveline makes sure the guards don’t bother Fenris in High Town, and steers Templars away from Anders’s clinic. They don’t always agree, they bicker and fight with one another, but they are Friends.

Oh, you wanna know about the gameplay? I don’t play Dragon Age for gameplay, I got nothing. Something something spiders and reused maps but that just means I always know where to go.

This is ABSOLUTELY what is going on lmao

If his attention lingers, Solas is allowing himself to look, and to keep looking. The lingering looks between him and Lavellan match their early flirt lines as well – he’s been paying attention to Lavellan, more than he should admit but Lavellan gets it out of him. Grace, Strength, Focus – qualities he values and sees, finds attractive in Lavellen. But ‘certain lingering looks’. What kind of lingering looks? Well, certain ones. Solas is exceptionally disciplined – if their gazes are lingering on each other so much so that others notice, their desire has escaped restraint and god I find that sexy about them.

"His love burned against me like a bonfire.” That heat was never contained, the companions felt its warmth. “I’ve seen how you look at him. You’re in it. Bet he calls out ‘Elven glory’ when he does it.” It doesn’t matter if a player thinks Solas and Lavellan have had sex in Inquisition or not – the way they look at each other, their desire on display is enough for companions to assume that they have. “So, you and the Lady Inquisitor. Interesting.”

And when love burns but duty and regret call, the only way to silence the heart is to try to extinguish it. But embers can sit for a long time beneath a layer of ash – waiting to be reignited.