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little hc for when Lucanis decided he wants to make Rook a Dellamorte

heavy spoiler warning

word count: ~700

warnings: typical crow things slightly mentioned

used they/them for Rook

Some headcanons and discussions of demisexuality as it relates to trauma and age and our favourite pixel crow 🖤🐦‍⬛

Context: I’m demisexual and was thrilled when Mary Kirby confirmed she wrote Lucanis with that intention.

More context: All of this thinking went into this fic, but there was nowhere it naturally fit, so I’m dumping it all here instead.

I suspect my own demi-ness is linked to my cptsd, so it makes perfect sense to me to read Lucanis in that way too.

You do not have to think either of these things. Or adopt to Mary Kirby’s intentions into your headcanon. It's simply the angle I'm coming from.

Why do age and trauma matter?

I personally don't vibe with the idea that inexperienced + demi = awkward or afraid of sex.

Demi is on the ace spectrum but being ace doesn’t necessarily mean being sex repulsed. (Let’s all say it until we’re blue in the face.)

You can be a filth goblin and be disinclined to direct that energy at anybody you’re not connected to. (Hello it’s me 👋)

And re: trauma - If you’ve grown up in an environment where your nervous system rarely went into safe mode, it makes perfect sense that you could struggle to enjoy sex without more emotional safety.

🚨I am not saying that all demi people are suffering from c-ptsd - I just think it can make sense for many people myself included.🚨

So let’s look at how I personally think this affects our sexy pixel crow 🖤🐦‍⬛

1. Lucanis is well into his thirties.

He’s never had sex or a relationship, but he has been in the world as an elite assassin surrounded by every type of vice available, even if he didn’t partake.

He’s confident and trusts his body - when he’s in control of it at least. It’s his livelihood.

It’s impossible to overstate the difference that ⬆️ makes when it comes to sex.

The easily-flustered awkwardness we associate with first time sexual encounters is of course natural, but I can’t tell you how well that’s mitigated by getting older + being confident and present in your body, especially if it’s with somebody you care about.

2. Lucanis is a traumatised perfectionist

A common habit of the traumatised, especially those traumatised by an exacting parental figure, is the tendency to overplan. Focus on the details. Research as much as possible to be good at stuff.

I'm guessing that trait is amplified to the nth degree if you're also an elite assassin.

Lucanis would note details from reading (fiction, anatomy, biology etc.), from overheard conversations, from confidences Illario has shared. Hell he might even have asked a sex worker or two what common mistakes they wish more people knew about, given the opportunity.

He’s likely to have a fairly good idea exactly what ought to be done, how it works, how it shouldn't work, common tips, tricks and technques, common mistakes, all of that.

We know he's been into people before, even if it wasn't reciprocated, so it's not that he hasn't been interested in sex, he just hasn't had the opporunity to test out his knowledge.

So...what? You're saying he'd be a pro fuck-artist 'cause he obsessively studied to pass his sex exam?

No. Although that would be hilariously fucked up.

Lucanis is an assassin. A good one. He can read body language, especially the body language of the person he's romantically interested in.

He has studied his entire life to master control of his body, he's confident with it.

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Author's note: I'm currently playing Dragon Age Veilguard and absolutely in love with this senior gentleman 💞

...post-nightmare cuddles for Emmrich Volkarin 🥰

The ground beneath him disappeared with each sinking step, the same as it had the night before, and every night since Emmrich had surrendered his chance at immortality. The fear elicited in him by this recurring nightmare, plaguing him every night, was never dulled by its repetition. If anything, each night that he thought he might escape only compounded the sense of dread that hammered against his chest as finally he felt himself fall through the air. Every muscle in his body tried to tense at once as he came crashing back down into the realm of the living, breath shallow and rapid as he clawed his way up to a seat. His arms wrapped around his raised knees in an attempt to ground himself, desperately trying to find reassurance just as he had when he used to have these kinds of nightmares as a child. But one thing was different between then and now. Now he has you.

Gosh, I LOVE this idea. Here are some thoughts.

The Lighthouse should definitely have stables or some kind of natural habitat for a wyvern. Infinite mountains or a pine forest, maybe? It's the Fade. Surely they will figure something out.

Let the wyvern run rampant at the Crossroads. It can handle the few Venatori and Antaam there.

The wyvern is not a pet, so Rook would have to warn every new member of the Veilguard about their companion and give precise instructions for all possible scenarios to avoid accidents.

Wyverns are highly territorial creatures, so Rook would have to make sure everyone is accepted into the fold.

Lucanis would be completely rendered speechless when Rook starts to patiently explain that, yes, there is a wyvern around the Lighthouse and, no, it does not possess a threat if you treat it with care and respect.

All of his childhood dreams are manifested into reality and he can't believe it. He can barely contain himself.

Cue the Master Assassin babbling questions in excitement and wonder. Rook would patiently respond to each and every one.

Rook promises that Lucanis can pet the wyvern once they've reached some level of acquaintance.

Our man would instantly get down to one knee and propose.

Lucanis would tentatively ask does Rook use the wyvern poison and would it maybe be possible to gather some for him to use against their enemies.

Rook would be glad to help, given that their companion is amenable to the idea.

Consider giving some poison to Viago as a gift.

Rook would have one of the wyvern's baby teeth made into a dagger and Lucanis would never be able to stop admiring it.

Cue missions of taking the wyvern out for a walk. Lucanis would be the first one to volunteer to join them.

Lucanis would strive to reach a sort of friendly understanding with the wyvern. Rook would be heartened to realise this, since normally people tend to avoid their companion.

The wyvern and Assan would clearly reach some sort of accepting relationship and even co-operate hunting for truffles in battles.

Since Assan is still growing up, the wyvern would consider it a duty to protect the smaller and feathered beast. Two of the fiercest hunters in existence.

When Rook brings the wyvern in for the big fights, at first Lucanis has a hard time stopping himself from admiring the two.

Cue more questions about raising and training the wyvern.

It didn't take long for the excited buzzing that an old hero had returned from that fade to reach the Lich's of the Necropolis, meaning Emmrich would immediately go around looking for this hero, the died out spark of hope igniting once again. And then he finds his lover, back from the grave. He can tell immediately that the fade changed them, not just mentally but also physically. They aren't fully human/elf/qunari/dwarven anymore, their spirit is connected to the fade in a way he's never seen. And then they have a very tearful reunion as Rook realizes that this isn't the fade, they're really out and they have Emmrich once more.