#elf bae

Fenris canonically loving dogs is something that can be so personal

I love adding bits of Tevinter identity to Fenris. A slight accent. Dropping bits of Tevene into his speech. His faith in Andraste being colored by the Tevinter Chantry, unconsciously internalizing some of their ideas. His sense of honor. His food preferences. His general demeanor and attitude. Tevinter was not kind to him but it's his culture, it's his upbringing, it was his home and the home of his mother. I genuinely think he'd identify himself as being Tevene even over being elven. He says as much to Merrill.

I think Fenris might be *the most* honest Dragon Age companion. He tells you exactly what's going on straight off the bat. No secrets. He doesn't lie or obfuscate the truth (except to Hadriana, notably). He doesn't manipulate. He doesn't care if you like him. He's blunt to a fault. If he disagrees with Hawke he doesn't butter them up or try to offer any kind of leverage, he's just like, "I think that's a fucking stupid idea, but if you insist."

If I had a nickel for every time I fell in love with a dog-coded bi dude who was groomed into being a weapon and had a codependent relationship with an old man, I'd have three nickels. Which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened three times