#gothmisspyggie

I loveeee Orangutans ! They're such little guys. Tbh I think they can talk they just don't want to pay taxes

Ferry:

Ferry: Is that...

Ferry: ...ho...ckey...??

Me: no, that's baseball

Ferry: that would have been my third guess

Ferry: after football

Me: hockey is krakens, football is seahawks, baseball is mariners

Me: SEAttle

Ferry: my darling

Ferry: my dove

Ferry: no amount of love will ever get me to care about Sport™️

Ferry: you could tell me the name of the chess team and I'd remember that better

And we need to wait to get paid to actually celebrate

But Happy 9th Anniversary to my ultimate blorbo, my silly nerd, the oh so lovely @gothmisspyggie 💖💖💖

4, 10, 13, 19 & 21

Ferry, the ultimate L/A/V truther ;P

4. Have they ever been forced apart due to circumstance? How did they handle the distance?

I feel like... Lucanis is going to get tied up in Crow business for a while as First Talon, Varric will actually have to do Viscount things (even if Kirkwall is FUBAR, something has to be done about either reconstructing again or resettling the survivors), and I'd like to think that Val Royeaux wouldn't get totally destroyed, but the Bards would be insanely busy and Adonique would need to help with that, regardless of if they're "alive" or not...

They'd all write each other letters quite a bit - I think it would be cute if they made a copy of each one and wrote what they intended to say to each partner on both, so everyone would know what conversations are happening, lol

Between Lucanis' preference for romantic novels, Varric’s tendency to get dramatic in his writing, and Adonique's general flair for daring... those letters are gonna get spicy 🔥

10. If they were picking up something special for their partner(s) in a market, what would it be? What would their partners get them?

(This said "market", but I went off on a bit of a ~customized gift tear lmao)

Lucanis

For Adonique, a series of custom fragrances from an Antivan perfumer to add to their collection; bolts of luxury fabric - Rialto Bay Silk, Bastion Cashmere, Seleny Lace, and cotton velvet from the Drylands; and his mother's opal jewelry set. (He also plans on doing the Bard Thing to a somehow-survived-to-that-point Empress Celene for the sake of compositing their hopefully eventual wedding attire.)

For Varric, a luxury stationery set from one of Treviso's premier papermakers. Includes an embossed leather-bound journal; hand blown glass stylus, porcelain stylus, and wood stylus; several pen nibs in various thicknesses; ink bottles in various colours; porcelain ink cups; walnut-handled brass seals - one with Varric’s initials and one with Kirkwall's heraldry; red wax bars; burner and melting spoon. All of this is held in a handsome briar cherry wood box carved with flowers: orchid (for Adonique), lavender (for Lucanis), and iris (for Varric). He also gifts his father's best brooch pin and walking cane (which has a hidden everite blade).

Adonique

For Lucanis, they commission the blacksmith that made their Sunset Mantle mask for a set of dagger and rapier made of silverite that are, of course, crow-themed. They also utilize some of their connections to go on a wyvern "hunt" (read: adoption) in the Hissing Wastes.

For Varric, the entire wine cellar of a landed Orlesian critic with foul temper but fine taste (in drink, at least). The same blacksmith is put on retainer to either craft a new crossbow that Varric can use with his damaged arm, or do what he can to repair and modify Bianca - Varric's choice.

Varric

For Lucanis, the incredibly rare first editions of a romance trilogy from a Storm Age author - banned from several countries for its "salacious and blasphemous nature". Also, a handmade spice rack (with very expensive spices, thank you) and his own favourite letter opener - it had opened the publishing announcements for both Hard in Hightown and The Tale of the Champion.

For Adonique, a wax seal gold pendant with specially designed "Lefevre" lion heraldry, a matching signet ring that doubles as the stamp for said heraldry, his mother's courting beads, and a new book: The Legend of Lo Lione.

13. How do they comfort or reassure one another?

If it's not entirely serious, Lucanis offers to kill whoever or whatever is causing the issue for either partner. If it is serious, he's the type to cuddle up and quietly hold them until his stroking hands lull them to sleep, or they tell him they've had enough.

Adonique has a special penchant for music (naturally, being a Bard). They'll either sing or play something calming on their lyre, or use their wax cylinder phonograph - a cutting edge innovation gifted to them by its inventor after they helped the woman escape a particularly vindictive Revered Mother accusing her of "mechanical demonry".

Varric, official expert of chilling people out and World's Best Hugger, is a natural at this. Distracting story, entertaining card game, most comforting squeeze you've had in your life; you name it, he'll try it.

19. Is there a task they do not trust their partner(s) to do? Why?

Generally supportive as they are, Lucanis knows he cannot bring any Crow/Talon issues to either of the others for help or advice; they both just want him to retire and be a househusband. (He finds it awfully tempting...)

Given that one is both a deshyr and a Viscount (so, noble) and the other is the heir to House Dellamorte (definitely noble), Adonique has to deal quite a bit with either man just... not... getting some of their poverty and servitude trauma informed traits. Parading either around the Bards is absolutely out of the question.

Titans preserve him or whatever the hell, Varric knows better than to get either the Crow or the Lion involved with anything related to the Carta or the Merchants' Guild. Both are liable to say something that'll piss someone off and/or readily murder someone pissing them off.

21. Would they be able to functionally cook a meal together? What would they make? Would it turn out well?

Lucanis, of course, is a talented and devoted chef - the most drastic thing that might happen is either partner ~distracting him from the cooking. He cycles through Antivan, Orlesian, and Marcher cuisine as the mood strikes, and always gets a nice dopamine rush from the copious (and occasionally ridiculously prosey) compliments he gets from both.

Adonique, having been a personal servant for over half their life, and an inn worker for some time after that, is a decent cook. That experience just also means they hate doing it. He has to be careful about it, but Lucanis works on slowly unpicking that knot of distress by inviting them for a touchy and loving cooking session from time to time.

Varric does not cook. His typical meal process for pretty much his entire life has involved either hitting up a street vendor or an innkeeper. Man's managed to scald water before. He will be the first to tell you to not leave cooking up to him.