#remus screamus

the way he takes lavellan (who is definitely exhausted at best and freshly traumatised at worst) aside and immediately starts dropping the "our people", "lethallan/len/lin", "it is ours". also that first line - "the humans have not raised one of our people so high for ages beyond counting" and the fact that it's (imo) a thinly veiled reference to shartan. solas might as well be saying "you may be the herald of andraste to the humans but you must be the saviour and liberator of the elves".

"we must prepare for their reaction, when they learn the orb is of our people.". solas creates this us vs. them dynamic, acts as if this was already something that he shared with lavellan, makes it out like they've always been on the same side against every non-elf when in fact, solas doesn't believe that the elves of thedas are even people at this point. because he knows that the quickest way to the orb (and therefore covering his tracks) is through the inquisitor.

"our gods", "our pantheon". a second religious reference, because he's hedging his bets - appealing to the andrastian and the elven, just in case. "this artefact is sacred, is divine, touched by the gods. we must save it for our people.". i kinda want to get real conspiratorial here and ask why he didn't just do his usual convenient half-truth "i dreamed it" and use the dalish fear of fen'harel to his advantage here. "i recognise the orb from my time in the fade, it is the dread wolf's, we cannot let that malice fall into the hands of the humans" type beat. most likely because he doesn't know which gods clan lavellan venerates, again, he's hedging his bets. never too specific, relying totally on what lavellan infers from what solas says. he plays up the cultural aspect of the orb, its value as a symbol of the elven people, as a living testament to their gods, just to cover up his mistakes. he manipulates lavellan into wanting to save the orb, conserve it for the elven people, so solas can swoop in at the final moment. so he can take it away to "stabilise the ancient magics" or whatever and sculk away in the night as he is want to do. because he didn't do proper research on corypheus. you'd think blighty mcblightmaker would be able to figure out wtf cory's deal was. and yet.

and this is not even days after he says this to an elven inquisitor!!!!(depending on dialogue choices)

"it should mean more", as in currently it means nothing.

"perhaps we should plant a tree". whichever way you read this, it's insulting to dalish and/or city elves. either mocking the vallasdahlen or the vhenadahl. it's just plain cruel. this isn't someone that thinks of lavellan as kin, this isn't someone that would use the phrase "our people" as indiscriminately as he does after haven's destruction.

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How often do they sleep together?

in the beginning of their relationship, it’s an occasional thing. it mostly happens when dragomir’s too exhausted to feel anxious about having someone so in their personal space. otherwise, they find it a little bit uncomfortable. if it’s a post-sex thing then they’re definitely passing out next to emmrich without a second thought.

post-veilguard, when they move back to the necropolis together, it’s a much more regular thing. the veil's been thoroughly guarded, the environment is blessedly familiar, and mira feels much more at ease (also because the world’s not ending and they will not stop having sex about it) but there are nights where they still need to sleep alone.

Where do they sleep?

in the lighthouse: emmrich’s room because i refuse to believe that 1) that heinous green sofa is in any way comfortable and 2) emmrich didn’t bring his own bed with him. that man owns a ridiculously comfortable mattress and he will not part with it. he shoved it through the eluvian, feather pillows and all. if dragomir is sleeping on their own, it’s just a bedroll on the floor of their room with a pile of pillows and blankets. the same goes for the necropolis, only mira has their own room in emmrich’s apartment once they move in together with their own equally sexy bed.

How do they prepare to sleep?

emmrich reads to manfred, and probably drinks something herbal and soporific. i also want to think he has a very strict skincare regime because the idea of him with a little terry cloth headband holding his hair back is beloved to me. dragomir reads all their letters and organises their routine for the next day, and braids their hair back (otherwise they wake up looking like they’ve been dragged through a hedge backwards). 

What do they wear to sleep?

in my heart of hearts emmrich wears a nightshirt and cap honk mimimi style, but regardless of what they are, he definitely has proper pyjamas. linen or cotton or something else luxurious and expensive. also something sexy. for birthdays and the like. dragomir will sleep in whatever but prefers nothing at all because they run incredibly hot and Despise It.  

Do they cuddle?

yeah!!!! they’re both absolute freaks for deep pressure so the cuddling is quite full on. on days where mira isn’t okay with touch, emmrich will play with their hair instead.

What are their preferred sleep positions?

mira likes to curl themselves around a pillow, half of their body under the duvet/blankets. emmrich sleeps on his back with specific pillows for his head, neck and spine. 

How easy do they fall asleep?

dragomir struggles – lots of thoughts, lots of shit to do, sometimes solas yapping in their head. they make a lot of lists in their head, things to buy or research ideas. emmrich takes about fifteen minutes and some deep breathing, but on bad days he likes to watch mira fall asleep before he goes to bed himself.

Do they toss and turn a lot?

dragomir has to adjust their position and the blankets a thousand times before they can fall asleep, but once they’re out they only toss and turn if they’re having a particularly bad dream. emmrich is like a very sexy log.

Do they snore?

emmrich doesn’t snore as much as he sleeptalks. mostly mumbling about what he’s researching but also lots of ‘manfred, put that down’. mira has that weird little snore that sounds like they’re sighing.

Who hogs the blanket?

not so much hogging, but dragomir’s really specific about the percentage of their body that must be covered by blanket at all time, so they make little adjustments for an hour or so until it’s perfect.

What do they dream about?

emmrich has textbook "mage visits the fade" dreams. maybe a little weirder in the lighthouse and maybe some are just a little bit suggestive once he and rook get together. dragomir has a pretty even split between typically odd magedreams and Horrific Esoteric Nightmares from The Deep Dark. also sometimes weird solas flavoured dreams.

How easily do they wake up?

emmrich will wake up to a polite shake or a call of his name, but has learned to sleep through the ambient noise of the necropolis (80% ominous bell tolling, 20% skeleton sounds). dragomir is on constant high alert during veilguard so they wake up to the slightest fucking thing. they sleep a little more deeply once the end of the world is over but the horrors do tend to endure, so it's only a little.

How awake they are afterwards?

emmrich wakes up fully online, devastatingly bright eyed and bushy tailed because he is a morning person and a freak. he does stretches in the mirror like winnie the pooh. mira takes about an hour before they’re ready to hold a proper conversation, but they’ll be up and dressed pretty quickly after waking.