#romancingcullen

hyliari

I figured out recently why the Tranquil in Dragon Age really REALLY bother me. I'm relatively new to the games, not even been playing them a year, but I digress. The reason the Tranquil bother me is because I have a few mental illnesses. And not that long ago, well before my lifetime, one of the "treatments" for some mental illnesses was a lobotomy. Don't even get me started on that barbaric practice.... This makes me angry, upset, sad, and pity them. It's also why I think I can never side with Templars. Even when romancing former Templars (Alistair or Cullen), I just...I cannot agree with them when it comes to mages. I know some do see correlations between LGBTQ persecution and the Mages, I see it as well as a LGBTQ person. But I also see it as mental health and the stigmas surrounding it. I didn't ask to be born like this....just like a Mage in Dragon Age didn't ask to be born with magic. (I'm bipolar, have OCD, and dermatilomania.)

So I saw this post earlier and it made me think of when I romanced Cullen

Without delay, indeed. Thanks, Jim.