Hawke came into my home office today to dissociate for a bit before leaving

It's just like at work, only instead of an army dude it's a small void having an existential crisis

Symbols I associate with ocs - Worldstate: The Maker’s (un)Chosen

Talani Brosca: hands, bruises, daggers, nail marks/scratches, keys, crates/barrels

Feja Aeducan: pearls, anything art deco, sequins, gold, perfume bottles

Elias Mahariel: fire, the color green, puddles, tall grass, pine trees

Cian Hawke: the sea, the color blue, oil paintings, the sky, round staircases

Brielle Lavellan: leather, sunflowers, honey, the color yellow, bees, the sun

Elara Lavellan: old books, bundles of drying herbs, quills, feathers, botanical drawings

Just finished playing DA2: MotA. I went into it fully expecting to loathe Tallis but . . . I kind of loved her? Like yes, she has some speshul snowflake syndrome and I can see how it’s really annoying if your Hawke can’t stand her and wants to kill her or thwart her plans. But at least she has personality and shows that not all people in the Qun are at peace with it (as much as Tallis likes to pretend otherwise, she is a mess of contradictions). And my purple Hawke needed this silly vacay and fun flirtation after all of the Act 2 angst. Plus I can headcanon that it helps Fenris realize he needs to stop pining and either rekindle with my Hawke or let her move on.

It's time to ramble about my Hawke and her attempted neutrality in the mage/templar conflict during DA2.

This isn't about any one post in particular, but it seems like there are a lot of common assumptions in fandom about choices made in the game and, uh, my Hawke didn't necessarily make all of those.

My Hawke: isn't a mage, doesn't romance a mage, and Bethany dies in the Deep Roads. She's lost a lot of buy in for the mage/templar conflict. Does she think bad things are happening at the Gallows? Absolutely. Does she think the system is broken? Sure. Is she 100% sold on a war for mage freedom? ehh....

She trusted her father and Bethany, she knew their intentions were good and they were good people. But through hearing their lessons, also knew there was potential for things to go wrong with magic.

Anders is a friend and she wants to help him but is also concerned about Justice and who's really in control there. He scares her at times and by Act 3, there's a growing distance because he seems more and more unstable.

Merrill is as sweet as can be, but Hawke's always heard that blood magic is bad so she doesn't help with the mirror. Again, it's scary and she doesn't have a foundation to make it seem less scary.

Not to mention she's just piling trauma on top of trauma. Every time she gets her footing, something else is taken away. She spends most of the game trying to not get involved with the mages and templars. Her life is falling apart without taking on what feels like other people's problems too. She helps Anders and helps mages escape when he asks, but isn't all on board the mage freedom wagon. Meredith is a menace that could bring the city down, but what the hell is Hawke supposed to do about it? She just wants to sit at the Hanged Man and drink and play cards and ignore the world around her like almost every other person in there. She's one person, why is fixing everything her job? She didn't ask for that. She doesn't want to do that. She just wants to live her life and try to find moments of happiness. Getting heavily involved in the mage/templar conflict doesn't really fit into that.

Now I'm not saying these are good choices, but they feel like real choices a person could make. Some people would argue they make her a bad a person. Not part of the solution means you're part of the problem. I just think she's dealing the the shitty hands life keeps dealing her in the best way she can, which isn't necessarily that great. She's more focused on trying to make her immediate little piece of the world seem safe and less on trying to save the world in general. A Champion for the people indeed...

For the ask game - 1, 19, 49, 61

I hope that's not too many

Hey, thanks for the ask!

And it's not too many at all, no worries. :)

You didn't specify who for so I'll just do like half and half.

1. What drives them? What is their ultimate goal? - for Torryn Cousland:

Motivation is like the biggest piece of character development you could do so I shall use my less developed boy. At the beginning of the game, he was just kind of naive and wanted glory or honor or whatever he thought was expected of him. He didn't know really how awful war and death was - he'd been raised as the son of a very powerful family in a time of peace, why would he know it beyond what stories and songs said? Howe's betrayal really shook him, I think. He had no desire to join the wardens and honestly, he probably just wanted to tell his brother what happened and then go hide in the wilds or something. When he and Alistair became the last wardens in Ferelden, he did his duty, because he was the only one who could. Doesn't mean he was happy about it. So, for most of the game, it was just sort of "get this done and then you can move on with your life, whatever is left of it." Then, as his relationship with Morrigan developed, he started focusing on something other than just doing what he had to: he wanted to build a future for the two of them. That drive probably only increased when he found out that they were going to have a child. He put himself in a position of power and married the queen, which seemed like an ambitious and selfish move from the outside, but it was actually done because he wanted to secure something for Morrigan and his son, somewhere they could be safe and that gave them both a very comfortable future. So, in the end, I suppose he was motivated by a desire to protect and take care of his newfound family.

19. What sparks genuine, unadulterated rage in them? - For Iarlaith Hawke

Honestly, Hawke is easy to find things that make him happy or that are funny so this one is good for him. I mean, there's people: Meredith, Petrice, and of course mage rights but what probably really actually enrages him is, hm... Honestly, it might just be not treating people as people or that they're worthwhile despite their class/race/sexuality/etc. He's struggled with homophobia from his mother and her traditionalist views his whole life and it's really messed him up. He, his siblings, and his father have never been able to tell her that they have elven blood because of a different part of those traditionalist views. So, seeing someone be treated as "not enough" or "nothing" probably enrages him to no end.

On another side, his relationship with his mom probably also has made him exceptionally irritated about anyone who won't accept the responsibility for their actions and blame it on others (i.e: she didn't have to go run off or get pregnant, even if that part was an accident. It wasn't his fault he was born). But I'm not sure he lets that side come out as much.

Whatever it is, it comes from his shit relationship with his mom, no doubt. :)

49. How often do they cut their hair, if at all? - For Iarlaith Hawke

Enough to take care of it. He doesn't actually cut his hair much; he lets Anders do it. He likes him playing with his hair. I think it keeps getting slightly longer throughout the acts.

After the end of the game, he cuts his hair short so as to not be recognized as easily.

61. Is there an in-game moment of theirs you think about and just laugh? - For Torryn Cousland

This would be very hard to do for Hawke since there are so many moments I find hilarious.

But my warden... Hm. Honestly all of Awakening is just hilarious. He recruits a bunch of criminals and murderers, makes them a found family, then just goes off never to be seen again. And yet I bet they're all insanely loyal to him no matter what. So, yeah, probably just the fact of who he chose to start rebuilding the order in ferelden. I think he and they are the only peopld who actually find that funny, though.

Thanks again for the ask! I think I wrote you a small novel in response. 😁

i love her your honor.

character, Lili Hawke, belongs to me

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Listen, if I had the time I would just make Justice Leauge the mockumentary, lol.

Reblog and put your rare pair in the tags/comments! I want to see the depths people will go to create, for the most random two characters in the most obscure media.

We'll get through this!

He isn't the type to let you bend over to pick something up in peace.

As soon as he sees your upper body go down, your ass perched perfectly in the air, he cant help but appear behind you all of a sudden. Hand reeled back, and bottom lip pulled between his teeth.

Just when you noticed the devious presence behind you, a loud slap echoed from your right cheek and you fall forward from the impact.

The recoil traveled throughout your entire leg, and he couldn't feel more proud of himself in that moment.

"Ow!" You winced, looking back to see a smug look on his face "Did you have to do it that hard?"

"Listen sweetheart" he chuckled, before bending down to place you over his shoulder "If you're gonna wear that around the house you can't expect me not to touch"

"That was not just a touch" you whined, still feeling the harsh sting your behind has been granted with.

"Awww, then let me rub it better yeah?"

GOJO, TOJI, geto, Sukuna, Bakugo, HAWKS, dabi, KARMA, kurroo, Bokuto, Atsumu, HANMA, BAJI, Mikey, RAN, Tengen

Woe, full names be upon ye

Mi'var "Brielle" Atheraniel Mahariel of Clan Lavellan Cian Ronan Hawke Feja Anika Aestyth Valda Angyalka Aeducan Eth'las "Elias" Atheranion Mahariel of Clan Sabrae Talani Brosca Elara Assanniel Sabrae of Clan Lavellan Ghilana Elariel Sabrae of Clan Lavellan

Lucia Mairyn Evandra Cousland Marguerites "Rita" Hèloïse Caron Adelaide Elspeth Hawke Hissera "Tessa" Adaar Adralla "Aria" Anne Trevelyan Marzia [?]

Alaric Theodemir Amell Syl'vhenan Andras Kirta Deka Kader Nikolas Kay Hawke-Amell Rihannon "Rynn" Shea Cadash Lorelei Surana

If only...

(have you catch up with BNHA recently)

harris hawks

I don't draw Jet often but I like him a lottt

Me, looking at my Hawke: Hm...

Me: I know you've fought with homophobia all your life, especially with your mother, and that severely limited the amount of boys you ever even considered actually dating...

Me: But also you could be demisexual.

Him: ...

Me: Hard to say.......