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[CuriousArtemis]

Aww adorable puppies in the thread ♥ Now in DA4 I want a kitty companion =^._.^= It can ride on my shoulder and swat at darkspawn as I'm fighting. 

[rpgfan321]

Thanks for the input, you guys! I'm not at a stable setting in my life right now for a dog, puppy or adult, but I appreciate all the info!

 

I hope we can get a mabari companion or some sort of pet in the next game! I really missed having a mabari for a companion in Inquisition :>

[Tishina]

Aw, what an adorable pity!  (If not all Mabari, I can see a bit of her in Cullen's Mabari, if just the beautiful fur, eye color, and snout.)

 

Bolded: Same here. I started a Cullen romance but could never motivate myself to finish it until Trespasser. Between Solas... doing what Solas does best, and Cullen adopting a puppy, I decided some ex-Templar loving would be fun after all.

 

What's funny is, I headcanon that my Dalish elf has two very small children from before she met Cullen (who lived with the Clan during the main game but now see them more often post-game, since the Breach and Corypheus are gone), so now they're going to be thrilled that their new dadd have a doggy. Not just any doggy, but a giant war hound that they can ride around like a horse and play "conquer the castle" with. As of the end of Trespasser, I imagine they'll be quite the motley family.

Spoiler

An ex-Templar, a one-armed Dalish elf, two tiny elven children, and a Mabari.

 

 

That's totally fair and understandable. While I don't like the "all pit bulls are inherently dangerous" stereotype, I also don't agree with the "all pit bulls are complete sweethearts and you should never be afraid of them" counter-stereotype. No breed is 100% safe, and the sad reality is many are trained for aggression, or aren't trained properly, or (as is the case with any breed) some really are just crazy. (My mom's a vet who sees dozens of dogs a day, and she can tell you there are crazies in every breed; no exceptions.) And if you live in an area where pits are encouraged to be aggressive, being cautious is totally understandable. 

 

Aw, that Daisy sounds like a sweetie!  Yeah, between my mom, dad, uncle, and sister, I've owned or co-owned 7 pit bulls in my life, and personality-wise many of the Mabari's shenanigans seemed very pit-like. 

 

 

If it helps, the "proper socializing" part is more important when they're puppies, since that's their developmental stage. If you adopt a pit who's a few years old or more, odds are they've already gone through their proper socialization period, and you don't necessarily have keep it up at all times. To be honest, we were homebodies who almost never had guests over when I adopted my then-three and a half year-old Piggy, but she was still a good sport, got along well with people the few times we had them over, and was really good with cats that didn't run away from her. (A cat that flees triggers the "Squirrel!" part of her brain, and she sees it as fleeing prey.)

 

But either way, that's totally fine. Pit bull awareness! 

I've always considered the problem more to be bad dog owners rather than bad dogs, which for me can include the breeders.

 

BTW, glad to see I'm not the only one who hooked Cullen up with a Dalish who had children. My Volya was 3 or 4 years older than Cullen, though, with a mage-gifted teen who will take her place as the Keeper's First and stay with the clan (other than visits.) I kind of enjoy imagining her reaction to an ex-Templar human stepfather and his when he has to go from knowing she had a 12 year old when they met, intellectually, with actually meeting an almost-grown step-daughter. I think the mabari would help win her over...

[Ghost Gal]

I've always considered the problem more to be bad dog owners rather than bad dogs, which for me can include the breeders.

 

That's true.

 

BTW, glad to see I'm not the only one who hooked Cullen up with a Dalish who had children. My Volya was 3 or 4 years older than Cullen, though, with a mage-gifted teen who will take her place as the Keeper's First and stay with the clan (other than visits.) I kind of enjoy imagining her reaction to an ex-Templar human stepfather and his when he has to go from knowing she had a 12 year old when they met, intellectually, with actually meeting an almost-grown step-daughter. I think the mabari would help win her over...

 

Oh, thank goodness! I thought I was the only one.

 

Ah, that's actually very creative. My girl was about 20 when she met Cullen, but I imagine that culturally the Dalish grow up faster, so while still in her teens she'd bonded and had children with her childhood friend, but he was killed by bandits while she was pregnant with their second child. Losing her first love and having two toddlers (a 3-year-old daughter and 2-year-old son) to return home to after the Conclave made romance the last thing on her mind, which left her unprepared for Cullen's charm or Cupid's bow. xD

[MelissaGT]

I don't see english bulldog at all in the mabaris.

 

To me the breed looks more like rot with mastiff and a little bit of pit bull mixed in.

 

Not English Bulldog...Olde English Bulldogge...they're very different. OEB's have Mastiff and Pit Bull as foundation breeds (along with American Bulldog and English Bulldog). 

 

A lot of people get confused when they ask what kind of dog I have and I say Olde English Bulldogge and they assume I mean English Bulldog (which he's clearly not). I've taken to sometimes just calling him a Leavitt Bulldog to help separate the confusion.

 

My mother is a vet tech and has unfortunately seen the less positive side of pit adoption. Some just seem to have crossed wires and snap out of the blue...whether it's due to bad breeding or improper upbringing (this can happen with any breed, but pits are the "hot button" breed that you hear about all the time...I've just heard specific examples since she's friends with the local animal control officer). She tried herself and it just didn't work out. That's saying a lot considering we've always had the "no-no" breeds, such as German Shepards and Chow Chows. It's really sad the bad rap that they have...but it's because there are so many irresponsible people out there breeding and owning them, that you end up with messed up dogs with behavioral problems all over the place. In the 80's it was the German Shepard. In the 90's it was the Rottweiler. Now it's the Pit Bull that has the stereotype.

 

Adopting from a shelter also depends greatly on the shelter. If you have a good shelter that does the right thing, then great...adopt away! I would be cautious of adopting anything from a shelter in my area. Sad to say, the shelters will let just about anybody adopt a dog, and don't properly screen for behavior problems. We were thinking of adopting from a shelter and asked if we could bring Herschel down to see how they would interact. We were given a definitive "no." I then asked how I'm supposed to know if our dogs would get along and if they screen for behavior issues, especially since I have a little dog and several cats. I was again told "no" and that we'd have to go on gut. Yeah, we didn't adopt anything that day. I'd hate to say it, but I think I'm more comfortable with the idea of raising a puppy my way rather than adopting an older dog that could have serious behavior issues that are difficult or impossible to break...or putting myself or my other animals at risk. I could never forgive myself if something were to happen to my little dog or kitties. 

 

I'm cautious around any dominant breeds. It's all about how you raise them. We've followed Cesar Millan's tutelage religiously with raising Herschel and I am most definitely the alpha in the house. If I didn't have that status, he would walk all over us...and that would be a dangerous environment for my other dog (a pomeranian) and the cats. 

 

And I agree, the Cane Corso does look like a likely candidate...so we're saying a mix of all the "bull" style breeds. 

[Tishina]

That's true.

 

 

Oh, thank goodness! I thought I was the only one.

 

Ah, that's actually very creative. My girl was about 20 when she met Cullen, but I imagine that culturally the Dalish grow up faster, so while still in her teens she'd bonded and had children with her childhood friend, but he was killed by bandits while she was pregnant with their second child. Losing her first love and having two toddlers (a 3-year-old daughter and 2-year-old son) to return home to after the Conclave made romance the last thing on her mind, which left her unprepared for Cullen's charm or Cupid's bow. xD

I tend to play older protags (often the oldest I can get away with, lol) because I prefer one closer to my age. Someone a few years older felt like a good fit to me, especially with Cullen. Age is only one factor, of course, but I think someone who had the experience to really understand what they might be facing with his lyrium addiction and who would be ready to really appreciate the way he treats an IQ at many levels would be a good match for him. There's probably a lot of variation between the Dalish clans, though in DAO, you're told they encourage patience in their children in a way that suggested to me that maybe they tend to be a bit older than humans rather than the other way around. But it's easy enough to headcannon that some clans encourage earlier bonding (especially if they've lost members for some reason.) I wanted to make her daughter old enough to be entering training as the Keeper's second when she left for the Conclave so giving up the clan for Cullen wouldn't be such a hard decision (though they did nothing with it in game.) She'd also be clearing the way for her own daughter to be the next Keeper. It might even have been one of the reasons she was chosen to go to the Conclave, so "mom" wasn't butting into the training...

 

Despite popular myth, the average age for a first marriage in Western Europe until relatively recently was 25 for women and 27 for men. That doesn't mean some people didn't get married earlier (obviously they did for the average to be mid-20s,) but marriage before the late teens was extremely rare outside of instances among royalty or nobility that usually had to do with alliances, and even those weren't common - Henry VIII's youngest wife was 19 - the one who cheated on her much older husband, btw - while the others were between their early 20s and early 30s.

 

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[Ghost Gal]

I tend to play older protags (often the oldest I can get away with, lol) because I prefer one closer to my age. Someone a few years older felt like a good fit to me, especially with Cullen. Age is only one factor, of course, but I think someone who had the experience to really understand what they might be facing with his lyrium addiction and who would be ready to really appreciate the way he treats an IQ at many levels would be a good match for him. 

 

Ah, that makes sense. I play younger protagonists though because, well... I also prefer one closer to my age. 

 

I guess someone who's older would understand and appreciate what he's going through more, but alas...

 

There's probably a lot of variation between the Dalish clans, though in DAO, you're told they encourage patience in their children in a way that suggested to me that maybe they tend to be a bit older than humans rather than the other way around. But it's easy enough to headcannon that some clans encourage earlier bonding (especially if they've lost members for some reason.)

 

I guess you're right. The Dalish are trying to regain their lost immortality and thus probably try to live with more grace, wisdom, and patience as if they were immortal, so that makes sense. I also forgot about Cammen and Gheyna, two Dalish teenage elves in love who want to marry but feel they can't until he satisfies custom by making his first kill, to prove he's a man and can provide for a family. This wouldn't be an issue if the Dalish encouraged their teens to marry and breed young.

 

 

Okay, point taken. I still imagine she married and bred young though, if not because of Dalish culture, then because she and her honey were star-struck teenagers. (It seems to me that young people often think their love is special, no matter the culture.) Dalish marriage practices or not, I imagine there was some controversy because she was Keeper's First. Merrill implies in DA2 that Firsts are often kept separate from the clan to study, so my girl spending time with her sweetheart, then getting married and pregnant wasn't seen as the most effective use of her time and attention. "Shouldn't you be focusing on your studies? There's time for that later." Well, it turned out there wasn't time, as he got killed by bandits not long after she thickened with their second child (which, in turn, was shortly after their first child was born).

 

I hope you won't judge her too harshly, as I imagine she was otherwise a very dedicated, studious First. Maharon's death also snapped her awake and made her realize she should focus on helping her clan. I think having children is also mitigated by the fact that, in Dalish culture, children are raised by the whole clan even if they're orphaned.

 

I wanted to make her daughter old enough to be entering training as the Keeper's second when she left for the Conclave so giving up the clan for Cullen wouldn't be such a hard decision (though they did nothing with it in game.) She'd also be clearing the way for her own daughter to be the next Keeper. It might even have been one of the reasons she was chosen to go to the Conclave, so "mom" wasn't butting into the training...

 

That's a really creative way to roleplay it. 

 

I'll admit I did so for similar reasons. Keeping in mind the elves' subtle social pressure to have children (which I personally don't really blame them for since they're a dying race who want to keep from going extinct), I gave her children to avoid the guilt she'd feel marrying a human and leaving her Clan, since she already had her elven children. (I also headcanon that at least one of her kids, probably her daughter, will soon start showing signs of magic and thus will also start training to take her place as Keeper's First.) It wound up being for the best though, as it helped shape her character and added a nice layer to their headcanoned relationship.

 

Despite popular myth, the average age for a first marriage in Western Europe until relatively recently was 25 for women and 27 for men. That doesn't mean some people didn't get married earlier (obviously they did for the average to be mid-20s,) but marriage before the late teens was extremely rare outside of instances among royalty or nobility that usually had to do with alliances, and even those weren't common - Henry VIII's youngest wife was 19 - the one who cheated on her much older husband, btw - while the others were between their early 20s and early 30s.

 

I know, but in this case I wasn't not talking about Fantasy Medieval Western European culture. I was talking about Dalish culture; small, minority, vaguely tribal ethnic culture that (along with all modern elves around Thedas) seems to have more shades in common with Afro-Native American, Romani and Jewish cultures than Western Europeans.

 

Believe it or not, Medieval Jews (and I think Romani, though I haven't studied them as intensely) actually did commonly marry in their early teens. This was mostly due to arranged marriages from their parents, which in turn were for a number of reasons. One being that they were a small minority culture that wanted to ensure their kids married and had families within the community, so it made sense to get their kids hitched not too long before or after puberty so they would direct their new-found sexual urges toward their spouse and family-building. (It was also for things like insuring their kid's economic well-being by marrying them into good families, grabbing a good match while they could before disaster or exile befell one or both families and the marriage fell through and in case their kid wouldn't find a good match again, etc.) You can definitely see some parallels with the city elf culture, thought the Dalish are admittedly different.

[Tishina]

Ah, that makes sense. I play younger protagonists though because, well... I also prefer one closer to my age. 

 

I guess someone who's older would understand and appreciate what he's going through more, but alas...

 

 

 

 

I guess you're right. The Dalish are trying to regain their lost immortality and thus probably try to live with more grace, wisdom, and patience as if they were immortal, so that makes sense. I also forgot about Cammen and Gheyna, two Dalish teenage elves in love who want to marry but feel they can't until he satisfies custom by making his first kill, to prove he's a man and can provide for a family. This wouldn't be an issue if the Dalish encouraged their teens to marry and breed young.

 

 

Okay, point taken. I still imagine she married and bred young though, if not because of Dalish culture, then because she and her honey were star-struck teenagers. (It seems to me that young people often think their love is special, no matter the culture.) Dalish marriage practices or not, I imagine there was some controversy because she was Keeper's First. Merrill implies in DA2 that Firsts are often kept separate from the clan to study, so my girl spending time with her sweetheart, then getting married and pregnant wasn't seen as the most effective use of her time and attention. "Shouldn't you be focusing on your studies? There's time for that later." Well, it turned out there wasn't time, as he got killed by bandits not long after she thickened with their second child (which, in turn, was shortly after their first child was born).

 

I hope you won't judge her too harshly, as I imagine she was otherwise a very dedicated, studious First. Maharon's death also snapped her awake and made her realize she should focus on helping her clan. I think having children is also mitigated by the fact that, in Dalish culture, children are raised by the whole clan even if they're orphaned.

 

 

 

 

That's a really creative way to roleplay it. 

 

I'll admit I did so for similar reasons. Keeping in mind the elves' subtle social pressure to have children (which I personally don't really blame them for since they're a dying race who want to keep from going extinct), I gave her children to avoid the guilt she'd feel marrying a human and leaving her Clan, since she already had her elven children. (I also headcanon that at least one of her kids, probably her daughter, will soon start showing signs of magic and thus will also start training to take her place as Keeper's First.) It wound up being for the best though, as it helped shape her character and added a nice layer to their headcanoned relationship.

 

 

 

 

I know, but in this case I wasn't not talking about Fantasy Medieval Western European culture. I was talking about Dalish culture; small, minority, vaguely tribal ethnic culture that (along with all modern elves around Thedas) seems to have more shades in common with Afro-Native American, Romani and Jewish cultures than Western Europeans.

 

Believe it or not, Medieval Jews (and I think Romani, though I haven't studied them as intensely) actually did commonly marry in their early teens. This was mostly due to arranged marriages from their parents, which in turn were for a number of reasons. One being that they were a small minority culture that wanted to ensure their kids married and had families within the community, so it made sense to get their kids hitched not too long before or after puberty so they would direct their new-found sexual urges toward their spouse and family-building. (It was also for things like insuring their kid's economic well-being by marrying them into good families, grabbing a good match while they could before disaster or exile befell one or both families and the marriage fell through and in case their kid wouldn't find a good match again, etc.) You can definitely see some parallels with the city elf culture, thought the Dalish are admittedly different.

Oh, I love it when someone's actually looking at specific cultures and history instead of "everybody knows"! The medieval Jews were in a different economic situation from most European commoners since they usually couldn't own land anyway (and were, I think, mostly urban, though there were exceptions in some areas,) but I agree there are influences in how the CE culture is written, as well as to Native Americans who have wholly or partly assimilated.

 

I like how you worked out her story! And no need to apologize, it's natural to want to play a protagonist close to your own age, and it's also clear that the Dalish don't rely on age nearly as much as maturity and ability to act as a full adult within the clan, so your IQ was just ready earlier. I thought they got off to a good start in DAO with portraying the Dalish as having a complex, sophisticated culture instead of defaulting to Western tropes of the simple savages, but I haven't felt they've built on it much since then, particularly in DAI (lots of elvehen lore, but not much Dalish culture other than a kind of superficial contact with the clan on the Exalted Plains.) And I thought about the emphasis on the whole clan bonds being almost as important as the direct family when creating Volya's background - while she knows her daughter misses her, her daughter also has all of her relatives and the rest of the clan. I'm wondering how having her clan as part of the governing body of a Free Marcher city is going to change that whole dynamic, though.

 

I used the wording "a good match" because I wanted to be clear that I didn't think my headcannon was "the" right match, just one with qualities that he would appreciate (I'm a firm believer that most people can be happy with a range of personalities, etc.) And I'm definitely not suggesting that someone older is always more mature and stable, I've known lots of people in their late teens and early 20s who were much more responsible and mature than some people I know in their 50s and 60s (my ex comes to mind, lol.) But that mature teen will usually grow into an even more mature early 30s, with some more experience in coping with the crap life drops into your lap. In Volya's case, she would appreciate how respectful Cullen was of her abilities as a leader and her culture, etc. while his appearance really wouldn't impress her much at first (I assume most Dalish who rarely saw humans would find a human's appearance a little strange until they got used to it.)

[Ghost Gal]

Oh, I love it when someone's actually looking at specific cultures and history instead of "everybody knows"! The medieval Jews were in a different economic situation from most European commoners since they usually couldn't own land anyway (and were, I think, mostly urban, though there were exceptions in some areas,) but I agree there are influences in how the CE culture is written, as well as to Native Americans who have wholly or partly assimilated.

 

Oh, thank you. ^^ Yeah, I love Medieval European history and read up on it every chance I get. 

 

I like how you worked out her story! And no need to apologize, it's natural to want to play a protagonist close to your own age, and it's also clear that the Dalish don't rely on age nearly as much as maturity and ability to act as a full adult within the clan, so your IQ was just ready earlier. I thought they got off to a good start in DAO with portraying the Dalish as having a complex, sophisticated culture instead of defaulting to Western tropes of the simple savages, but I haven't felt they've built on it much since then, particularly in DAI (lots of elvehen lore, but not much Dalish culture other than a kind of superficial contact with the clan on the Exalted Plains.) And I thought about the emphasis on the whole clan bonds being almost as important as the direct family when creating Volya's background - while she knows her daughter misses her, her daughter also has all of her relatives and the rest of the clan. I'm wondering how having her clan as part of the governing body of a Free Marcher city is going to change that whole dynamic, though.

 

Oh, thank you! 

 

Yeah, they haven't really done much with the Dalish since introducing them, or really revealed much about their culture beyond the textbook mechanical. I felt the Dalish Origin in DAO had the least amount of heart because they were so busy info-dumping details of the clan structure that there wasn't much time to reveal clan life. You learn a lot about what everyone is supposed to do (the hahren tells stories, the crafter crafts, the hunters hunt, the Keeper leads and the Keeper's First is apprenticed to the Keeper) but not who they are or what life would be like with them. DA2 didn't expand it any either; if anything, they stripped all the kindness and likability from Mahariel's clan. DAI went into even less detail. You run into one Clan in the Dirth and basically just run a bunch of errands for them. You again learn what everyone is supposed to do (this one tends the halla, this one provides supplies, this one trades, etc), but not who they are. (Only Solas and Sera say anything about the Dalish as people, and they only complain about how supposedly stuck-up and closed-minded the Dalish are to anyone who'll listen.)

 

To be honest, fan comics and fan art and even fan music has done a better job of expanding the Dalish's humanity (or, well, you know, "elfanity"), and giving a sense of what life would be like in a Dalish clan (growing up among them, talking with them, interacting with them, joking and playing and passing time and goofing off), than anything out of BioWare.

 

I used the wording "a good match" because I wanted to be clear that I didn't think my headcannon was "the" right match, just one with qualities that he would appreciate (I'm a firm believer that most people can be happy with a range of personalities, etc.) And I'm definitely not suggesting that someone older is always more mature and stable, I've known lots of people in their late teens and early 20s who were much more responsible and mature than some people I know in their 50s and 60s (my ex comes to mind, lol.) But that mature teen will usually grow into an even more mature early 30s, with some more experience in coping with the crap life drops into your lap. In Volya's case, she would appreciate how respectful Cullen was of her abilities as a leader and her culture, etc. while his appearance really wouldn't impress her much at first (I assume most Dalish who rarely saw humans would find a human's appearance a little strange until they got used to it.)

 

Oh, all right. Sorry. You're right though, that is a good match! ^^

 

Lol Yeah, I imagine his looks had to grow on my girl too. Not that he's not handsome, but he is bulky and hairy compared to most elves, which would take some getting used to for an elf raised among other elves... (Lol I imagine after one of their first kisses she cries, "Y-ow!" "What is it?!" "Your face scratched my face! DX")

[R2s Muse]

Since we've been a little quiet. 
 
Cullen and Cassandra, brotp 5ever!
 

 
http://foxmxlder.tum...816/brotp-5ever

[CuriousArtemis]

Can't believe I thought they'd make a good ship at one time >.< Now I can't even imagine it!

[R2s Muse]

Can't believe I thought they'd make a good ship at one time >.< Now I can't even imagine it!

IKR? Although admittedly, we didn't really know her well before DA:I.

[Sifr]

if Cullen was in a fight with Cullen who would win?

 

The audience.

 

 

ohmygod. the cullen cosplay to top them all!
 

http://bioticsexgod..../129899841311  

ADORABLE BABY CULLEN SPOTTED AT THE EDMONTON EXPO!
Photo credit: Edmonton Comic and Entertainment Expo

 

Why do I suspect this is actually how Leliana and Josephine see Cullen? Especially after he noticed that Lake Calenhad looks like a bunny...

 

[DaiyoukaiGeisha]

The audience.

 

 

 

 

The correct answer!

[Vanalia]

Do you think that a DA4 could happen in the past? it would be original.

 

And the characters in cameos would be children, and we would see Cullen at 5 years old running around in Honnleath  well, maybe it's not "in the past" enough. It would be nice to see Maric and co. Ferelden under occupation.

 

Or the previous Blight, long, long ago!

[Dasha Dreyson]

The audience.

 

 

 

Why do I suspect this is actually how Leliana and Josephine see Cullen? Especially after he noticed that Lake Calenhad looks like a bunny...

 

I think Dorian sees Cullen that way too. Dorian is flirting with Cullen during chess, but I think Dorian flirts with just about everyone. He just seems like he would.

[CuriousArtemis]

I think Dorian sees Cullen that way too. Dorian is flirting with Cullen during chess, but I think Dorian flirts with just about everyone. He just seems like he would.

 

They make such a cute fandom couple though *scream*

 

After my future playthrough, Cullrian might be my top Cullen pairing.

I still love Canders (Cullen x Anders) though. EDIT: Or is that Cullanders?

 

I can't think of any others that I really like.

[PrimaD]

They make such a cute fandom couple though *scream*

 

After my future playthrough, Cullrian might be my top Cullen pairing.

I still love Canders (Cullen x Anders) though. EDIT: Or is that Cullanders?

 

I can't think of any others that I really like.

 

I like Cullistair from way back even if it had a resurgence in the past six months.  

 

I will confess that for me Cullen is the little black dress of the fandom.  I think there's a ton of pairings that he works well with.  Give me a well written story, you can convince me of anything. 

[CuriousArtemis]

I like Cullistair from way back even if it had a resurgence in the past six months.  

 

I will confess that for me Cullen is the little black dress of the fandom.  I think there's a ton of pairings that he works well with.  Give me a well written story, you can convince me of anything. 

 

Oh that's totally Anders for me.

 

There's Cullanders. 

There's Nanders.

There's the classic Handers.

But never, ever Fenders.

 

I like to pair Cullen with someone who will boss him a bit That could be Josie or Leliana but for some reason I can't picture him with either advisor. They're like big sisters to him in my head. 

 

I took forever to jump on the Cullrian bandwagon. I'm still not a Dorian fan. /stubborn face   But somehow it just works for those two. Okay it was that one scene in Haven, hehehe xD 

 

EDIT: Also I just realized the fact that I became a pretty solid Cassarric shipper may be why I can't see Cass x Cullen AT ALL anymore >.>

[MelissaGT]

I get that there's a lot of fan-pairings for Cullen which is cool...I just personally can't see him with anybody else but Lady IQ...I've waited too long to get Cullen and that's that! 

[Tishina]

Oh that's totally Anders for me.

 

There's Cullanders. 

There's Nanders.

There's the classic Handers.

But never, ever Fenders.

 

I like to pair Cullen with someone who will boss him a bit That could be Josie or Leliana but for some reason I can't picture him with either advisor. They're like big sisters to him in my head. 

 

I took forever to jump on the Cullrian bandwagon. I'm still not a Dorian fan. /stubborn face   But somehow it just works for those two. Okay it was that one scene in Haven, hehehe xD 

 

EDIT: Also I just realized the fact that I became a pretty solid Cassarric shipper may be why I can't see Cass x Cullen AT ALL anymore >.>

I'm also a strong Cassarric shipper. Those two are so funny together once he finds out she likes his books!

[CuriousArtemis]

I get that there's a lot of fan-pairings for Cullen which is cool...I just personally can't see him with anybody else but Lady IQ...I've waited too long to get Cullen and that's that! 

 

I've actually waited so long that I'm kinda meh now, like... maybe I'm just too saturated with DAI stuff. But eventually I'm gonna finally use that mod (which I quickly downloaded before the creator can be abused up and down and thus pull it down) and finally take the big leap. Maybe during xmas holidays. It's hard not to think of my solavellan playthrough. I get into ruts with romances. There is always "The One." Even after I finally figured out how to romance Alistair with a Mr. Surana I just felt weird about not being with Zevran. 

 

But I am like that with Hawris, except, confession, I kind of like Sebris... >.> but Fenris and Hawke are just like... soul mates in my book. 

 

I guess that's the true nature of an OTP eh? I can't imagine being a fan without OTPs; they consist of like 90% of what draws me to a fandom  

[CuriousArtemis]

I'm also a strong Cassarric shipper. Those two are so funny together once he finds out she likes his books!

 

That was another one I was slow to get onboard for but GOOOOOOSH I mean they seriously seem to flirt with each other in banters half the time?? I normally wouldn't like a female tsundere but I feel Cass pulls it off with Varric, and they make such a cute pair!!

[GoldenGail3]

*Sits on a chair* I hate writing long, boring stuff when I feel like crap. I can't even think straight (stupid ADHD, makes me not think straight). I'm finished with my Cullen romance! It was my first (and my canon)! Yay!

[GoldenGail3]

I still love Canders (Cullen x Anders) though. EDIT: Or is that Cullenanders

I don't understand that.... Is it just looks that ship them? I don't really like shipping them personality and history wise. It...doesn't sit well with me. I'm sorry to offend you, but any other ship with Cullen is fine (I understand Cullrian, so there's that). Then again, I sit on a 'Good Awakening Anders = Bad DA2 Anders' thing. I loved Anders in Awakening, I was so happy to give him his cat. He and Nathienal were always in my party. I loved ALL of the Awakening people (besides for Velenna...). Justice and my Cousland were tanking buddies (and Justice adored my Cousland. My Cousland was sad to see him go. She liked having a nice spirt around). I disliked DA2 Anders though, becuase the Humourous DA:A Anders was long gone sense then....