And for those bored over the holidays, new chapter! 
Fool’s Errand 18: Belly of the Beast by R2s Muse
Chapter 18: Belly of the Beast (ao3) (ffn)
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Chapter Summary: Hawke and Co. arrive in Jainen and meet with the templars at last
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!! 
First of all I cannot believe I found this thread half way down page two... shameful LOL!!! Had to bring it up to page 1
Here is my question. I have played the game 6 or 7 times and have always romanced Cullen. I have read that the Solas romance is also good in a very different way) and that playing as an Elf adds to the overall experience of the game.
So, as I prepare to play my first game as an Elf will I have the strength to forgo another romance with Cullen? Is the Solas romance worth it??? If I change my mind, when is the last time I can start a romance with Cullen.
Worth it... I've been to Cullen twice, and once I started Solas'... I can't do other romance than Solas' now... Heartbreaking bittersweet story, only darkness awaits... you are warned...
But worth every single drop of tears. I cried through it the whole way down but TBH Solas romance became my overall favourite over the whole DA series.
I echo the others' comments, it's worth it for the dimension and depth it brings to Solas and all the Trespasser stuff. But just be aware of how slim it is on content and maybe even consider it a speed run. Compared to the Cullen romance there's very little, so the slog becomes real. But nevertheless WORTH IT, at least once. He may end up not being your cup of tea, but then at least all is clear.
Me before Temple of Mythal
Hug R2s, courage for Del...
On a side note, my Solavellan Lavellan (Revas) is still keeping her hopes and her best efforts to... well you know, after Trespasser. Solas... 
It's far from Cullen's Happily Ever After, but I think that I'll go to hell first before giving up on him.
First of all I cannot believe I found this thread half way down page two... shameful LOL!!! Had to bring it up to page 1
Here is my question. I have played the game 6 or 7 times and have always romanced Cullen. I have read that the Solas romance is also good in a very different way) and that playing as an Elf adds to the overall experience of the game.
So, as I prepare to play my first game as an Elf will I have the strength to forgo another romance with Cullen? Is the Solas romance worth it??? If I change my mind, when is the last time I can start a romance with Cullen.
In all my games I've played a human, until my current play through. This time I'm playing a female elf, just so I can romance Solas. I'm horrible...I'm far enough along in my Solas romance that I can continually tell Cullen that I want to talk about "us" and he'll tell me that I'm already with someone else so that keeps me from messing up the Solas romance despite the fact that I'm trying to flirt with Cullen. So thanks to Cullen, I'm still romancing Solas. I do feel a lot of guilt and then will run to Solas and click on him and have to keep on clicking on him until he says "my heart" because I become afraid that Solas found out I was flirting with Cullen and ditched me. But so far I haven't been ditched (yet).
I really don't want to mess up the Solas romance since I don't have it in me to not romance Cullen in future games. So I'm going take this romance all the way to the end and will have to tread carefully once there is a chance of ending the romance later on since I don't want to end it.
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!
Worth it... I've been to Cullen twice, and once I started Solas'... I can't do other romance than Solas' now... Heartbreaking bittersweet story, only darkness awaits... you are warned...
But worth every single drop of tears. I cried through it the whole way down but TBH Solas romance became my overall favourite over the whole DA series.
Hug R2s, courage for Del...
On a side note, my Solavellan Lavellan (Revas) is still keeping her hopes and her best efforts to... well you know, after Trespasser. Solas...
It's far from Cullen's Happily Ever After, but I think that I'll go to hell first before giving up on him.
Hey! *waving* New art, that's lovely!
I actually did things the other way around, romanced Solas first, assuming I wouldn't like it that much. Silly me. Fortunately, I enjoyed the Cullen romance just as much and have almost finished that PT. I'm hoping to finish both the Cullenmancer and Zhenya in the next week or so (my dwarf, Zhenya, caught up and passed the Cullenmancer this weekend, lol). Then I'll be playing Vetra, a dwarven rogue with the Cullen romance mod, and a Dalish rogue who'll romance Cullen, Solas, and, if I can get it to fire, Josephine, using another mod. 
In all my games I've played a human, until my current play through. This time I'm playing a female elf, just so I can romance Solas. I'm horrible...I'm far enough along in my Solas romance that I can continually tell Cullen that I want to talk about "us" and he'll tell me that I'm already with someone else so that keeps me from messing up the Solas romance despite the fact that I'm trying to flirt with Cullen. So thanks to Cullen, I'm still romancing Solas. I do feel a lot of guilt and then will run to Solas and click on him and have to keep on clicking on him until he says "my heart" because I become afraid that Solas found out I was flirting with Cullen and ditched me. But so far I haven't been ditched (yet).
I really don't want to mess up the Solas romance since I don't have it in me to not romance Cullen in future games. So I'm going take this romance all the way to the end and will have to tread carefully once there is a chance of ending the romance later on since I don't want to end it.
Nah, they don't seem to pay attention to things like that. My Solas IQ flirted with Cullen (and Dorian and Cass) constantly and he never made a peep about it.
Ah, ceru, she's sooo pretty!MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!
Worth it... I've been to Cullen twice, and once I started Solas'... I can't do other romance than Solas' now... Heartbreaking bittersweet story, only darkness awaits... you are warned...
But worth every single drop of tears. I cried through it the whole way down but TBH Solas romance became my overall favourite over the whole DA series.
Hug R2s, courage for Del...
On a side note, my Solavellan Lavellan (Revas) is still keeping her hopes and her best efforts to... well you know, after Trespasser. Solas...
It's far from Cullen's Happily Ever After, but I think that I'll go to hell first before giving up on him.
Happy New Year all! Here's an oldie to take us into the New Year!
Perfect.
Happy New Year, everyone!
HAPPY NEW YEARS PEOPLE!!!!
Happy new year everyone 
Wheeee I get the date wrong!!! Gosh I actually slept the whole day on New Year... O.o
Happy New Year everyone!
Not about Cullen but this is first artwork of the year... (Solavellan without Solas, whoops...)
I keep saying I'm going to romance Cullen one of these days but I can never decide which background to go with. Damn this racegating!
There's a mod now to unlock the racegating, I'm about to try it with my new dwarf, Vetra. I tested it with Zhenya, so I already know it'll be humorous (let's just say he's a boob man) but it's no worse than some of the clips I've already lived through with a dwarf, lol.
edit for top! Here's what happens when you put a dwarf in one of the Cullenites' favorite scenes:
There's a mod now to unlock the racegating, I'm about to try it with my new dwarf, Vetra. I tested it with Zhenya, so I already know it'll be humorous (let's just say he's a boob man) but it's no worse than some of the clips I've already lived through with a dwarf, lol.
edit for top! Here's what happens when you put a dwarf in one of the Cullenites' favorite scenes:
Spoiler
Unfortunately I can't download any mods right now, so no dorf-loving for Cullen. How are you liking it so far?
For what it's worth, it is different romancing a Lavellan with Cullen. Nothing compares to the uniqueness that is Solas, but Cullen is like... the perfect complement to the Solavellan pain. Worth doing it once. Esp since you can still go flirt with Solas and hear all his stories (sigh, I heard more of his stories as his friend than as his girlfriend :shakes fist at maxing out approval too early:).Oh my god, that screenshot.
I generally don't like playing humans (well, except Hawke, who is my token human and is allowed to exist because I am a merciful god) and I enjoy interracial/species relationships. But if I'm going to all the trouble of playing a Lavellan, I feel like I might as well go for Solas... who I already romanced. I'm going in circles, argh!
Ah, font, I think this one may be one of my faves you've done. sigh. So perfect.So, I posted this on Tumblr several days ago, but wanted to share it here as well (I just really love this scene):
And the original screenshot: 1200x1920 and 2400x3840
Ah, font, I think this one may be one of my faves you've done. sigh. So perfect.
D'aww, thank you! I was really pleased with how the screenshot and the edit turned out, which doesn't happen often.
Oh my god, that screenshot.
I generally don't like playing humans (well, except Hawke, who is my token human and is allowed to exist because I am a merciful god) and I enjoy interracial/species relationships. But if I'm going to all the trouble of playing a Lavellan, I feel like I might as well go for Solas... who I already romanced. I'm going in circles, argh!
Awww, sorry to hear that. Well, I second what R2 said, it's worth playing a Lavellan once for Cullen just to balance out the Solas pain; I found it very sweet, in a good way. Vetra is still very early in the Haven portion of the game (lvl 5 I think?) so I've only had the first awkward flirt that everyone gets. I just tested out the kiss on Zhenya for science, lol. I'll post screenshots as the romance (comedy) proceeds, lol, since the mod doesn't adjust for height at all.
D'aww, thank you!
I agree with R2, that's a lovely gif. I just played that scene as a romance for the first time today with Volya. My first PT was friendship, and while I liked it, it just didn't have the same feel at all.
I keep saying I'm going to romance Cullen one of these days but I can never decide which background to go with. Damn this racegating!
I feel your pain. I would have loved to romance Cullen with my FemQunari (would have been my Canon LI if he had been), it would have been so awesome. Also
Romancing him with a Dwarf would have been Adorable!!!!
I love doing his romance with a mage and, even better with an elven mage. Something about the slender, tiny elf and the Chippendales worthy commander just works for me and, a mage with Cullen gets some special dialogues I love.
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