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[zambixi]

I'm more inclined to believe he likes to be chased, to be pursued by someone whose interest he values. He wants the Inquisitor to show their interest in him. I don't really see him as jealous or even possessive (outside of a select few cases) because sometimes I think he honestly doesn't believe anyone else can compete with him. If Lavellan leaves him, he accepts it because it's the smart play but if she wants him and gives him permission...

 

He's a god, he's used to being in power and having power over others. I don't get the feeling he enjoys it or enjoys having others in his power. Their entire relationship is Lavellan making all the moves and everything is her choice from start to finish except the breakup. She's in control, she seeks him out, and he reciprocates when she does.

 

I think you're spot-on. In the case of Solavellan, Solas is definitely in the position of power, even if he's the one being pursued. It does seem like he's very cognizant of that throughout the relationship, and tries to make sure she always affirms her affection before he does anything. I wonder though if he doesn't sort of like being in that position of power, to a certain extent. If he didn't have other things going on, would he have let the power dynamic continue the way it was?

 

Anyway, I'd love a Fenris-style moment where he takes charge a little...woof.

[jawsisinmywc]

Way off topic, but I always read your username as "Jawas in my toilet" when you post in this thread, and just realized it was "Jaws is in my toilet".  I spent way too much time playing SWtOR.

 

Ok, I just felt like saying that.  Carry on.

It's based off my childhood fear. Sadly, I saw the movie Jaws when I was a kid and was so scared that I was even nervous going to the toilet...cause ya know...there's water in there and Jaws is in the water. I don't have that fear anymore  .

[Birdy]

 

Solas returning to Arlathan.

You know that's kinda what the Devs must have felt like when they realized we all raved about Solas and the amount of smut that gets thrown around in our sadness.

[zambixi]

So I really think Patrick Weekes deserves a tweet like this, "so Solas's favorable reception as a romance totally makes you want to write more of the thing, right?" It's not like he could smile and say spoilers about an opinion...could he?

 

He would, just to troll. He probably just keeps "Spoilers :)" on his clipboard so all he has to do is hit Ctrl + V to tweet it in.

 

 

So, um, I can't be the only one who downloaded the Cinematic Tool and used it to get up and close with Solas, right? Right?!

 

Spoiler

 

Holy bedroom eyes, Solas! (This is my Lavellan's pre-kiss POV  )

 

This is beautiful

 

Question: is he supposed to have a cleft chin or is that a scar as well?

[Avejajed]

RE: Rawr!Solas

 

I think why some people may think that he does have a dominant personality is because he clearly does not have submissive one.  This is a man who, despite his serious and intellectual side, is a real bamf. He carries himself, his power, his knowledge with supreme confidence. We may see it falter once or twice but Solas is always in control of himself.  He's always in control of the situation.  Almost always, anyway. 

 

But he's so much more than everyone else- so much older, so much more power, so much more experienced, that despite what he pretends to be, he's still worshiped- or at least was, and that's got to give him some level of "I'm better than all of you" even if it's something he might deny.

 

I don't know, that's just my take on it, anyway. Would he want to tie Lavellan up and whip her? Prooooobably not. lol. Seems there's other elven Gods more into that.

[Vylix]

It's based off my childhood fear. Sadly, I saw the movie Jaws when I was a kid and was so scared that I was even nervous going to the toilet...cause ya know...there's water in there and Jaws is in the water. I don't have that fear anymore  .

Its okay. I watched Jurassic park when i was a kid and had a nightmare about a t-rex jumping on a trampoline up to my window and burping. I ran off to my dad crying. xD

[Oswin]

This would explain why when I got Solas's personal quest, I was like, "Is it just me or is he really HOT when he's furious?" 

 

 

So hawt. 

 

On the topic of kisses. Solas is hands down the best smoocher out of all the romances in DAI. There's a passion there that just seems to come through more than with anyone else. Maybe it's the whole knowing that he really shouldn't thing. Makes it all the more lustful.

Oh my days, what do I sound like. Bad influences! The lot of you 

It's great that it actually looks like a kiss and not just heads banging together like I had with some of the previous and ME games  Air kissing!

[Lui]

Some very interesting theories in this post on reddit. I don't agree with all of them [I don't personally think Solas created the blight], but definitely some interesting thoughts! 

 

I saw that one! Yeah I was indignant about the blight thing especially since it seemed to imply that it was to keep convenient bodies around for the old gods to jump into. Very un-Solas.

[Lui]

Omg this thread moves so fast! 34 new replies added indeed...

[amranthe]

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There's a cultural fixation on the idea that possessiveness and jealousy is romantic. In the "I love them so much anyone else looking/having them makes me crazy" sense. That's why so many people see the Phantom of the Opera as an epic romance. But the way Solas shows his love for the Inquisitor is, imo, much more poignant and caring than getting jealous. He values her freedom over his own feelings, over his own happiness.

 

 

While I agree with the sentiment, I have to say the trope of "leaving them for their own good" always infuriated me (which is why I am so angry at Solas!). You mostly see it in the comic book or superhero genre, but it pops up in literature and games all the time too. I mean, if you really cared about them and think of them as an equal, you'd lay it all out and let them make the choice for themselves. To assume that they're too weak to handle whatever fallout is involved with loving you, while also making them lose you, is selfish and patronizing, not romantic or selfless! 

 

Which honestly is why, to me, the ending is a bit OOC for Solas. Considering how highly he thinks of Lavellan, you'd think he'd give her a chance to know the truth and make up her own mind. Or at they very least, he may not tell her outright "I'm Fen'harel" but he would explain more about the orb, take her into the Fade or something so she could discover the truth on her own. Not just book it, leaving her in the dark. 

 

Yea I'm bitter.

 

On top of that, he also seems to be craving an equal out of his partner. That's why he's so enamored with Lavellan showing a wisdom he's never seen before, an intelligence that can match his own. That would probably factor into the physical relationship too. I'm don't think he'd enjoy a subservient partner in the least!

 

Oh lord what am I even doing talking about this? This thread is such a bad influence. 

 

I know right. My obsession with Solas has gotten about 1000 times worse since finding this thread.

[Birdy]

RE: Rawr!Solas

 

I think why some people may think that he does have a dominant personality is because he clearly does not have submissive one.  This is a man who, despite his serious and intellectual side, is a real bamf. He carries himself, his power, his knowledge with supreme confidence. We may see it falter once or twice but Solas is always in control of himself.  He's always in control of the situation.  Almost always, anyway. 

 

But he's so much more than everyone else- so much older, so much more power, so much more experienced, that despite what he pretends to be, he's still worshiped- or at least was, and that's got to give him some level of "I'm better than all of you" even if it's something he might deny.

 

I don't know, that's just my take on it, anyway. Would he want to tie Lavellan up and whip her? Prooooobably not. lol. Seems there's other elven Gods more into that.

Tie up and spank? For being a "bad" Quizzy and jumping on his table all the time. Come on, he's totally got to have a little kink in there.  

[Seregwen]

 

So hawt. 

 

On the topic of kisses. Solas is hands down the best smoocher out of all the romances in DAI. There's a passion there that just seems to come through more than with anyone else. Maybe it's the whole knowing that he really shouldn't thing. Makes it all the more lustful.

Oh my days, what do I sound like. Bad influences! The lot of you 

It's great that it actually looks like a kiss and not just heads banging together like I had with some of the previous and ME games  Air kissing!

LOL I am out of likes for the day!! (again!!)

 

Can someone send a link of the anders hot makeout sesh that everyone is talking about? I only always Rivalmanced Fenris (WALL KISS OMG).

[Birdy]

LOL I am out of likes for the day!! (again!!)

 

Can someone send a link of the anders hot makeout sesh that everyone is talking about? I only always Rivalmanced Fenris (WALL KISS OMG).

This one?  If Fenris hadn't pulled my attention, Anders most definitely.

[slmisfit]

This is beautiful

 

Question: is he supposed to have a cleft chin or is that a scar as well?

I always figured it was a cleft chin but... now I'm not entirely positive. lol

[Tielis]

While I agree with the sentiment, I have to say the trope of "leaving them for their own good" always infuriated me (which is why I am so angry at Solas!). You mostly see it in the comic book or superhero genre, but it pops up in literature and games all the time too. I mean, if you really cared about them and think of them as an equal, you'd lay it all out and let them make the choice for themselves. To assume that they're too weak to handle whatever fallout is involved with loving you, while also making them lose you, is selfish and patronizing, not romantic or selfless! 

 

Which honestly is why, to me, the ending is a bit OOC for Solas. Considering how highly he thinks of Lavellan, you'd think he'd give her a chance to know the truth and make up her own mind. Or at they very least, he may not tell her outright "I'm Fen'harel" but he would explain more about the orb, take her into the Fade or something so she could discover the truth on her own. Not just book it, leaving her in the dark. 

 

Yea I'm bitter.

 

 

I know right. My obsession with Solas has gotten about 1000 times worse since finding this thread.

 

Oh yeah, I know that feeling.  *hugs*  Trust me, the Solas romance triggered me at first big time, and I wrote a few screeds on BSN in various threads (not that that is what you are doing    ).

 

But I really do think that the orb breaking totally screwed him up, and he is bound to return, in any case, for his "key".  Whether he returns with his tail between his legs or in fury I think is up to how our inquisitors treated him.

[Birdy]

I always figured it was a cleft chin but... now I'm not entirely positive. lol

Wait, I thought it was a scar?!

[zambixi]

While I agree with the sentiment, I have to say the trope of "leaving them for their own good" always infuriated me (which is why I am so angry at Solas!). You mostly see it in the comic book or superhero genre, but it pops up in literature and games all the time too. I mean, if you really cared about them and think of them as an equal, you'd lay it all out and let them make the choice for themselves. To assume that they're too weak to handle whatever fallout is involved with loving you, while also making them lose you, is selfish and patronizing, not romantic or selfless! 

 

Which honestly is why, to me, the ending is a bit OOC for Solas. Considering how highly he thinks of Lavellan, you'd think he'd give her a chance to know the truth and make up her own mind. Or at they very least, he may not tell her outright "I'm Fen'harel" but he would explain more about the orb, take her into the Fade or something so she could discover the truth on her own. Not just book it, leaving her in the dark. 

 

Yea I'm bitter.

 

 

I know right. My obsession with Solas has gotten about 1000 times worse since finding this thread.

 

I am SO GLAD someone else hates this trope. It is the #1 reason I am mad at Solas. I care about that far more than I care about him lying, possibly causing the end of the world, or potentially doing something catastrophic in the future. He doesn't have to tell her any details, but at least tell her that's why he's breaking up with her. Own up to his jerkish dismissal of her intelligence and capacity to understand/empathize with his goals. "Hey Lavellan, I love you but there's stuff I have to do and I don't think you will be able to understand. I don't think you can follow me down this path and so I'm breaking it off so we don't get too much more invested." Ugh...ughughugh...I can't even be completely articulate about it. It's a personal pet peeve of mine

 

Hope Lavellan gets the opportunity to say something about him being stupidly blinded by his own Pride. In elvish so we get the nice Solas/solas play on words. _{Then angry, steamy make-up kissing...}

[Kath]

This one?  If Fenris hadn't pulled my attention, Anders most definitely.

Spoiler

 

I like the rival dialogue better. XD

 

Spoiler

[jellobell]

So, um, I can't be the only one who downloaded the Cinematic Tool and used it to get up and close with Solas, right? Right?!

 

Spoiler

 

Holy bedroom eyes, Solas! (This is my Lavellan's pre-kiss POV  )

Oh my god, that smile... It's amazing.

 

One of the best things about the Solas romance are his expressions. Just the way he looks at her.

[Brelakor]

All this stuff about Solas in bed and how potentially wolf-like he can seem just makes me think, I can't wait for future content when we find out who he is because I really want to see what Sera says! I will laugh for years if she teases him by asking personal questions, like how wolfy is he in bed, does he feel the need to pee on trees like a dog would, does he have the urge to sniff the Inquisitor's butt? it would so be something Sera would do... hahahaha

[HurricaneGinger]

I COME BACK TO FIND EVERYONE TALKING ABOUT KISSES

 

I LOVE YOU ALL

 

My GAWD did Bioware up it when Anders had those sound effects. I was soooooo red when I heard them - my mother walked in going "wtf is that noise?", I screamed and covered the TV with my body.

 

"NOTHING MOM SOUND GLITCHED OKAY" 

"...You're red. Are you watching porn?"

"...sort of."

 

But Solas' kisses...they left me breathless and crushed. LIke...oh god no i can't think about it, I'm at work. T_T

[kalasaurus]

Shite happens, what matters is that it's over and I've moved on from it.

I'm mostly trying to point out that sometimes marking in combination with other behaviors can be early signs of problems that exist or problems that can surface. Like in hindsight when he started leaving palm sized hickies on my neck even when I said "no" and tried to push him away I should have taken that as a red flag and been a lot more cautious from then onwards if not broke it off entirely.

 

I completely understand its a fetish people have, My fiance and I uh.. dabble but we have rules, we know each other's boundaries and have a safe word. The problem was my ex wasn't willing to make rules and it was a slow slide into an unhealthy relationship. He slowly got more and more possessive and began to demand more from me than he was willing to give. It was fine at first but after roughly 6-7 months it started going downhill. I think the main issue is that it needs to be done carefully and respectfully, for example from what I know of 50 shades of grey the behavior gets a bit unhealthy when the safe word isn't respected. I could be completely wrong about that happening in the book as I haven't read it, the information is just from an article on the book a friend showed me, but if that's the case its an example of when the type of relation isn't depicted properly and it's showing some inappropriate behaviors.

 

Again, I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to offend, I get rather clumsy with my words sometimes. I'm usually only completely serious like 50-60% of the time because joking and making light of things is how I deal with issues I have and have had in the past, Helps me keep cheerful even if I'm the only one that gets the joke. and sorry im apologizing a lot, I'm Canadian =P

but seriously I wanted to apologize properly, but i had to do a quick one to explain that it was me not you lest i accidentally have a bunch of people up in arms and need to send everyone an apology D:

 

 

Also Solas did say it would be fascinating to see our indomitable will dominated. So there is some for people to go off of. If someone did it just right it could be within his character's personality, but it'd be really... difficult to get it to work quite right for Solas.

 

I'm out of likes (again), but I appreciate your apology.  It was a misunderstanding on my part, so I apologize too.

 

I get where you're coming from.  Back in my teens, I actually did have an ex who'd also leave hickies on my neck so people would know I was "taken" after I'd ask him not to.  I laughed off my annoyance at the time as I was forced to wear scarves or makeup on my neck, but looking back I can see how that was pretty messed up.  And you're right, boundaries need to be respected.  If they're not, it's definitely going into dangerous and abusive territory.  Edit: Not that I'm saying I went through the same thing- I need to stress that.

 

As for dom!Solas... I can see it perhaps when if/when they're intimate together (with the evidence from his body language in their kisses).  I don't see it outside the bedroom, though.

[RynJ]

While I agree with the sentiment, I have to say the trope of "leaving them for their own good" always infuriated me (which is why I am so angry at Solas!). You mostly see it in the comic book or superhero genre, but it pops up in literature and games all the time too. I mean, if you really cared about them and think of them as an equal, you'd lay it all out and let them make the choice for themselves. To assume that they're too weak to handle whatever fallout is involved with loving you, while also making them lose you, is selfish and patronizing, not romantic or selfless! 

 

Which honestly is why, to me, the ending is a bit OOC for Solas. Considering how highly he thinks of Lavellan, you'd think he'd give her a chance to know the truth and make up her own mind. Or at they very least, he may not tell her outright "I'm Fen'harel" but he would explain more about the orb, take her into the Fade or something so she could discover the truth on her own. Not just book it, leaving her in the dark. 

 

Yea I'm bitter.

 

 

It's easy to say that, not so easy when you're the person who thinks that someone you love might get hurt over you.  Besides, Lavellan might agree to help but she wouldn't really have an idea of what she's getting into even if he tried to explain it, I imagine. What Solas is trying to do seems like it's on a whole other level than what we've dealt with before. We as a player probably wouldn't see it as all that mind-breaking but we have the player knowledge!

 

Letting someone make a decision that might be their death would be an incredibly difficult thing to do. I can't pretend that I wouldn't do exactly as Solas did and just walk away, or at least be really, really tempted to.

[samsterjammy]

Oh yeah, I know that feeling.  *hugs*  Trust me, the Solas romance triggered me at first big time, and I wrote a few screeds on BSN in various threads (not that that is what you are doing    ).

 

But I really do think that the orb breaking totally screwed him up, and he is bound to return, in any case, for his "key".  Whether he returns with his tail between his legs or in fury I think is up to how our inquisitors treated him.

Yeah he never finished the last mural in his room, so I always assumed he was meant to come back 

[zambixi]

This one?  If Fenris hadn't pulled my attention, Anders most definitely.

 

I could never get into the Anders romance, but that kiss is HOT. I remember somewhere there was an interview with the VA talking about how strange it was to make out with the mic to get those sounds though. xD

 

I think what gets me with Solas' kisses is that they're so...subtle. There aren't any huge theatrics, just really passionate kissing. And they're miles ahead of older BW games. Can you imagine in another 10 years? Gonna be spicy... >.>