I, too, did not imagine them as sleeping together. There was a great desire, but it had not made it that far yet. I do imagine it would have had Solas not had his epiphany after the kiss near the spring, but c'est la vie. Absence makes the heart grow fonder--and the lust. Teehee
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I know my inquisitor suspected something was up with solas, that he was holding some things back. She might have been suspicious of the ancient elf thing, and his past. Though I doubt she'd realize exactly what he was.
Indiana! We have in Elkhart county and Lagrange the second largest settlement behind Holmes county!
Most are nice but you get some snobby ones that speak in Dutch about people in public. Lol.
Small world. I used to live near Elkhart. Never saw much of the Amish, though I did have an uncle who was born Amish and left them to marry my aunt. It was interesting having insight on that level.
And now back to our regularly scheduled on-topic discussion... 
Out of curiosity, what would everyone consider a happy ending for Solas and what do you think needs to happen in the story to achieve it?
Small world. I used to live near Elkhart.
And now back to our regularly scheduled on-topic discussion...
I NEED MORE LIKES
About the whole not noticing that something is off with Solas, I posted this as part of a much larger post more than a hundred pages back X)
Some random thoughts about Lavellan being clueless (and other Inquisitors for that matter)
So Lavellan… your boyfriend is an ancient Elven “god” and you didn’t notice?
Lavellan: What!? I had no idea!!!
Really? His convenient timing/arrival? Super knowledge about everything to do with Ancient Elves (it was the fade!), and the fact he was actually called the Dread Wolf by Nightmare didn’t tip you off?
Lavellan *pouty face*: The cute scare above his eyebrow distracted me…
Of course it did… now just explain that to your clan.
I mean really! Lavellan (and Inquisitor friends) never asked him personal questions/was never thrown off by his elusive answers.
Lavellan: Hey Solas—
Solas: My travels in the fade
Lavellan: But what about--
Solas: The fade
Lavellan: That doesn’t make sense--
Solas: THE FADE!!!!!!
I think this same nitpick can also be put on the Blackwall romance.
Point is, Leliana you’re fired, go do your divine thing, try not to assassinate too many people and find me a better spymaster.Side note—Where are you Sandal!?!? I’ve looked everywhere!!!! I need to see you, Cole, and the Redcliffe storyteller have a conversation!!!!!
Think other inner circle do notice he's hiding something, but they are kind of persons who have their own secrets and respect others. And poor Leliana have enough things to take care. A Tevinter high born mage? yes keep an eye on him. A qunari spy? keep double eyes! An ambitious Olesian game player and a mage? definitely worth extra caution! A spirit? I know it's hard but he must be watched! So many work at hand, I guess checking an apostate hobo's origin can wait...
That first Solas kiss always reminds me of
I think you hit the nail in the head. Plus she is mortal.. like an ant or a butterfly, her life is to brief for an immortal to care about.. At least she thinks so
And maybe even Solas thinks like that. He knows he is going to lose her in "the blink of an eye" for him so he shuts her out of his life to give Lavellan a chance to find another chance at love with a mortal like her
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Since it's brought up I think it's interesting to explore these immortal + mortal romances. I've only seen them dealt with a few times in media (I'm probably not as versed as I could be). The main thing that comes to mind is Highlander, and I haven't seen that movie in FOREVER so my memory of it is rusty at best. Oh, and Arwen and Aragorn in LOTR, though that one always confused me because Elrond always said she would lose her immortality if she stayed, and Aragorn was one of those humans that lived a really long time (like centuries) so how was this an issue? Eh, again, my memory's probably rusty.
But I feel like the immortal+mortal love is automatically doomed is so trite. I mean, yes, it is "doomed" in the sense that the mortal will die. But to deny yourself the pleasure of their company, however fleeting, how is that wrong or undesirable? It seems like the message is, I'd rather have the (smaller) pain of losing you now than the (larger) pain of losing you later. How would the pain be worse later? I feel like knowing you left your soul mate behind would be torture. Also, leaving them hurts them, whereas if you both live happily until they die, they get to live and die happy. It's not like you ever hurt them just by being immortal (other than maybe they are super jealous).
Besides, if you really are immortal among a land of mortals, you'd think you'd get a bit used to loss and be willing to risk it, since the gains you get of spending time with someone you truly love is worth it. As it's been pointed out, Solas probably likes Lavellan because of how unique she is. She's like nothing he's seen before. Why would you leave that? If you're immortal and almost nothing is new to you anymore, why would you leave the few things that remain?
So in my mind I don't think Solas leaving Lavellan had anything to do with his immortality. I think it had much more to do with the whole "I have wrongs to right" part.
I also want to point out that in the DA universe, the whole immortal/mortal thing is rather ambiguous. Maybe someone knows more than I do from the codices, but the tales say the elves lost their immortality from contact with humans. So wouldn't this mean Solas could become mortal if he stayed? If that was what he wanted, it seems like he could.
I also have a suspicion the opposite could be true--that there is some way the elves could regain their lost immortality. So there could be that quest to do for Lavellan, like how the Warden is looking for a Blight cure.
I, too, did not imagine them as sleeping together. There was a great desire, but it had not made it that far yet. I do imagine it would have had Solas not had his epiphany after the kiss near the spring, but c'est la vie. Absence makes the heart grow fonder--and the lust. Teehee
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I think that too. I think that moment when Solas had his epiphany to break up with her after their kiss was when Solas realized what was happening- he had a great desire to make love to her right then, and he recognized how wrong it would be after all the lies and his inevitable departure. He knew they were growing too close so he ended it.
Though, I'll admit that I do like the pregnancy theme that's been floating around, so I don't know.
My quizzy suspected something was up with him ("yo, I just lived in the Fade my whole life and I know everything I know from memories and I just accidentally happen to be here and be important from the get go") but she definitely knew when she took him to the Temple of Mythal. I mean you cannot venture through there and hear all the conversations he has with Morrigan and Abelas and not think he is something different. Also all the conversations with Cole are hinting at something. And the nightmare thing in the Fade. (Yep. I took Solas everywhere, you guessed correctly)
Out of curiosity, what would everyone consider a happy ending for Solas and what do you think needs to happen in the story to achieve it?
I don't even need a happy ending with Solas (of course I want one, but I don't necessarily need it), I really need closure. I need to know what he's up to, what happens to him, and if he ends up dying alone. 
Any further information on what really happened in that after the credits scene would be appreciated, and then he needs to encounter Lavellan (or the Inquisitor) again and face the consequences of his lies - his lies in this time, this world.
In regards to a happy ending. I think at the very least the truths need to come out. I think Solas needs to lay out on the table about who he is and his past and be truthful about it to the inquisitor. They need to have a heart to heart about it all. He also needs to not be trying to blow up the world or anything (aka turn into a villain).
Out of curiosity, what would everyone consider a happy ending for Solas and what do you think needs to happen in the story to achieve it?
And ending where they were undoubtedly together would be a happy ending for me. Kind of like with Morrigan and the Warden. Even when they were apart and she was with the Inquisition they were still in an ongoing relationship. I think to achieve it Solas needs to just...not break the world? I also think that Solas needs to grow as a person. He needs to be honest with Lavellan about everything and trust her more. There are signs that he has overcome some of his pride, but I think he really needs to overcome it. I think he can, too, based on some of the dialogue in game. It'll be tough, though, since he's grim and fatalistic. I like to headcanon that the wolf on the Tower card is pride and the wolf on the Hierophant card is Wisdom.
Out of curiosity, what would everyone consider a happy ending for Solas and what do you think needs to happen in the story to achieve it?
A more realistic version would be Lavellan have a change to die with him (i just think Solas won't end up well...
But I do hope Solas would somehow give up his immortality to make things right...then they can be together
I got the sense that the inquisitor was at least partially on to Solas? Certain lines you could choose to say, particularly on the romance path [or as a fellow elf] leaned that direction.
[ At least about being an ancient elf. I don't think anyone suspected who he actually was. ]
Well to really start the romance, you have to accept things like they are and 'take the chance'. So you damn know youre buliding on something shaky. Then its hard to go all high and mighty with the 'youre not who you said you were`.
At least thats how I saw it. I guess my Lavellan kept an eye open but she expected some sort of opposition, something she could fight against, or some dark secret, not a breakup (it kinda mekes the story pretty unique tho, much more complex them Blackwall, so to say)
Out of curiosity, what would everyone consider a happy ending for Solas and what do you think needs to happen in the story to achieve it?
A happy ending? Well, let's whip out all the fancy, sweet toppings.
"Happy" for me includes Solas not dying/being alone. Preferably, with my Lavellan, but him just being able to accept someone into his life would be good enough. For any of this, I think Lavellan is the crux in this story. She has shown that it's possible to find someone, even if it's not her, so there needs to be some sort of confrontation, exchange of conversation, closure, catharsis, yadda yadda.
In my idealistic world, they are brought back together by whatever circumstances and given the chance to overcome whatever is keeping them apart. It might not be easy--of course nothing worth having is--but it would be very passionate and symbiotic. Additionally, in my idealistic world, she would become immortal with him or he mortal with her. Cause, yeah. In my non-idealistic happy ending, he would just take all the love she had to offer in the time that she had to give it. If they both want it, how terrible is it to make the decision for her?
Out of curiosity, what would everyone consider a happy ending for Solas and what do you think needs to happen in the story to achieve it?
Either she gains immortality (through uthenera or otherwise), or he loses his, and they go off together to do... something.
Even if that something is bad in the long run.
I'd rather not have to make my Lavellan evil, but she really is all bound up in him at this point, and I would have to let her go to follow him into that end.
I'm Lancaster county myself, don't know where that fits on Amish population sizes though. I can't stand when people speak a different language to each other right next to me. I want to know what you're saying! >:c Haha some Amish do ride a high horse, but I love 'em, they make delicious soft pretzels and lemonade!
Also, just likes for everybody. I am especially enjoying these recent topics so very much and I'm sad that my likes are all gone. So just know you are getting mental karma likes. 
Ugh I think that Hotfix made my companions silent,I just roamed all over Western Approach without any banter...not good. 
I was a Solas fan... but then I took an attempt to be edgy and unexpected to the face.
Out of curiosity, what would everyone consider a happy ending for Solas and what do you think needs to happen in the story to achieve it?
I'm still totally up for the eternal sleep option - have them cuddle for all of eternity! =)
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