...I found you know the lyrium scene in Cullen's romance to be pretty emotionally gripping, then the chantry scene with him, and his "gift" quest while fluffy did let us learn more of his character and what values he holds. Now, most of you probably know that I am a part of the Cullen thread so I like the guy and there may be some bias*not gonna delude myself that there isn't*. You want a fluffy, cute romance then Sera or Josie is the romance for that. While Cullen's romance certainly has light moments, there are quite a few intense moments.
"Blackwall"...well I simply despise the guy so I'm not going to comment on his romance, although he nearly made me romance him before I knew who he truly was. Let's just say I am extremely glad that I did not romance him.
Sorry, I didn't mean to discount the dramatic moments we do get with Cullen. I do agree and love his lyrium quest. It is a really dark look into Cullen's psyche, PTSD, survivor's guilt, punishing self-standards, etc.
However, that's a scene you can still experience and still get a lot of emotional impact from if you aren't romancing him. When I say his romance is cute, safe, and fluffy, what I mean is the romance-specific scenes and dialogue... And since out-of-romance encounters with him are also pretty amicable (all things considered), I think they are really cute (which I love), pretty fluffy (which I adore), and really... well, yeah, safe. You feel he's really sweet and genuine, is being upfront about his feelings and intentions, and is 100% to you and the relationship from day one. No cryptic warnings from him that it could badly like Blackwall or Solas, no initial vibe that he's in it for fun like Sera or Iron Bull (so I'm told about the latter), no getting your advances brushed off and the door slammed in your face when you try to flirt, only to have your LI come back and say, "Wait! I didn't mean it! I want you to court me, really, then we'll talk!" like Cassandra (bless her beautiful, beautiful heart and soul
) etc.
I didn't mean to discount the intense moments, because they are there. And I still like all the things about Cullen's romance that I shared, I'm not saying "cute, fluffy and safe" in a bad way, because that actually is my ideal romance. >_> (Darn you, Solas!)
I just also recognize where it wouldn't be as appealing to some people. *shrug*