He did. "I have not forgotten the kiss" was his toe in the water, after Lavellan had told him to take all the time he needs. He loses his nerve and turns away, but Lavellan didn't chase after him and beg or wander through the rotunda clad in only her vallaslin. A quiet "don't go" was all it took for him to decide that yes, he does want this for himself and damn what comes.
I do agree that more options for dialogue would have added to the flexibility, but I guess they could only do so much with it being a quickly added romance. I'm still glad they went through with it, either way.
Yep! It was why I enjoyed that romance most. It felt real but I also feel we could have had more options, same with the others. It always felt like we had the final say in everything in a way that felt like we were OP. I liked how in DAO when you would return to camp you would get random cutscenes, and some would shock you like I got kissed by Alistair and had no idea he was that interested! I feel Solas was closest to what I remembered, but it still leaned more to your actions and wants than his feelings. In the end, I feel nothing really topped him as a romance for realism and for a last minute romance he was amazing!
I also miss active banter. If you flirted with Alistair but did not romance him, he would ask Leliana how to woo a girl he liked. It was cute!
I created a Lavellan who allied with mages and stopped Solas from killing the mages in his mission. I'm going to keep the wardens and make Cole Human. I was wondering whether this will work so knowing that it's possible is a relief. I think I have reached his maximum approval because I don't get any approval from activating the artifacts. But I'm going to do Here Lies the Abyss next so after that I can build up his approval more.
If Solas is with you, you get approval for activating the artifacts. If he is and no approval, then you did reach maximum approval. Happened to me with Cole.