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Swords, Shields, and a Crossbow - A Varric/Cassandra Thread


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Yeas, the people here are very nice; this forum is actually one of the few reasons I come back to the boards anymore on a semi- daily basis right now since I beat the game. I actually played a male inquisitor who romanced Cassandra and I don't think I could ever do that again because now I can't imagine Cass with anyone besides Varric.

I think the average niceness level and intelligence level on this forum is actually way higher than most of the rest of the boards. Both would probably be higher if *I* didn't post, but every village has to have its resident idiot and crank. :lol:

But yeah, this topic is pretty much solely responsible for me shipping this pairing as hard as I do. And, this pairing is responsible for some pretty awesome fanfic and art so another win there.
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Varric/Cassandra is a must have in my squad. They're the most interesting and their dialogues is either enlightening or funny.

The third one is a mage. Solas or Dorian.


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I guess what I'm saying in my meandering way is that you take a few chances, and that's cool. Most fanfics I read, I can tell within the first few chapters where it's going and how it's going to end. I mean, I enjoy the journey, but I'm not surprised. I still don't know with your fic if it's going to end happily or sadly which is nice.
(ETA: well, not "nice" if you have them break up or die or something. Just the ability to be surprised is nice. Seriously, they live happily ever after. Right? Right??)
Also, I don't know if you saw my discussion before, but count me as a Loghain/Hawke person now. It's not a traditional relationship, but I think it's totally awesome and screw the person who said they didn't like it.


I would have to have written the thing ahead of time to know if it was going to end well or not. I can be bribed, however....

No seriously, I am so not a writer but one thing I learned is that if I do something like this again I should probably write it ahead of time and then post the chapters rather than make stuff up as I go....

But thanks for reading! Hope you like the rest of it.

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I would have to have written the thing ahead of time to know if it was going to end well or not. I can be bribed, however....

No seriously, I am so not a writer but one thing I learned is that if I do something like this again I should probably write it ahead of time and then post the chapters rather than make stuff up as I go....

But thanks for reading! Hope you like the rest of it.

*trying to think hard of a bribe to get a happy ending* ;)

 

I loved the last chapter.

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I'm sick and need things to read. Keep these fic updates coming people! *cracks whip*

 

lol But ,seriously, this little pairing has the best fanon stuff. Thank you all so much for contributing what you do. :)



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Hey there, I don't post often here(my bad because the company is nice) but I do read most of what you guys linked ( this pair grows on you :P ). And I like your story, and the relationship Loghain and Hawke have, they both have loved and lost and done great and terrible things and  know by now that happy endings are probably not coming their way, so their bonding makes a lot of sens.

And your story have something that a lot of fics and even "proper" book miss. At some point the hero has to fail (in the sens of doing something non heroic), so he/she can be more human abd overcome it so he/she can become a hero again. That is my feeling anyway, I like my heroes to fail, I don't have time for semi-gods riding shiny steeds :P .

 

So kudos for that.

 

And long live the Cassandra/ Varric thread :lol:

 

Yes, Long live this thread!

 

Yeas, the people here are very nice; this forum is actually one of the few reasons I come back to the boards anymore on a semi- daily basis right now since I beat the game. I actually played a male inquisitor who romanced Cassandra and I don't think I could ever do that again because now I can't imagine Cass with anyone besides Varric.

I think the average niceness level and intelligence level on this forum is actually way higher than most of the rest of the boards. Both would probably be higher if *I* didn't post, but every village has to have its resident idiot and crank. :lol:

But yeah, this topic is pretty much solely responsible for me shipping this pairing as hard as I do. And, this pairing is responsible for some pretty awesome fanfic and art so another win there.

 

Yeah, pretty much the same here.. My first play through was female elf who romanced solas, then a male human who romanced cass...and after derpy face' i love u' moment..I can't take  it seriously anymore.

 

Varric/Cassandra is a must have in my squad. They're the most interesting and their dialogues is either enlightening or funny.

The third one is a mage. Solas or Dorian.

 

Dorian is <3  Varrics all in denial and  he is like 'Truly? Bizarre.." 

 

I'm sick and need things to read. Keep these fic updates coming people! *cracks whip*

 

lol But ,seriously, this little pairing has the best fanon stuff. Thank you all so much for contributing what you do. :)

 

I know, right? It has some of the best fanfics too.


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Being honest, I actually made my account here in the forums just for the sake of contributing to this thread. Now I check the forum on the daily basis just to post here. ;; But I'm happy about it, cause I never got to talk to people about my ships before, and just reblogging things in tumblr and typing in all-caps in the tags is actually kind of sad now that I think about it. 

 

Here we get to analyze and speculate and fangirl and be happy about the ship and every single small detail with the quality works we have and I kind of find that endearing. Hooray for this thread! 

 

And yes I was actually planning to have a second playthrough with a male inquisitor just to romance Cassandra and now I can't bring myself to do it because of this ship. ;;;;


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I was on the fence about making a male inquisitor for Cass or for Josie back when I first started planning one out. But then Cassaric occurred to me. Its safe to say I'll be experiencing Josie's disney romance firsthand with my first m!inquisitor.

 

My favorite party make up in my 1st (and only, so far) playthrough is my Lavellan, Solas, Cassandra, and Varric. With the addition of this ship, it basically turns the first third/half of my game into a very long series of double dates. I find no end of amusement in this. lol

 

 

I still watched Cass' romance on youtube to get the gist of what she's looking for in a guy for the Cassaric headcanonz. lol



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Being honest, I actually made my account here in the forums just for the sake of contributing to this thread. Now I check the forum on the daily basis just to post here. ;; But I'm happy about it, cause I never got to talk to people about my ships before, and just reblogging things in tumblr and typing in all-caps in the tags is actually kind of sad now that I think about it. 

 

Here we get to analyze and speculate and fangirl and be happy about the ship and every single small detail with the quality works we have and I kind of find that endearing. Hooray for this thread! 

 

And yes I was actually planning to have a second playthrough with a male inquisitor just to romance Cassandra and now I can't bring myself to do it because of this ship. ;;;;

 

Welcome to the thread/forums.



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I was on the fence about making a male inquisitor for Cass or for Josie back when I first started planning one out. But then Cassaric occurred to me. Its safe to say I'll be experiencing Josie's disney romance firsthand with my first m!inquisitor.

 

My favorite party make up in my 1st (and only, so far) playthrough is my Lavellan, Solas, Cassandra, and Varric. With the addition of this ship, it basically turns the first third/half of my game into a very long series of double dates. I find no end of amusement in this. lol

 

 

I still watched Cass' romance on youtube to get the gist of what she's looking for in a guy for the Cassaric headcanonz. lol

 

Lol that's an interesting way of looking at it hahaha. Double dates ftw! Quick someone write a double-date fanfic for tethragast lol :P

 

I kind of hope someone can mod the game, and make model swap with the inquisitor and varric.IN me3 there is a mod that let's you play it as Aria.



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Lol that's an interesting way of looking at it hahaha. Double dates ftw! Quick someone write a double-date fanfic for tethragast lol :P

 

I kind of hope someone can mod the game, and make model swap with the inquisitor and varric.IN me3 there is a mod that let's you play it as Aria.

Oh, gosh, I'd love to see Varric model-swapped in for that scene where Cass drags the inq down and kisses him.

 

And just for her casual kisses in Skyhold. That would make an amazing gif, I'd bet.



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Oh, gosh, I'd love to see Varric model-swapped in for that scene where Cass drags the inq down and kisses him.

 

And just for her casual kisses in Skyhold. That would make an amazing gif, I'd bet.

 

It so would! I'd be like squeeing. That would be so awesome. I mean a dwarf can romance cassandra so it shouldn't be hard to do a swap in theory.



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I was actually planning to make a smooth-looking dwarf for Cass so I could imagine Varric swapped in when they kiss. I need help.

 

Speaking of the Cassandra romance... I don't know if this is relevant, but there's a bisexual Cassandra mod that just came out. I don't know how to feel mostly, but half of me is screaming in glee. The other half is trying to fight the urge to cringe because urgh IZ YOURE BETTER THAN THIS



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I was actually planning to make a smooth-looking dwarf for Cass so I could imagine Varric swapped in when they kiss. I need help.

 

Haha..I actually thought about doing the same thing! In fact I did create a dwarf, but for some reason I deleted him,bah.

 

Edited cause words are hard.


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I was actually planning to make a smooth-looking dwarf for Cass so I could imagine Varric swapped in when they kiss. I need help.

 

Speaking of the Cassandra romance... I don't know if this is relevant, but there's a bisexual Cassandra mod that just came out. I don't know how to feel mostly, but 75% of me is screaming in glee.

 

Do it!

 

Haha..I actually thought about doing the same thing! In fact I did create a dwarf, but for someone I deleted him,bah.

 

Aww thats sucks T-T



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I think I might be able to recreate him, but it's been awhile since I tried to create a male Cadash.



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I think I might be able to recreate him, but it's been awhile since I tried to create a male Cadash.

 

I couldn't do it the c.c is my enemy.



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Well, there have not been many new fanfics or fanfic updates lately (boo!) but someone did post this last night. It's more humor than romance, so far, but I liked it.

http://archiveofouro...hapters/7416920

Why, why do people update only on Monday? We need to get these authors on a schedule so we have fic all week round. Or get more people writing...I have no talent, but I can give out cookies to serve as bribes. I mean, not that I can bake either, but I can steal them from fat children who look like they don't need them.

(Or whatever Sten says in DAO).

Oh, and by the way, Zerloc, where are you? I need someone who can bond with me in my love for Loghain. True fact: first playthrough in DAO, I was a human noble female who romanced Alistair. Made us King and Queen (yay!) then realized for us both to survive Alistair would have to sleep with Morrigan (No!). So I was mega-pissed. But I decided to make the ultimate sacrifice, but I took Alistair with me to fight the Archdemon, and he won't let me make the ultimate sacrifice, shoves me aside, and does it himself. So..by now, I'm super angry, but I console myself with the fact that at least I'm still the queen and can lead Fereldan to a bright future. I'm kinda imagining myself as the Elizabeth I of Fereldan. And I get back to court and somehow, Anora is now queen, not me.

So, my controller is thrown across the room, that playthrough is never finished, and I save Loghain EVERY STINKING TIME after that, and Alistair gets the boot.

That is where my love for Loghain is born. And I'm sorry for somehow getting off topic again.
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Being honest, I actually made my account here in the forums just for the sake of contributing to this thread.

Lol, me too :D .

 

Why, why do people update only on Monday? We need to get these authors on a schedule so we have fic all week round. Or get more people writing...I have no talent, but I can give out cookies to serve as bribes. I mean, not that I can bake either, but I can steal them from fat children who look like they don't need them.

Dunno, is there a fan fic author syndicate or something? Updates only on Mondays? *g* Well, I can do the baking part but I doubt they will be any good anymore when they get to your side of the planet :(.

 

 

If you like Varric's arms, check out this short fic: http://archiveofouro...hapters/7422128

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I'm actually halfway through the second chapter of my fic. You know, the really angsty part one that I posted a few pages back. I'll try to post it during the weekend uwu
I guess having an update schedule is pretty convenient, and they just coincidentally have the same day??? Creativity does take a while, guys. I'm pretty sure the wait is worth it. =)
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I couldn't do it the c.c is my enemy.

Yea I ended up making Varric's ugly cousin, so I killed it and made a female dwarf..haha.



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I'm actually halfway through the second chapter of my fic. You know, the really angsty part one that I posted a few pages back. I'll try to post it during the weekend uwu

Yay! :) Funny enough, I just was on your tumblr page and re-read it 5 minutes ago.



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Dear maker real life sucks but I finally have a chance to join the discussion (I've been dying to do so for the past few days lol). I have yet t post my review for the latest episode for Its hard to be a gentleman but I'll do that after I put in my two cents here. The Varric & Hawke argument reminded me of an argument I had with my roommate this time last year. While it wasn't about the same topic one of us....or more should I say both of us had the same reaction Hawke did. The last people you would ever expect to hurt you are the ones closest to you. The damage that can be inflicted can be severe & sometimes you may never recover from it. Varric's defensiveness isn't surprising since you either close yourself down or go on the complete offensive, sadly he did the later. Now I feel that they may never recover but on the bright side he confessed his feelings to Cassandra.

 

The relationship that Vivian & Loghain have is beautiful, truly. Like it was stated in a previous chapter it isn't sexual but there is a strong bond & trust, sometimes that is enough. The stoic Warden having his watchful guardian safeguarding his dreams. With how you build up both Hawke & Loghain I'm not sure if I even want to read the inevitable chapter with the.....you know what. I can't handle those type of feels lol. RDA also made a good point about how you made the characters unpredictable. If this fic was bad none of us would be reading it let alone discussing it. Honestly I thought they would have assaulted the grey warden fortress by now & Cassandra would e comforting Varric but sweet andraste I was wrong, so very wrong. I can't wait for the next chapter & no matter how busy I get IRL I'll stop everything to read the next chapter.

 

Maybe I should copy & paste this in the fanfiction review box lol 


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Yea I ended up making Varric's ugly cousin, so I killed it and made a female dwarf..haha.

 

Haha Varics ugly cousins twice removed, is the inquisitor!  :D


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Dunno, is there a fan fic author syndicate or something? Updates only on Mondays? *g* Well, I can do the baking part but I doubt they will be any good anymore when they get to your side of the planet :(.
 


I wish there was a syndicate. A syndicate just sounds like a cool thing to be a part of, doesn't it! All mysterious, and shadowy. Added to bucket list: be a member of a syndicate.

And if you can make mince pies, I will literally write whatever ending you want.

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Ok, though, one thing I thought I'd throw out there: in game, nobody ever reacts to different races getting together which, as far as I know, is a big no-no in Thedas. I mean, nobody says to a human Inquisitor, "Hey, you're flaunting a relationship with a Qunari or an elf? We're trying to expand the Inquisition, not make it a laughingstock."

So I was wondering if that would be a "deal" with the relationship between Cassandra and Varric, if they would get comments and how they would react. I suspect Varric and Cassandra wouldn't care, but if someone leaned on Cassandra, she might, like if someone convinced her that flaunting a relationship with a dwarf was hurting the Inquisition. I think she wouldn't want it to be like that, but I think she's also enough of a realist that after she got over her anger, she might take it seriously.

I honestly don't know, but I thought I'd bring it up. The game does seem a bit two faced about inter-racial/inter-species relationships. Sometimes it seems like a huge deal and sometimes it doesn't; I guess it depends on whatever is expedient for the writer at the time.

So would people comment, negatively, on a relationship between a human and dwarf, and if so, how would Cassandra and Varric handle it?
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