I'm pulling the icon out only because you referenced it. (I had a minute thinking 'wait, which icon?') I actually created it after getting frustrated by another friend in a completely different fandom who tried to tell me in not so many words that my interpretation of a particular character was wrong because it didn't fit her fanon interpretation.
Fortunately, I left that fandom, and I don't talk to her much anymore.
It really shows my character bias (or antibias?) when I lose sight of canon. I'll just stamp an AU on it and call it a day. LOL
*snickers* Fair enough. :)
Just to be clear...I completely understand throwing canon out the window. I mean, I do it often enough. :D I just tend to make sure I'm grounded in the canon before I decide to ignore it, because canon is where the fandom shares its commonality.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't Hawke invite Merril to live with him/her in that romance?
Merrill kind of invites herself. :)
But that, and the Anders thing...yes, I agree with you as it is in-game, that Hawke seems to fly in the face of societal norms attaching him or herself romantically either with an elf or an apostate mage. And I think it's allowed in-game because of their status as a noble and later Champion of Kirkwall--much as Meredith mentions later to mage!Hawke that they've overlooked his/her status as an apostate mage for similar reasons.
I may have been unclear, but what I was saying specifically was for post-game, and I mentioned a mage-siding Hawke. In that case, I would think they would not want to draw attention to him or herself, because of the whole wrath of the Chantry thing. (At least, that's why I think they 'vanish into the hills'). Living with an elf in a population center would probably create gossip, gossip that might get back to the templars. And, thinking about it, less so in a same sex relationship I bet than a het.
And given that all of Varric's stories include the LI, it might also be a big red flag the templars are looking for.
So, sure, Hawke may tell society to fuck off about who s/he associates with carnally even after they sneak off into the sunset, but I still think s/he is going to be aware of it creating difficulty in hiding from view.
Of the three candidates this is the most interesting to me.
It would also be the easiest to write, given how much shorter Awakening is compared to Origins and DA2. On the other hand, there seems to be so little interest in Awakening compared to Origins and DA2, that my motivation to write it is significantly lower. :)
I read that prompt. Selfishly, I want both twins alive because I want a party of all mages. EPIC!!!
Hee!!! :)
I was probably going to go the rogue!Hawke route, both because that was what the OP asked for and because rogue is my favorite class--and oddly, I never write rogue!Hawke fic, it's usually warrior or the occasional mage.
I'm just utterly fascinated by how different the story might unfold given the lack of Leandra (how does Gamlen react when his sister's kids show up on his doorstep? What about the will? All that Remains?) and having both Bethany and Carver in Kirkwall and the devil vs. angel aspect the two of the might bring to Hawke's decisions. Not to mention trying to figure out how to handle them with regards to the Deep Roads Expedition. So many options!
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Fortunately, I left that fandom, and I don't talk to her much anymore.
It really shows my character bias (or antibias?) when I lose sight of canon. I'll just stamp an AU on it and call it a day. LOL
*snickers* Fair enough. :)
Just to be clear...I completely understand throwing canon out the window. I mean, I do it often enough. :D I just tend to make sure I'm grounded in the canon before I decide to ignore it, because canon is where the fandom shares its commonality.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't Hawke invite Merril to live with him/her in that romance?
Merrill kind of invites herself. :)
But that, and the Anders thing...yes, I agree with you as it is in-game, that Hawke seems to fly in the face of societal norms attaching him or herself romantically either with an elf or an apostate mage. And I think it's allowed in-game because of their status as a noble and later Champion of Kirkwall--much as Meredith mentions later to mage!Hawke that they've overlooked his/her status as an apostate mage for similar reasons.
I may have been unclear, but what I was saying specifically was for post-game, and I mentioned a mage-siding Hawke. In that case, I would think they would not want to draw attention to him or herself, because of the whole wrath of the Chantry thing. (At least, that's why I think they 'vanish into the hills'). Living with an elf in a population center would probably create gossip, gossip that might get back to the templars. And, thinking about it, less so in a same sex relationship I bet than a het.
And given that all of Varric's stories include the LI, it might also be a big red flag the templars are looking for.
So, sure, Hawke may tell society to fuck off about who s/he associates with carnally even after they sneak off into the sunset, but I still think s/he is going to be aware of it creating difficulty in hiding from view.
Of the three candidates this is the most interesting to me.
It would also be the easiest to write, given how much shorter Awakening is compared to Origins and DA2. On the other hand, there seems to be so little interest in Awakening compared to Origins and DA2, that my motivation to write it is significantly lower. :)
I read that prompt. Selfishly, I want both twins alive because I want a party of all mages. EPIC!!!
Hee!!! :)
I was probably going to go the rogue!Hawke route, both because that was what the OP asked for and because rogue is my favorite class--and oddly, I never write rogue!Hawke fic, it's usually warrior or the occasional mage.
I'm just utterly fascinated by how different the story might unfold given the lack of Leandra (how does Gamlen react when his sister's kids show up on his doorstep? What about the will? All that Remains?) and having both Bethany and Carver in Kirkwall and the devil vs. angel aspect the two of the might bring to Hawke's decisions. Not to mention trying to figure out how to handle them with regards to the Deep Roads Expedition. So many options!