i love solas and lavellan in the fade together, but i'd like them to visit what remains of her clan after veilguard. solas might face some scrutiny, certainly, but i think over time they'd come to love him as lavellan does. he is hers, and she is theirs, and they will learn to see what she sees- the wise spirit, the soft heart, the gentle soul.

and solas would know better, in the end, than to judge them so harshly. the way they love her makes him feel light, lets him see her from a new angle- as she once was, removed from politics and war. he understands it now, the fondness he could never convince her to shake, the warmth that helped shape her into the person he loves most.

love and kindness are not requisites for atonement, but they encourage it. and i think he would work on that very seriously, the efforts of loving and being loved. between their attempts at resolving the blight and making amends and protecting the innocent, i imagine them visiting and being welcomed as family- a daughter they lost for nearly a decade and a prodigal son who has found his way home.

30,000 unpublished words of this

back at home reading about nonlinear time theory so i can write the parallel solavellan/ emmrook fic of my dreams

I don’t think Solas and Lavellan are trapped in the Fade prison, actually. During the final battle Solas tells Rook that the prison is built of regrets and that he had to mold them into someone the prison would accept in his place in order to escape. Rook gets out because they overcome their regrets with the companions’ help, especially those they feel they wronged. A redeemed Solas is likely not without regrets by the end of Veilguard, but they’re certainly alleviated. And a romanced Solas with Lavellan beside him? They go together, by choice. I don’t think the prison will hold them.

i have come to the creeping realization that my ideal man is like a chosen-of-god type who simultaneously wants to kill god and maybe also be god despite knowing intimately the inherent and utter misery of godhood

breaking my silence to say i’m so sorry besties i cannot imagine dom solas (especially after veilguard, believe it or not) 🙈 hate to say it bc the concept IS HOT but this man is a service top at most

do we think lavellan got a far-off glimpse of solas in minrathous? did she see a familiar shape in the chaos and let her focus drop for a moment? did it make her breath catch in a way that had nothing to do with the effort of battle? was she worried for him then, on top of a decade's worth of worries, was she nostalgic, was she in love, was she afraid? did she witness the power of fen'harel, or the grace of her solas? and did he see her from that same distance? did he shield her from afar? did he use all his strength to protect her, did he wish she had not come? did he think it was a test, of his restraint, of his regret? did he falter, again, at the sight before turning away?

solavellan heaven, actually (wip)

okay one of my very few complaints about veilguard (below the cut for spoilers) is