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i feel like i should stress that i actually read this fic on my laptop {i try not to do serious reading on my laptop since it can be hard to focus after a while} & also i do not actually ready fan-fic, and yet,, i will continue to talk about this as much as i talk about any canon
at times i wish to scold carys but i have to admit that she is doing far better than my own lavellan could hope for & she goes back farther in time, &somehow partially integrated herself into an entirely foreign empire based on only her past knowledge& her ability to charm & lie.
and purple!hawke is the best— a perfect diffuser of tension, and bringing a sense of humor and lightness that carys deeply needs. and the on going joke that only hawk does not know her birds? Wow! a+
i am (dis)pleased to see that solas’ fashion skills have not improved in the thousands of years since, and greatly appreciate that he basically wore a hawaiian shirt to andruil’s celebration, and the comment that all the gold in his braids may be why he goes bald.
also the cleverness of how the time travel is addressed and how they exist at once— and how carys meets with various versions of solas in the fade. and, uh, a later solas sighing as he is told his past self propositioned her? gold! i did yell at young!solas, though! a lot! yep!!!
carys keeps a good head, too, and she has over-played her hand at times, it seems, but she is clever enough with her words. the dialogue is genius— especially when he draws the knife, though it left me /and/ my friend screaming. we greatly disapprove solas!!!
and back-tracking to the references of in game codexes, and the, uh, VERY unfortunate trauma solas goes through. it was respectfully handled by author and carys, but it did leave me near tears— and left me (appropriately) uncomfortable as i realized it echoed andruil’s tree.
also, he braided her hair, and i appreciate that even if he likely thought they were still playing a game at the time. it is a good image, but i swear if i am inspired to draw that specifically before solas braiding my own lavellan’s hair— 
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😤" title="Triumphierendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Triumphierendes Gesicht"> compliments to the author.
have i screamed about felassan yet? no! no, i have not, && while i personally believe he was not an ancient elf for my inq’s universe, i also was fawning over him and love his rendition so much. also, god, that camping dialogue. . . how did they make it there w/out carys? poorly!
also, solas noticing that felassan gave her his tunic early on, asdfghjkl, and him mistaking her interest doubly. . . wow.
i just finished masked empire, and i know this is a fan-fic, but that left me supportive of my DA queer ladies, but also so worried for my DA queer noble ladies and their morals, so my brain said ‘be wary of the evanuris wives’ while also screaming ‘gay!! gay!!!’ ‘twas fun
solas finding her infuriating, but still intriguing enough to flirt,,,, *boy* carys! honey! is your heart doing ok? god, and her kindness! her being angry, but still choosing gentleness and kindness in the hopes that showing him something other than cruel realities will help—
those lines hit deep.
honesty, so many lines hit deep, but those. . .
that is all for the night, i just love this so much, thank you again. @YTCShepard
honesty, so many lines hit deep, but those. . .
that is all for the night, i just love this so much, thank you again. @YTCShepard
