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"Don't Qunari ever show affection?"
"No."
"Never?"
"I call you kadan. Do you not understand the word?"
"I get it. I just meant physical affection, like...I dunno, a hug or something."
He made a sound somewhere between a grunt and a derisive snort. "Physical affection. You mean that I should rub your ears, the way I see so many Fereldans do with their dogs?"
"Well, sure, why not! It'd be something, at least!"
She really shouldn't have been so surprised when her sarcastic answer was taken seriously, given who she was talking to.

The fangirlspawn want a romance mod, so I tried to consider how that might work. Forget trying to convince him of the "love = reproduction" mindset everyone else seems to have; you'd probably have to teach him about the concept of showing affection, period. I don't get the feeling that Qunari are very affectionate people. They're too snarky and stoic for all that mushy stuff.

This of course reminded me of my own awkward attempts at showing affection (I'm not usually a touchy person, either), which usually end up with me telling myself to treat them like a dog. Dogs are easy to deal with; people are not. And since Fereldan loves dogs so much, it wouldn't surprise me at all if they roll on their backs like their Mabari when you pat their heads.

I love his face at the bottom. He went out of his way to be nice to her, and she just fell over. Humans are such maddening creatures, but he's still not sure if this should be filed under "cute things the Warden does" or "more proof Fereldan needs to be conquered immediately", so he's just gonna frown about it until he decides one way or the other!

Oh, and for the record, yes, having a friend rub your ears does feel stupidly good.

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"Don't Qunari ever show affection?"
"No."
"Never?"
"I call you kadan. Do you not understand the word?"
"I get it. I just meant physical affection, like...I dunno, a hug or something."
He made a sound somewhere between a grunt and a derisive snort. "Physical affection. You mean that I should rub your ears, the way I see so many Fereldans do with their dogs?"
"Well, sure, why not! It'd be something, at least!"
She really shouldn't have been so surprised when her sarcastic answer was taken seriously, given who she was talking to.

The fangirlspawn want a romance mod, so I tried to consider how that might work. Forget trying to convince him of the "love = reproduction" mindset everyone else seems to have; you'd probably have to teach him about the concept of showing affection, period. I don't get the feeling that Qunari are very affectionate people. They're too snarky and stoic for all that mushy stuff.

This of course reminded me of my own awkward attempts at showing affection (I'm not usually a touchy person, either), which usually end up with me telling myself to treat them like a dog. Dogs are easy to deal with; people are not. And since Fereldan loves dogs so much, it wouldn't surprise me at all if they roll on their backs like their Mabari when you pat their heads.

I love his face at the bottom. He went out of his way to be nice to her, and she just fell over. Humans are such maddening creatures, but he's still not sure if this should be filed under "cute things the Warden does" or "more proof Fereldan needs to be conquered immediately", so he's just gonna frown about it until he decides one way or the other!

Oh, and for the record, yes, having a friend rub your ears does feel stupidly good.