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vieralynn:

aorin replied to your post: B , C, Q, R

Converting you into a Noah/Penelo shipper must have been one of my greatest achievements in this fandom. *wears badge of merit proudly* :D

Heheh!! I think it just makes my hero worshipping, semi-one-sided (but not entirely one-sided)…

In all incarnations that I write, Penelo hero-worships Basch and has the BIGGEST goo-goo eyes for him. But it’s really just that: goo-goo eyes, hero-worship and a huge soft spot. She likes Basch and would always think the best of him no matter what others say. And honestly, it pisses Noah off to no end in the beginning. Part of him thinks that it is blind and naive (somewhat inexplicable) hero-worship; then there’s part competitive streak, part attention-seeking and part ‘but we’re twins, why doesn’t she give me those goo-goo eyes instead?!’ (for younger Noah).

Also, that’s pretty interesting. 83 For me, Gabranth is that one taboo subject that no one dares to breach in-game. Basch is reticent about his brother and no one wants to bring it up out of respect for him (despite that Ashe and Vaan has strong reservations about Gabranth). Still, they know that it would only make him feel more guilt, so they mostly just kept quiet about it. As a result, Penelo followed suit and practically knew nothing about him.

Larsa did attempt to improve the situation with a ‘Oh, Gabranth is ___. He’s a fine, remarkable man’. Except that it was usually followed by an awkward silence, shifty eyes with a dash of gritting teeth; Larsa just promptly changed the subject.

vieralynn:

aorin:

aorin:

vieralynn:

aorin replied to your post: Oh, my dragon age OTPs… :)

I’ve been planning/writing Noah/Penelo’s first time in Thrice (something that I’ve been putting off for a long time). They were young and inexperienced. It was a pain for them as much as it is a…

For all of Noah’s bravado (and reputation), he was sweating bullets. It was so important, so special for them; it needs to be magical and PERFECT (because she is the girl and he is, well, Noah; the man/boy ever obsessed with perfection). Noah did try his best, except that even his best wasn’t good enough. He was so fragile and vulnerable at that point that even a teeny ‘it was… nice’ could have destroyed his confidence. Cue manly pride cracking.

Penelo disappears (curiously with his brother). Manly pride SHAAATTERS. Irreparable. For many many years.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwww….. T_T

Your Noah (and mine!) really is so terribly hard on himself. Always thinking of himself as second best and seeing that space between best (Basch) and second as a gigantic chasm.

The sad thing is that the gigantic space exists only in his head. He can’t stand being compared to Basch. The small things niggle him but the bigger things can really devastate him. And like it or not, the girl he loves and eventually lost his V-card to is a big thing.

Though to be fair, Penelo is innocent. She likes him the way he is and doesn’t compare him to Basch, especially not in this regard. It was all just really bad timing and a lot of misunderstandings.

aorin:

vieralynn:

aorin replied to your post: Oh, my dragon age OTPs… :)

I’ve been planning/writing Noah/Penelo’s first time in Thrice (something that I’ve been putting off for a long time). They were young and inexperienced. It was a pain for them as much as it is a…

For all of Noah’s bravado (and reputation), he was sweating bullets. It was so important, so special for them; it needs to be magical and PERFECT (because she is the girl and he is, well, Noah; the man/boy ever obsessed with perfection). Noah did try his best, except that even his best wasn’t good enough. He was so fragile and vulnerable at that point that even a teeny ‘it was… nice’ could have destroyed his confidence. Cue manly pride cracking.

Penelo disappears (curiously with his brother). Manly pride SHAAATTERS. Irreparable. For many many years.