There’s little to no conflict to keep it interesting, as well. Committing to Blackwall’s romance while he’s in manacles or Solas’ romance by giving up the vallaslin meant something because there was a reason you’d hesitate. The commitments here are just “yeah, sure, why not?”
Maybe the others are done better, but for example; Lucanis and Spite. It feels like there should be something addressed there that Rook and Lucanis would have to confront together, but it just…never happens? There is no stakes at all. It’s just “I made you coffee and dessert (the dessert is for Neve in another universe, but we’ll ignore that bit.)” and “Yeah, good enough for me!” No talk of the demon possession, Spite’s obsession with Rook, the fact that he’s a professional killer, nothing, just smooth sailing. Where’s the drama?
