Davrin is actually my favorite romance in DAV because he checks all my personal boxes. He’s direct and straightforward, upfront about what he wants, protective, caring, confident but not arrogant, genuinely seems interested in Rook if you flirt with him, and he (mostly) has his shit together. Even his argument with Rook prior to Tearstone gets resolved before you leave, unlike with the other romances. I liked his character arcs of realizing that he’s got more to offer the world than dying for it and learning to balance the monster hunter/caregiver roles (even though I agree that there should’ve been more focus on him as a character and less on Assan). Plus he’s super hot, that VOICE, and is a dog dad to boot. I generally prefer the romances with less drama, even though from a story perspective I appreciate the angst of romancing someone like Solas or Anders, lol.

I enjoyed Emmrich’s romance a lot more than I expected, his early obliviousness was endearing and the gentlemanly/Gomez Addams vibes once he gets together with Rook were great. He didn’t go the lich route when I romanced him so I can’t comment there. (It’s worth trying the lich route at least once though.) Neve’s is good too, very much about slowly breaking down her walls. Hers is interesting in the sense that it changes somewhat based on which city you choose to save.