That exchange I had with angel last night I thought was all hypothetical, just fun headcanon stuff. We've already confirmed SH is monogamous.
We've talked about her being monogamous, but what we haven't touched on is how deeply romantic SH is. Drinking wine and talking near a waterfall; swimming and making love on the beach under the moonlight; and even just the way she speaks to you in act 3 are all incredibly romantic. This is how I believe she was intended.
But then they brought the orgy stuff and Halsin into play, and being a hot half elf, decided to force her into it. They distorted her, reducing her into a sex doll, and now thats all some people see. That really pisses me off, but what pisses me off the most is this sex doll version of her is seeped into the beautiful, romantic version and sullies it. They should have been more careful not to let this stuff seep into her intended romance. Now they need to fix it.
Originally Posted by Michieltjuhh
I mean it's a pretty traditional romance story of you courting her throughout act 1 with the 'first date' vibe cliff scene, confessing your love for each other in act 2 and having a sweet love scene that also helps her get over her past trauma in act 3, followed by wanting to spend the rest of your life together and starting a family when the world is savedTM. While making it more interesting in that neither of you know she even has that trauma because of the forced amnesia and thus she's somewhat distant and secretive at the start, and as things unfold you both come to realize her being under Shar's control isn't good for her. Which makes it fit well with Dark Urge because that story is somewhat similar, so then it doesn't feel like she's the only one going through shit and the support isn't a one-way thing.
None of it screams 'girl that's dtf everything that moves' which she turns into in act 3 and only during these optional scenarios, while remaining true to her writing for the rest of the romance story. But we already know all of that. I disagree that poly or open would work for Lae'zel though. Only act 1 Lae'zel and Astarion fit this bill, but they both change in act 2 as well. And if you read between the lines a little, Karlach throughout the game can fit it somewhat.
God reading these posts just made me even more angry about what they did to her. It's just so fucking out of left field and that people can't see it and belittle you for having that opinion is so infuriating.
