The Josephine Montilyet aka ‘Scribbles’ Thread

I disagree. I think Josephine shows how fully committed to the relationship she was, especially in the romance quest. She always put her family first, even saying if she hadn't met you she might have considered the marriage. But because she met you and was in love with you she was not putting her family first with this, but was putting you first. 

Yes, I can honestly believe that since it is abundantly clear that she is fully committed to you. Also, by the time you can even headcanon bringing up marriage you lost all of that and yet she stays with you because she loves you. Not the Herald of Andraste, you. 

Now if you want to talk about a LI that isn't fully committed to you, look no further than your LI of choice Cassandra. She dumps you if she becomes Divine because she is more committed to the Chantry than you. And the argument of she can't be with anyone because she is the Divine goes up in smoke since that is exactly what Leliana does if Divine and in a relationship with the Warden without receiving any real blowback, not that such things should matter. 

Yeah that was my feeling to. My Inquisitor kept a stance as if he was holding his sword and shield, and I doubt that will work when wielding a Rapier.

But in the end my Inquisitor proved his love for Josie none the less.

If the topic of commitment in a relationship is being compared between Cassandra and Josephine it'd be an apples to oranges situation. Relationships are a cutomized thing between each pair (or more if you're in an open relationship). But I do think it offers something as to what people look for,are willing to stay for and where they will draw the line.
Josephine's relationship makes me think of slow courting, the beginning of a beginning that comes pretty similar to the days of my grandparents when the guy went to the father of his sweetheart to ask for his blessing. There was a certain way to do it properly if it was expected for the marriage to last. But for anyone who truly wants to do it right, wants to make it memorable, what's a few rituals of courtesy to be with THE ONE?
Cassandra's romance is...I'm going to call it a soldier's romance. You have the love of your life close to your heart but both the Inquisitor and her have a duty to the people that competes with their personal wishes. They don't have the luxury to settle down if there is need for them. Josephine does contribute to the Inquisition, but a Divine has no choice in having a life for herself, not if she's determined to help people who desperately need it. The passion and devotion is there, so any moments of closeness, of personal time should be grabbed because they may not get another chance.
In short, to each their own. We can't declare for another what's a better relationship than another (so long as it's not abusive).

I mean that I wish she had pursued the romance if she was interested. Him too, but he's not the one who occasionally slips into caring more about optics than the reality on the ground.

Not that I particularly blame her. Her situation seems to be analogous to a young lady in the nineteenth century. Romance is part of her mental landscape, but marriage is more about alliances and property and heirs. She has to pursue her relationships carefully, both to avoid ruining her family and discrediting the Inquisition. The only reason that anything other than a male non-mage Trevelyan didn't ruin her was the exceptional circumstance of that person also being Herald/Inquisitor.

Surprise visit to the Montilyet Estate is going really well.
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I found some really nice Josephine fanart. But I should warn you — it is highly scandalous! It depicts her bare shoulders and everything!

elyngontier.deviantart.com/art/Josephine-635360188

(No, I still can't figure out how to link images from Deviantart. YOU'RE NOT MY SUPERVISOR!)

What I know about Spanish culture could fill a thimble, but I think that she's wearing a Spanish mantilla. Could be wrong, though.

Did you ask this on the site? I see a suspiciously similar comment there.

After seeing the romance content in Trespasser for Cassandra and Solas (tragic but significant), and reading about Cullen and Sera, I was surprised to find nothing of significance for Josie. I always thought a male Trevelyan+Montilyet relationship made a ton of sense, in-game, and that maybe the other versions of the relationship would just reap the bounty that Trespasser provided.

Alas, there was no bounty. The male Trevelyan+Josie relationship ended up making no sense at all, really. It seemed almost casual, in the end, which would be incredibly inappropriate for people of their station. It didn't make much sense for one with her dedication to etiquette and social norms. Josie, of all the NPCs, is the one I'd have expected to have been married, under the correct circumstances. Maybe they didn't want to be burdened with varied endings for her romance arc, with the outcry from her fans who didn't get a lore-wrecking wedding because of their inquisitor's race or gender. Whatever the case, it was definitely a minor hiccup in the storyline. I don't get too invested in the romance arcs, generally, because they're typically simplistic and at least a bit lame. DAI's were surprisingly good, and really added to the Inquisitor's journey. It's a shame Josie's didn't end just so.

Found this gem:-



The biggest tragedy here is that there currently exist no fanfiction where this sort of thing happens.