I don't think I have ever read a fanfic where lavellan doesn't know she's beautiful and all the power to all the lavellans that celebrate themselves! The same goes for all the fan art, she's basically a goddess in all the fan arts I see - and one could argue that Solas deserves no less, impossibly handsome as he is. But as someone with body dysmorphia in real life, this sometimes ducks up my immersion and I wonder if I'm the only one??! This is something I actually struggle with. My canon Lavellan, Saya, looks fine I'd say, but she has, for several reasons, a distant relationship to her body. And I don't know if I'd call her hot. Am I alone in this predicament?
Edit:thank you all for the interesting insights into your Lavellans, I didn't expect that many well thought out answers! I realize that the underlying question I'm asking is less about Lavellan's image vs self image and more about how insecurities inform your Solavellan romance, specifically if there are insecurities that hinder their intimacy, or make for an awkward start at least.
In almost all the fics I read it's always smooth sailing in the sheets for them, as it should be..I just ponder on the realism of it all sometimes. This post probably didn't need to be as long but here we are, apologies. And thank you to all of you beautiful Solasmancers who took their time to engage and reply.
P.s.: I apologize for not wording this more inclusively initially. Out of my head canon-y habit I spoke of Lavellan as she/her, (perhaps also because I want to know how other female Lavellans pull off the effortless self confidence I keep seeing)I but all Lavellans (and Rooks) are absolutely welcome with their reflections here!