Hiding his face doesn't do much to keep his embarrassment secret either, and Anders pets his hair a little, pleased and endeared. Hawke is adorable when he's struggling to take a compliment, and it's all the better because it's a level of vulnerability that only Anders gets to see.

Not that the reverse isn't often true too.

"What does that mean, passed," Anders asks, though it's mostly rhetorical since he knows Hawke probably won't have any idea. For all his enthusiasm about Hawke representing humanity, it does seem like an unfair amount of pressure for one man, especially if they don't manage to 'pass' — what consequences then?