Why is Fenris so irritated with me all the time (Dragon Age 2)?

The character Fenris in Dragon Age 2 is angry at everything I do, whether I oppose mages or not! In one of the conversations that I've had with him, I tried every option multiple times (by reloading) to get a positive outcome, and he was still angry with me, no matter if what I said was supportive or not. I want to romance option with him, but it just doesn't seem like it's going to happen. Please give me some help on this, in detail. I really want to know what's going on.Why is Fenris so irritated with me all the time (Dragon Age 2)?
You know you can have a rivalry romance with all 5 of the romance-able characters in DA2 right?



Anyways, if you are a mage, the conversation you have with him after you leave Danarius' mansion for Fenris' first quest will ALWAYS end in rivalry. If you want to have a friendly romance, then be mean to mages and slavers OR don't bring him along on most of the quests. And don't forget to give him the book in act 2 and the sword in act 3, and he doesn't like it when you're overly sympathetic with him.Why is Fenris so irritated with me all the time (Dragon Age 2)?
To romance him select the dialogue option with the heart icon every chance you get and don't romance anyone else. If you want to gain friendship you have to take a very hard stance against slavers, blood magic, and mage freedom. You can romance him as a rival too, so don't be too worried about getting on his good side.



Otherwise I think you are just interpreting his overall grumpy attitude as hostility. He doesn't really start to open up until act 2 or when you get his friendship/rivalry high enough.