#and the ref pages for blackjack are still open in my browser

[daemon-in-my-head]

Modern AU durgetash to me will forever be loan shark Gortash and nepo baby / casino owner Durge.

Gortash likes taking, and what will a loan shark do? Take everything of value from you, your insides included. Also it means he has enough money to bribe his way into politics. Yeah yeah sure selfmade tech mogul but everyone's aware that's a very poor front for his very legal lending business (which has been boming thanks to just as legal practices + Durge).

And Durge is just the ultimate nepo baby. They inherited a whole ass cult but for the sake of my own belief, it's just a crime network now. And casino owner cuz Durge always struck me as someone who likes to play. They played cards with Hellsik and tbf Durge toying with poor guests to completely crush them as they win? Yeah, I do enjoy that, and I think Durge does too.

Also that means Gortash can get fucked over by Durge cuz he visits the Casino, doesn't recognise them as the owner he's looking for and now the loan shark needs to pay stuff back. With his body obv. Cuz Durge is just sadistic like that (and being a spoiled nepo baby kinda renders money useless), so the humiliation Durge wants to see can only be achieved by crushing Gortash's pride. (Jokes on Durge tho cuz Gortash is into that shit. Gg murder baby you've earned yourself a freak.)

There's more reasons too cuz ofc there are when is shit simple with me but yk, just a neat little brainworm to share.