#gale deserves to be dramatically draped in the arms of a monster on a pulp magazine cover

[sodapopseagull]

Do you think Gale's danger kink comes from his time as an archmage and Chosen of Mystra? And having catastrophic power at his fingertips, the ability to reshape pockets of reality to his whim, and viewing himself as nigh indestructible created a rift between himself and the world around him to the point that he struggles to remain present? And that few things make him feel more grounded and alive than the anxious thrum of his own blood pounding in his ears while he's in mortal peril?

... or is he just horny like that?