#literally Durge's folly is having a Feeling for someone

[maegalkarven]

No but I'm obsessed with the situationship where Durge and Karlach are friends, Durge and Gortash are lovers and Gortash and Karlach can't stand each other.

Also,depending on Durge, the Durgetash reveal can be messy af with both Durge and Karlach reacting violently, Karlach at the fact what her friend is the architect of that mess and Gortash's lover and Durge at her and the team's reaction.

Bonus point if Durge is loyal to Gortash to a fault bc they went against their Father's direct wishes bc of the affection towards that man, and everyone having an awful time dealing with it.

[monowires]

so, i always play no orb detonation and no crown retrieval when it comes to gale, which means this post may not align with everyone’s headcanons or views. that being said…

you know what i love about gale? he is devoted. driven. dedicated, once he sets his mind on something. he is stubborn, firm, unwavering, but he is also considerate, accommodating, respectful. he is devoted - but not blindly so.

now i know this seems like an incorrect statement, but hear me out. the gale we meet at the beginning of the game is not who he truly is. we see gale of waterdeep - renowned wizard, a man who finds poetry in the smallest things, but still a shadow of a goddess. he chases after forgiveness, and he does so blindly, because he is seeking forgiveness for something that, to him, is a fault in the foundation of his character. he wants forgiveness for being ambitious, for wanting to please - and in doing so, he risks even greater follies. because for him, who he is does not necessarily matter - it’s who he can be for mystra.

but then he meets tav/durge. tav, who has a stubbornness that rivals gale’s own. tav, whose outlook is not stained red by the ache of a lost love. tav, who sees ‘gale of waterdeep’ and wants to know who he truly is.

and gale - steadfast, ambitious, painfully loyal gale - listens. he sheds the costume that comes with ‘of waterdeep’. he shows tav who he really is - gale dekarios.

he is dedicated. driven. devoted. but once he experiences mutual love - actual love, not the convoluted manipulation from a goddess - he realizes that ambition is not something that is worth dying for. his mistakes are not something that defines him but rather something from which he can learn.

he learns what it means to be his own person, outside of mystra’s shadow. he learns how to hold himself to achievable standards instead of the unobtainable divinity of a goddess.

he learns what it means to love unconditionally.

he learns how it feels to always have somebody waiting at home for him.

he learns what it means to matter. not just to tav, but to himself.

this probably makes no sense, i’m half asleep & literally forgot about this post for half an hour after typing it all out, but. maybe someone will get me