Young!Miah and Young!Dom (20 and 22 here respectively, in current times Miah is 23 and Dom is 25)
Miah joined the mercenary business after getting kicked out of her now ex-organization in order to live and survive for a while.
Dom was a mercenary for a long time so when he met Miah and partnered up with her for missions, he essentially showed her how the business worked.
Dom had always seen Miah (called her Advali) as snappy and gloomy but on this particular day, she had been extra gloomy, so he offered a gift to cheer her up.
Unbeknownst to Dom, those flowers he gave were Miah's favorite. Dom pretty much picked up a pretty thing off the ground and assumed it would work to cheer her up. It did.
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Rin's a sweetie. And by Dom's nature, he can't not like like the guy. Though, maybe Rin would be uncomfortable if he knew and Dom didn't really want their friendship to change because of it. For now, he's content with just this.
The man gets his crushes but boy does he love friendzoning himself hardcore.
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Stickatron 6
Quote is from that one scene in One Piece during Thriller Bark
I actually genuinely don't know if Purple wouldn't join the CG's shenanigans, but for the sake of the joke he'll have to take Robin's role LMAO
His pride got shattered way too many times I guess
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SHORTCOMINGS (2023)
directed by Randall Park | written by Adrian Tomine
››› Justin H. Min as Ben Tagawa
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i’d briefly like to talk about the “it was fine” dialogue option that happens the morning after gale’s Last Night Alive scene in act ii and about the fandom's general reaction to it.
gale is a character who evidently enjoys the occasional teasing. taking the piss out of your partner every once in a while can certainly be a way of showing affection. however, it is important to consider the context of the situation: what is at stake for him and his current emotional state, as well as what exactly had transpired between the two of them prior to said conversation.
gale: forgive me. these were already trying times before elminster delivered his missive. now, for me at least, they are potentially end times.
after he and tav had spent the night together and confessed their love to each other, gale is once again showing himself utterly vulnerable and is carefully asking them for reassurance.
gale: [..] i hope that night meant as much to you as it did to me.
gale: but you - you led me away from the edge.
gale: without your words, your touch... i fear i would have sought purpose and solace in that void. you reminded me what living can feel like.
he wants to check in with them, after both of them have shared something tender and very intimate, something he might even consider life-altering.
gale: we didn't just make love. we bonded, body and soul. i got lost in you.
it’s not even about gale “not being able to read social cues” and “not recognizing the fact that it was meant in jest.” in fact, i’d argue it is a rather tone-deaf, inconsiderate response and just genuinely a REALLY BAD TIME to joke at your partner's expense when they are actively baring their feelings to you and are asking you for reassurance.
i have seen people write off his reaction as “unwarranted” or “overtly dramatic” but in my humble opinion, it is pretty understandable given the nature of their conversation and what he is asking of them. it's also sad how there seems to be a general pattern of gale's emotions and boundaries getting played off as a joke, while other companions get shown the courtesy of thorough analysis/understanding. he is proud of his skill as a lover and the fact that he was able to bring them pleasure, yet his inquiry is less about him wanting tav to stroke his ego and more about him, once again, asking if you indeed share the same feelings for each other… after the emotional high has now passed.
gale has an ever-present need for clarity in his relationships, very likely due to the fact that this was something he couldn’t request of mystra. he might appear more sensitive in that regard compared to the other companions. he doesn’t want to take himself too seriously, but this still often clashes with his general feeling of inadequacy. where he is able to take criticism as long as it isn’t related to his performance, overall prowess and usefulness.
yes, his response is passive-aggressive and yes, he IS obviously hurt by what tav said. yet merely repeating “it was fine” in response to a heartfelt, genuine question could’ve as well been interpreted in that manner. if tav does clarify that they have only been joking, he apologizes to them instead. otherwise his dialogue remains the same, albeit said in a more embarrassed & awkward tone.
gale is a character who is dealing with deep-rooted self-worth issues and yet that doesn’t mean that he wants to be handled with kid gloves, far from it. he craves a relationship in which his emotional needs are recognized, respected and cared for, where he can be unabashedly open and vulnerable without facing ridicule nor pity for it. and he is more than willing to give the same in return.
also y’know — there is a time and a place.
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