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there are of course many different appealing aspects to bladeweave but one that i feel is underexplored in the few works in this fandom is this: what happens when you put together two people who are not only givers, but who actively see taking as inherently bad, selfish, almost antithetic to romance?

both wyll and gale not only want to wow and woo their partner, but also refuse to ever have it be the other way around because they so desperately believe they have to make themselves useful in order to be attractive, after being used for their talents and abandoned when inconvenient for so long

you'd expect their romantic notions to make them compatible, but in reality neither of them is ready to accept the other's advances, and so they're at a standstill

what happens when wyll offers to massage gale's bad knee, and gale almost flies off the log he was sitting, assuring him that he's quite fine and it's in no way necessary? when gale tries to wax poetic about how wonderful wyll is and wyll deflects every compliment, you are too kind to me, don't waste your night on me, go and dance and enjoy yourself? when gale tries to woo wyll with his stars projection, but wyll wants to woo gale with his dance, and neither of them wants to let the other be the one to do the work?

i love you, let me be useful to you, let me stay with you. i love you, please don't waste your time on me, i promise im still useful, stay with me

and in the end, they both feel rejected in their advances. they can't meet the other halfway, because they love him too much to take. they're too scared of losing them, and so they never meet

what happens then?

how do you convince two chronically insecure romantics to be the one wowed every once in a while?

how do you tell a devil and a sinner that they're enough for the god's chosen and the hero they fell in love with?

how do you make it work when you're too similar, too enamored, too kind, and too romantic to make space for the other?

how?

#bladeweave #bladeweave meta #this is part of what i want to explore in #no gods no masters #wyll and gale learning not just that it is okay to accept what is offered #but to take as well #hmmm #that sounded kinkier than it will be

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IM WEEPING AGAHAHAHAHAGAHA

#lol #lmao even

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I've had major art block all week so here's a little screenshot study of happy Wyll 💕

#wyll ravengard #art #wilf #hrrrrn #gorgeous

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wyll.y.am ravengard, I love you so

everyone loves to put him in gold (rightly so) but my personal style is lots of silver jewelry + heavy eyeliner so that's what I gave him. also roses because he's so damn venusian

#wyll ravengard #art

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the thing about wyll ravengard is that hes literally a man in a slutty crop top. and no one appreciates it

#wyll ravengard #that crop top lives rent free in my head #as does wyll

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our beloved tara

kinda doin an art dumb since i havent touched this acount in a year ish so enjoy

#tara #art #tara my love #i can't bear to disappoint her

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I will become a new kind of god. One with ambition.

➤ GALE ORIGIN PLAYTHROUGH 5/?

#gale dekarios #listen i know that this is supposed to be one of the bad endings for him #and i hate disappointing tara #but god!gale does something for me

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can I just say how heartbreaking it is that Halsin continuously doubts someone could love him? when he says "my heart does not stir lightly... but it does now" he actually has to take a moment to breathe and close his eyes. like he's scared to admit it. like once he opens his eyes, the PC will be gone. even during his romance scene, you have to encourage him that this was what you wanted and that when he goes into wildshape and back into his regular form, PC tells him "it's okay, now come here" like he's TERRIFIED of scaring the PC because he rambles and apologizes profusely.

and when you solo romance him/decide to leave with him post brain, he tells you in the epilogue:

"Yet you chose me", like he STILL can't believe pc could've picked him over ANYONE. This man wants to be loved but STRUGGLES to believe it once someone actually loves him and it's so heartbreaking. He's just a gentle giant. (also thank you @autistichalsin bc you've encouraged me to start analyzing Halsin with your posts)

#halsin #halsin meta #this is making me more determined to write jaheira/halsin #because it would be both wholesome and heartbreaking

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Gale, sheepishly returning a book to Wyll: Sorry, thought this was The ANNALS of Karsus. My mistake.

Gale: An excellent read, though.

#lol #lmao even #gale dekarios #wyll ravengard

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Gale Dekarios is a night owl and you can't convince me otherwise. Only way this boy sees dawn is if he hasn't gone to bed yet.

#gale dekarios #gale of waterdeep #bg3 gale #this guy is a morning person? #get out of here #did we play the same game? #willow writing

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↠ how about a kiss for good luck?

#wyll ravengard

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#wyll ravengard #screenshot

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use your brain, Gale 🧠

#gale dekarios #astarion #art

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The pride of the gate

#wyll ravengard #art #wilf

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WYLL BABY YOU ARE MY SHINING STAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GRAHHHH I LOVE DRAWING HIM SO MUCH... his puppy dog eyes and sharp teeth as so important and near and dear to me

#wyll ravengard #art #wilf

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#lol

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GALE + bowing like a gentleman

#gale dekarios