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It just doesn't compute in my mind when people say Gort is "canonically unattractive" when he seems deliberately designed with traits that are clearly attractive to men-lovers.

Exposed cleavage with visible yet not unkempt body hair

Constant emphasis on his hands and hand movements

Canonically burly arms

Canonically perfumed and smells good

Big brown eyes

Full lips

High cheekbones

Voiced by Jason Isaacs

Gortash is clearly designed to be a conventionally attractive man with an evil black grease filter thrown on him to give him that fantasy villain edge. And the only people who would think he's ugly are people whose male beauty standard is exclusively smooth, unblemished, lean, and young (which the internet likes to refer to as twinks I suppose).

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Gortash ascribes to the subtler form of Bane... Baneitism? (?)

Which means that rather than marching armies and emulating his god by walking into a room and yelling MINE, he's 'only' wandering around in the flashy, spiky black outfite, changing the very visible Flaming Fist symbol shown all over the city - including on members of the official and secret police who unofficially govern it alongside the Peers and the Dukes - into Bane's holy symbol, and also wearing said holy symbol in the open to the point where he's getting portraits of himself wearing it and then publishing it in the newspaper:

This is as subtle as the Bane's Chosen are going to get. Probably as subtle as they're allowed to get, knowing Bane.

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Writers block cured. AU where dead three gods + their chosen (their ‘families’) all summer in a big estate together. I can write them being all bitchy again

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Durgetash shippers, I’m so curious to hear what your headcanons are! I find this to be such a fascinating aspect of the ship.

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mister Flymm, the Young crook

the haircut is based from concept art

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2/3 of these people do not do cardio

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They saw you across the party and dig your vibe

DC to survive is 30

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The other day, I saw a non-fandom text post along the lines of:

“What we had was so special you’ll look for me in every new person” (sorry I haven’t been able to find it again)

And I haven’t stopped thinking about it since.

Because to me this perfectly describes Durgetash + romancing your companions.

I can’t help thinking about amnesiac Durge missing something, always searching, but can’t remember what.

They find echoes of it in Gale’s intelligence, his enthusiasm and knowledge when he speaks about magic. And yet, it doesn’t fit entirely.

They find it in Lae’zel’s easy superiority, her ruthlessness and determination. And yet, it’s not quite enough.

They find it in Astarion’s deception and easy charm, the way he manipulates a situation to his advantage, the way he doesn’t need magic to have people literally bare their necks to him.

They find it in Shadowheart’s snark, her secrecy, her dark goddess. They find it in Karlach’s rage (though she burns hot instead of cold which is odd..), in the smell of sulphur and hellfire that clings to her. They especially find it in her mechanical heart, that makes them want to reach out, bury their hands in it, just to see if it feels as familiar as it seems. If maybe owning her heart will fill the hole in their memories, their chest even.

And yet, surprisingly, they find it in Wyll’s pact, Wyll’s past, but also Wyll’s manners and they way he dances, his stories, that make them feel closer to a city they don’t much care about otherwise.

They find it in the deep possessiveness, maybe even hatred, when Raphael first comes to camp.

And yet none of it is enough, none of it fits quite right, and while maybe eventually they manage to look past that familiar feeling and find new things to admire about their chosen partner…deep in their heart they know.

In the end, they’ll always look for something none of them can give them.

Not until they first encounter that handsome young man with an easy smile, and all the jagged broken edges click together like horrible little puzzle pieces.

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Thinking once again about Durgetash and the concept of servitude.

About how Durge was made for servitude. Their whole purpose was to do Bhaal‘s will, to let Bhaal act through them, to worship in total obedience. And they *did* for a long time. For them, servitude was (un)holy, it was admirable because it meant serving a greater purpose (bringing upon the end of all things).

And how Gortash on the other hand spent his entire life fighting against authority so he won’t have to serve *anyone*. First his parents, then the house of Hope, then the city… climbing literally out of hell and up those climbing social ladders until the only one he serves is the one who helps him to the top. And only as long as it fits him- considering he was fully willing to share his throne with Durge, something that - as many have pointed out - is very much against Bane’s whole thing and could be considered disobedience once again.

And I’m thinking again about how Gortash calls Durge *his* assassin in the same conversation he calls him his *equal* and…

There’s something beautiful about the thought of Durge, who was born to serve One, straying from that to instead rule with another - a blade who chooses their own wielder - and Gortash, who refused to serve and instead fought his way to the top, who saw himself as above all others, at the height of his power stepping aside to lift someone to his same level.

I can’t help but look at them, look at all their narrative foils and dichotomies and similarities, and think that there was never any other choice but each other, in whatever capacity people headcanon.

There really is no one who does it like them.

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Just had to block a weird amount of terfs so uh yeah fuck you this blog is not for you

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Okay here’s a thought I’ve been kicking around- do you think Ketheric ever gives Durge/Gortash relationship advice?? Like yeah they’re gross and horrible and he kind of hates them, but they also genuinely like each other, and Ketheric understands the value in that kind of a bond

And I’m kind of obsessed with the thought of him just quietly giving them occasional advice when they’re fighting, and they usually refute wanting/needing his help with the matter, but it’s genuinely good advice that does help whenever they actually follow it

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I love little chibi kisses so you should draw Strike and Gortash smoochin'

Also murder but make it tiny and cute! Yippee!

Smoochin! The murder part is that they're also killing Ketheric's last remaining will to live

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Just sitting here thinking about how bold and insulting it should be for Gortash to call the child of a quasi-deity his equal.

Did he do that pre-tadpole, too?

What would durge have thought of that, I wonder.

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Cuck Chair Gortash!

He's there for his own safety since he's too mortal for what Durge and Ketheric consider sex

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How long do you think it took Ketheric to figure out he was a third wheel?

aka peepaw not properly warned of what immortality was going to look like

(click for better quality)

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Starting off strong holy shit

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Enver Gortash from Baldurs Gate 3? Thank you!

Today, Jesus is holding:

Enver Gortash from Baldurs Gate 3