#gale coded posts

[optimisticgrey]

@senualothbrok made me do it

[optimisticgrey]

I love this time of night. There's an always reverent silence that accompanies the peak of darkness, when you'd almost believe the damn will never break....

(I know you can hear this, in your head)

[dylaneon]

happy milwaukee day everyone. today i will write gale visiting john in wisconsin and then john taking him to milwaukee for a date. because i can

[johnslittlespoon]

and if i said i'm working on a modern au clegan dog–play fic... then what. if gale makes a joke about getting john a collar and notices heart–on–his–sleeve john looks a little more keen than intended. if john thinks gale's joking the first time he brings up doing a scene like that, and if john ends up really, really enjoying it because it gets him out of his head on rough days, and he likes following gale's instructions, having someone else think for him...

[queen-rhaenyras]

If you don't like the idea of Gale being a father in YOUR game with your Tav or just with any character in general, then, girly by all means don't headcanon it. But actively trying to gatekeep the character, by shaming those who do, well....why be an asshole?

So listen, Gale girlies who want Gale to be a dad, (if this doesn't apply to you then scroll). Gale absolutely has dad energy. I've seen a lot discussion about the "I'm not exactly father material" line he says during act 3 and I'm not the first to say this, but I'm here to remind you that you can't take everything the companions say at face value, because these are complex characters and it's not always black and white. As others have said before, Gale not only has the orb in his chest at the time, but the tadpole, and your situation with him is uncertain and unstable. Of course he's not going to think of himself as father material in that moment. Why? Because it's something so far out of his reach. Gale has a lot of self-esteem issues, and I can definitely see him wanting to be a dad in the future, but unsure if he would even be a good one, but once he is a father, being the absolute dad of dads. Also saying you're not "parent" material, does not automatically equate to "not wanting to be a parent." These feelings can exist separately.

If I do recall, I did see a scene where Tara mentions something about Gale starting a family? Gale finding normalcy and having the things he could never have with Mystra makes perfect sense for his character, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Gale can definitely be seen as a father and would make a great dad. The people who claim so boldly that he wouldn't want children with Tav, are just projecting and they don't see these characters with nuance, they just hear the character say something in the game, and just decide with a gold medal in mental gymnastics that (you're mistaking his "dad energy" for "mother energy" which is actually just "malewife" energy) and spew their own biases out in "hot take" posts with every intention of ruining things for others. It's mean spirited, and should be ignored.

I see you all with your cute little headcanons, naming your Tav and Gale's children, and some of you with amazing fan art. I've seen you draw your little Tav/Gale families. It's precious and it's sweet. Keeping doing what you're doing, and don't let the gatekeepers bring you down. Seeing Gale as a father is perfectly valid.

K. Bye.

[magnificentcoffeekitten]

This one made me laugh out loud at my phone, bravo!

✨️🥵✨️

[wild-magic-oops]

Considering we now have TWO Gale kisses where he teases the player character

and we have this coming from Gortash to Durge

there is *puts on overanalyzing things to fit my own agenda glasses* yet another Gale-Gortash similarity - they both like teasing Durge

[thevoidlands]

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH WE'RE BACK

[arcanearcherayz]

Where's my subby (submissive husband) at?!

[optimisticgrey]

Yes, Gale, why aren't you?

John Murry, from a letter to Katherine Mansfield featured in The Letters of John Middleton Murry and Katherine Mansfield

[deathishauntedbyhumans]

gale of waterdeep dekarios mr. autistic special interest The Weave chronic pain chronically ill misunderstood by his peers (and a large majority of ppl who play the game) get behind me. i understand you.

[optimisticgrey]

I am currently so fucked up by my job and the general state of the world, not even writing helps (though I still love it).

To spice things up in my head, I started inserting inconspicuous Gale quotes into my corporate language. During a call with a colleague, I said "apologies, I am usually better at this" and giggled to myself.

It's not much but it works.

[holdinggrudges]

sam girls LOVE gale dekarios

[awooga-awoogaa]

Autistic Gale headcanons:

His orb glows when he experiences dysregulation

He fidgets with his hair

He infodumps while cuddling with his s/o

He is extremely sensitive to the feelings of animals/loves animals more then people sometimes

His love language is gift giving, and he likes penguin pebbling (giving small trinkets)

He struggles to read social cues, and has to script conversations before having them

I plan on making more, but you guys have no idea how much this headcanon for gale consumes my brain.

[xxpeppermintxx109]

gale: *extensively monologuing about some silly spell he did in his conquest for power and godhood and recognition*

tav: i’m not arguing with a man with big brown eyes. whatever you say, beautiful

[stormwifewrites]

sometimes I stare into the abyss and think, my god, what do I do when I'm done playing Veilguard again