since i've been MIA for the last few weeks, it's been a while since my last major milou yap. but worry not, i am here to deliver once more !!
something that's crucial to milou and how her story is shaped depends on relationships of all kinds. i haven't done much with my bg3 verse for a hot while, but that verse is one of the few instances where it becomes very obvious how co-dependent milou can actually be. she's hard to get along with due to her abrasive and volatile nature ⸺ no matter how much she hates to be deprived of any kind of autonomy, it's essential for her to have companions that ground her in one way or another.
in bg3 this becomes apparent by how she'll fall victim to the dark urges to the point of madness; being consumed by lust & bloodshed to the point of where she is but a mere animal ⸺ any evidence of the person she once was already rotten away.
the big juxtaposition of milou's character lies in her desire to live vs. her yearning for the sweet release of death. immortality is a curse to her ⸺ it's a disease that will cause her to decay for years, writhing in pain & existing in pure agony with no end in sight. it is the people she meets while searching for her catharsis that keep her from spiralling into that abyss. it is them that keep her from conquering death & then taking his seat. it is them that allow her to be human.
milou mingate has always been a woman of many faces. she always leaves footprints in your life upon crossing paths; for she doesn't allow you to forget ⸺ and if you do, then it's you were never meant to meet her in the first place. yet still, there's always a faint shadow lingering on the edge of your peripheral vision.
the worst thing is that the biggest traces of her linger in places she never intended to.
milou meets naomi ⸺ a young girl barely of age, yet already a gifted healer that would assist her on an odd job. it's rare that milou finds herself out of depth; and even rarer that she looks for help as anything but a last resort. congrats milou, this is how you gain your little sister.
milou meets jariya ⸺ a woman of blood that once belonged to the children or soldiers of authority. raos have no leg to stand on without a █████████ to seal a blood bond with. they live in a world that does not want them; on the verge of death, his maiden offers succor to the soldier in exchange for her services. congrats milou, this is how you gain your most loyal retainer.
milou meets dion ⸺ a man wandering the continent under the pretense of wanting to resurrect his dead mother. in truth, his eyes are void of the glimmer a man with ambitions holds. he is but a hollow shell of once was (if there even was something to begin with) , his vision blurry with no clear focus; yet he keeps walking on. dear mistress, he barely differs from you. she offers him a share of death's domain, so his mother may walk the earth once more. the only price he needs to pay is to bear a part of the maiden's burden. congrats milou, this is how you gain your closest confidant.
milou meets narak ⸺ a being that gives her equal grounds to stand on, yet he is so much more than her. he is her greatest adversary, yet there is not a single soul that is as intricately intertwined with hers as his. his soul is the most vile to ever exist (safe that of her father) , yet it grants her the most gentle serenity. for he is death, giving her everything she ever wanted ⸺ at the cost of everything she ever was. congrats milou, this is how you meet your forever lover.
somewhere in the deepest recesses of her mind; there sounds an echo barely audible. [ love is weakness. ] words are almost lost between the myriads of sounds that threaten to drown them out, yet they couldn't be clearer to her ears. she is almost inclined to agree, yet there's a heavy weight shackling her from taking the plunge. why is it so hard? [ because father always knows best. ]
