#heatweave

"In the Fugue Plane, her soul burns so bright, it pains the Gods to look upon."

Another brilliant commission done for me by the illustrious JackNorisk!

So, if you romance our beloved Karlach, you get a date night where she shares some fun conversations. And if you’re playing as an Origin character, you get some dialogue unique to them.

I need you all to see Gale’s answer when the discussion turns to confessing a secret.

Here’s what Karlach says when she’s asked to share a secret:

And here’s Gale’s:

I love this (and not just because I’m a Gale/Karlach shipper) but also because:

Gale describes the botanist he was trying to impress as ‘comely’. Not drop-dead gorgeous, not stunning, but ‘comely’, which can mean:

2. Lichen is fungus and algae. Fungus…and algae. So for anyone who still thinks ‘I wouldn’t have anything to talk to Gale about, he’d get bored with me 😞’ this proves once again that Gale will eagerly talk about LITERALLY ANY SUBJECT if he likes you.

3. Gale apparently considers lying about reading to be on the same level of embarrassment as combusting and burning down a tent from horn overload.

And finally:

they both deserve the world i think.

Yall are sleeping on Gale x Karlach

Hi! Hello! Sorry for keeping you waiting. Your request got me wondering about their dynamic, so I absolutely had to try it out in the game. They are indeed ridiculously sweet and wholesome together.

Also, sorry, he's not very chubby here, but may I compensate that with his sleeby self's extremely squishable cheeks?

This takes place sometime during the main events, but let's imagine it's winter in Baldur's Gate, and it's very cold outside ❄