Oct 18, 2021
I know the exact moment I fell in love with shadowgast and it was at Essek’s tower when he and Caleb worked together on the calculations and magical theory necessary for the big ole spell and,
they are just two nerds nerding out and finally finding an equal and the back and forth and suddenly what you say just clicks and it just flows there’s no being an outsider for your interests or the things you talk about being too esoteric and needing to be abstracted and waved away and just
gosh
#ESPECIALLY the Simple Joy of all that PLUS#their common background#their common guilt#their common burdens and sins and carrying the weight of what they've done in the past#whether they're forgivable or not#what forgivable even MEANS or IS for people like them#knowing the other understands and holds them to it#no need for superficial forgiveness and easy reassurances to batter and break upon their own guilt#just staring at the truth of what they did#and knowing that it takes time#and effort#and there may not BE a penance attained#shadowgast#aghaghaghaghagh#IM JUST NEARING THE END OF C2 AND FEELING A LOT OKAY#CALEB WIDOGAST#ESSEK THELYSS#CR2 SPOILERS#SPOILERS#I GUESS#THOUGH I'M VAGUING ABOUT IT ALL
