an exploration of the icarus myth and the aftermath of burning your wings. largely canon - compliant but headcanon based portrayal.
there's a part of me / i'm afraid will always be / trapped within an abstract from a moment of my life
RULES / INFO. do not follow if you're under 20. in character interactions are reserved for mutuals only. be mindful that the blog features canon - typical potentially upsetting content which may not always be tagged when mentioned within writing; gale - specific elements include past grooming and idealization of an unhealthy relationship as well as suicidal ideation. sexual content is tagged as nsft /. i don't use icons and only do minimal formatting, and i won't follow blogs i find overly inaccessible. all typical tumblr roleplay etiquette applies. extremely selective about romantic shipping.
AFFILIATES. considered canon to my portrayal and the default when mentioned in threads not directly involving them. note that they are not exclusives; i'm more than happy to interact and develop unique dynamics with multiples of the same characters and wish to extend the same courtesy to my partners. will only be affiliated with one version of any given canon character, but as of right now there's no similar limitation to original characters. currently there's no blog canon tav / durge to my gale.
MAIN CANON DIVERGENCIES. i write gale as a trans man who is in his early to mid thirties during the events of the game. he's a weaveblessed sorcerer by birth but wizard by training. mystra was involved in gale's life since his childhood; their relationship turned explicitly intimate when gale was a young adult, when mystra was renewed as the goddess of magic and made gale her chosen. the netherese orb affects gale throughout his body; rot is an apt comparison and gale hides some of the visible signs beneath bandages, most notably on his dominant casting hand and arm. after the defeat of the absolute, gale leaves the crown of karsus in the chiontar — as a compromise, mystra doesn't remove the orb from gale's chest but ensures it remains dormant, stopping it from being an immediate threat but leaving gale with the limitations and symptoms it imposes on his body and magic.
