hii popping in to say that i love your xadri art & that it was the push i needed to actually play bg1 haha
i really want to play with the xan romance mod but i've read a couple modding guides for bg1 and i cannot comprehend them to save my life 😓 plus i haven't even met him yet lmao
i really love their dynamic and the ship art you draw of them always makes me kick my feet in excitement!! are we allowed to draw radri?
aww thank you so much! yes, of course, anyone can draw radri ☺️ i would be, frankly, thrilled to see it. thanks for asking!
about mods, i'd say bg1npc makes up like 90% of the experience and is the only thing you really need to get started on a first full playthrough with xan. everything else is just extra!
[Radri, incredulous, is about to point out that he's the one who kissed her, but Xan keeps speaking.]
Xan: You have to stop risking your life! If you must do so, at least have the courtesy to do it when I'm not present! What is the use of leaving if you're just going to haunt me anyway?!
[Radri stares at him, shocked, and Xan falters and lets go of her, pulling back.]
Xan: It is clear… I cannot escape you if you do not wish it. But tell me one thing. Why me? Why spend two months chasing me, when you could have replaced me in a heartbeat?
Radri: I can't replace you.
Xan, tired: Radri… wizards like me are a silver a dozen. Perhaps, if I wielded the moonblade, it would be a different matter—but I will never return to Evereska for it. Not even if you commanded it.
Radri: Why do you always bring our conversations back to things that don't matter? I don't need a wizard. I want you.
[At those words, Xan finally lifts his head, looking Radri in the face. Her gaze is cast to the side, and there's an uncomfortable furrow in her brow, a small frown on her lips... all from being honest. Her arms are crossed, and her grip on her sleeve tightens as he stares.]
Radri: But you're right. I've spent too much on this chase already. If you want to leave, then do it. I will not follow you this time.
[Xan can hardly believe what he's hearing. All his efforts of the past two months are finally being rewarded. But rather than relief, a sudden loneliness grips him, instead. He had not felt such loneliness even on the night he'd slipped away from her without a word; deep down, he'd known that he could count on seeing her again.]
Xan: If you want me… I will stay.
[Radri's eyes meet his as his words sink in... then she hugs him. It's the first hug she's ever given him. His mind goes blank, and he only barely manages to form the thought that he should commit this feeling to memory, only for her to finish her hug and release him. Radri looks up at the surprise on his face, and makes an unusually uncertain expression herself.]
Radri: I just...
[She turns her head away sharply.]
Radri: You kissed me.
[Now that she mentions it, in the heat of the moment, a temporary madness had claimed him and he had kissed her. A belated warmth climbs up the back of his neck.]
Radri: Since you took that, I'll take this. We're even.
[That only leaves him with much more to comment on, but before he can, she grabs the hem of his sleeve.]
Radri: Come on.
[She walks away, tugging him along with her. He stumbles on his first couple steps, then quickens his pace, and falls in step beside her. Before, being led like this had made him feel like a dog on a leash… but now he wonders if this isn't just her way of holding his hand.]
