So lemme talk for a minute about my ship with @ask-ishtar
I will admit that at first the notion of such a ship as Gilgamesh and Ishtar had me squinting because of their interactions in the Epic of Gilgamesh. However after talking to the mod of above blog (who I’ll refer to as Ish for the sake of ease from here on) I discovered just how narrow my view was. And these talks of ours really did open my eyes to the possibilities.
I’ll give the short version for the sake of time.
Basically the idea was derived from the possibility of Gilgamesh and Ishtar being able to speak to one another again after everything that happened. And speaking rather evenly because of past relations between them from before the events of the Epic. I’d go into details but that’s a whole other post in and of itself.
Suffice it to say when you take in more of the myths and don’t just look at the Epic in a vacuum, the idea does not seem so far fetched.
And from our talks, and a few small threads, the ship has become something quite passionate. Given that these are two people with very strong personalities, the whole situation has a lot of high emotion going for it. It’s something I truly enjoy talking with Ish about when I get the chance. And hopefully soon we’ll put some ideas into motion and show all of you this thing of ours.
Because I truly enjoy the foundation we’ve laid and all the possibilities we’ve discussed. Gil and Ishtar are an incredibly passionate couple, really.