I love this shot so much. IMO it's just this symbolic shot of Gortash's true colors. In this entire scene, you get to view Enver as his real self. Instead of this granduer, silver-tongued, charming politician/individual with a automatic smile/smirk, You have a controlling, dagger-mouthed, and impatient man who's wanting to climb to the top by any means necessary. As well as his mental state though his letters/notes. His true natural facial expressions are more calculating and mean. You see what he's done to his parents, to "render them powerless", to him this is far more than power, its revenge as he reigns in the glory. Almost as i imagine fulfilling his childhood dreams. Payback, Glory, Admiration = Acceptance. Not saying its his clear and apparent motivations obv but its just how i interpret the core of his hidden subconscious intentions. I also love the symbolism of his haircut. Its youthful haircut on an older man
i dont know lol maybe i have some interpretations wrong lol.
A few days ago, it was brought to my attention that someone was downloading/scraping locked Elder Scrolls, BG3, and Dragon Age fics from AO3 and posting the AI-slop on wattpad. They've been especially scraping Durgetash+Tavtash, Tavstarion, Lucanis Dellamorte, and Lucien Lachance fics.
My fics were included among those of a dozen or so other Ao3 authors, and I wanted to just get the word out here for others to be vigilant and take whatever action they feel best - ignore it and move on, look for your ai-mangled fics and report them, hide your fics temporarily or permanently, or maybe wipe your account etc. You do you, as they say. I'm not revealing the whistleblowers' names to protect their privacy, as one of them was a victim as well.
Sparknotes version: this plagiarist's now-deleted wattpad accounts were Jace-Attorney and Sabrina-Guilenese, but have threatened to simply make more accounts and continue their shit behavior now that they've been outed. They've been puking their trash into tags like "bad boy", "mafia", "mafiaprincess", "assassins", "hitmen" etc on wattpad. So if you're concerned, it's probably a good idea to comb those tags for their "transformed" fics like the one included below (the original Gortash fic is on the right, and the plagiarized one is one the left).
I know this bullshit is unfortunately the state of the writing/fandom world right now, but the more we let it slide, the more writers' actual hard work and care will be diminished and eventually dismissed. Look after your works. Look after your friends' works. Grit your teeth and do not give in.
people like to joke about the "a handsome younger man" line but I've always thought the narrator dialogue was meant to be the player's internal dialogue, which means that canonically, both Tav and Durge think Gortash is a smoke show
Hi! could you do a NSFW alphabet for Gortash? Sending you all my love!!!
yes! this is good because I'm in the middle of planning a larger fic w/ him and I need to hone in on some of these little things lol. while this alphabet isn't directly related to that fic, the reader in this scenario is a Tav and Gortash survived the end of the game.
(I also just instinctively write these as reader insert, IDK it's just easier)
warnings: sexual themes (obviously), f!reader, unhealthy relationships
A = Aftercare (what they’re like after sex)
At first, he didn't care much about aftercare with you. He didn't see it as being necessary, even though he was being particularly rough with you. A lot of those earlier encounters were hurried couplings, the kind where you were bent over his desk or pushed against a wall. Much easier for him to just pull up your underwear, give you a smack on the ass, and tell you to leave him alone so he could do work.
Once you started actually developing a deeper connection (he would never call it feelings), he might actually stick around for a little while to make sure you were alright. It's more likely to happen if you were fucking in bed, simply because it's a lot easier to convince him to stay if he's already lying down.
B = Body part (their favorite body part of theirs and also their partner’s)
Him: His hands. Of course, because he uses them to create, and because they are akin to the Black Hand of Bane. But, in addition to those very reasonable reasons, he likes how they look on your body. Grasping, taking, owning...
Yours: Your breasts. While he likes all of your body-- how could he not-- he has a fondness for fondling (lol) you, burying his face in them, laving attention upon them. There are nights where he could probably spend hours just licking and sucking, listening to your soft whimpers and sighs above him
C = Cum (anything to do with cum, basically)
He has random bouts of needing to secure his legacy-- either because Bane has decreed it or because of his own desire for importance and control. When he's in one of these bouts, expect him to only finish inside of you and to want to go multiple rounds until he's satisfied that it's taken. (It never does-- you had a ward placed that prevents pregnancy as soon as you became sexually active. He's also definitely aware of this, which makes his behavior motivated more by fantasy and hypotheticals than any actual desire to get you pregnant. (For now.))
When he's not in one of these moods, he will come wherever he feels in the moment-- be it your breasts, face, inside you, whatever. He has no preference and sees the merits in all of the options-- mostly that you look really good covered in him, but you also look really good dripping him from your cunt. He'll listen to your desires, but only if you ask him very very nicely.
D = Dirty secret (pretty self explanatory, a dirty secret of theirs)
While you had slept together a few times, it was almost always hurried and predicated on passions akin to hate or frustration or base carnal desires. He knew that you actually desired him and were just playing at being indifferent, but oh, he longed for when you would finally give in and come to him, begging for his attention.
And when you finally did, late one night, it was sweet, sweet music to his ears. What he won't tell you is that he was also on the cusp of giving in and seeking you out, equally as desperate for your attention as you were for his.
E = Experience (how experienced are they? do they know what they’re doing?)
In his climb through Baldurian society, he slept with many people. Some for the social gain, some for actual pleasure. But either way he learned exactly how to use his body to get what he wants.
F = Favorite position (this goes without saying)
You, bent over his desk. He's a busy man and this seems to be the easiest way to have you. But he alternates on whether he prefers you face down or up. On one hand, he enjoys pushing your face against the wood and taking you like a bitch in heat. On the other hand, he likes to watch your tits bounce.
(Secretly, he also does really like feeling you wrapped around him when he's in bed with you. Feeling your body pressed against his, slick with sweat and trembling under his touch, is so much more satisfying than fucking you against the desk)
G = Goofy (are they more serious in the moment? are they humorous? etc.)
No. That's all.
H = Hair (how well groomed are they? does the carpet match the drapes? etc.)
look me in the eyes. do I have to say it. look at him.
I = Intimacy (how are they during the moment? the romantic aspect)
He can be pretty emotionally removed during sex, especially during the beginning of your love affair (if that's what you want to call it). He doesn't allow himself to be vulnerable around just anyone. It's much easier (and safer) to be detached, seemingly only fueled by lust and base desires. If he pretends it all means nothing to him, he can't be hurt if it goes south. He's still passionate in the moment, don't get me wrong here, but he's not willingly putting any of his true feelings out there.
But slowly, he does start to become more vulnerable, which manifests by him becoming needier. He starts to crave your attention, much in the same way he had wanted you to crave his. If he wasn't insatiable before, he certainly is now. He suddenly needs to be touching you always, to feel your skin against his, to hear your voice sighing and moaning in his ears as he takes you. But it still takes a while to have an actual moment that could be considered (genuine) lovemaking instead of fucking.
J = Jack off (masturbation headcanon)
During much of the Absolute crisis, he did not have the time, energy, or desire to get off. Sure, the stress relief would probably be beneficial, but he cannot get his mind to be quiet for long enough to actually focus on getting off.
Afterwards, he definitely took some time to relieve himself. And, angry as he was at you for ruining his glorious plan of domination, most of his fantasies involved putting you in your place or punishing you for ruining it all and putting him under Bane's scrutiny. The mental image of you, tear stained cheeks and sloppy cunt greedily accepting his cock, was enough to push him over the edge in less than a minute. (But he'll blame that on him being pent up.)
K = Kink (one or more of their kinks)
I am actually limiting myself here because I keep coming up with more so this is in no way an exhaustive list BUT:
Breeding. As mentioned earlier, he sometimes gets into weird little moods where he is determined to (hypothetically, for now) knock you up. He knows you have that silly little ward to keep from becoming pregnant and he's okay with it (for now) but like................. I do think he would eventually want children (see the entry for cum for more information lmao)
Impact play. He'll spank you, slap your face, smack your cunt, etc etc etc. But he will also accept being hit, he likes it when you're fiesty and he has to wrestle you into submission. (okay fine, jot down brat taming as well.)
Corruption. It's less obvious than the others because it isn't so much about his behavior in the bedroom and more about his mentality surrounding what you're doing. Oh, he dreams about you becoming a Banite for him, which would just be the icing on the cake to the whole "corruption" thing. (He is actively trying to get you to accept Bane as your god, something that you try your best to ignore).
L = Location (favorite places to do the do)
His bed, though it feels like it doesn't happen there that often! But, in his opinion, nothing is better than getting to fuck you into the mattress. Plus it is comfy.
M = Motivation (what turns them on, gets them going)
Power/control. He's a Banite, it's their whole thing. The knowledge that you, one of the heroes of Baldur's Gate, are desperate for him, one of the people responsible for the Absolute crisis in the first place, is so intoxicating that if he thinks too hard about it he becomes lightheaded (and probably has to take himself in hand or deal with a very awkward erection). Your submission is delicious to him.
N = No (something they wouldn’t do, turn offs)
He doesn't want to be restrained. Even on the rare occasion that he's not the one in power, he refuses to give up his bodily autonomy like that. That, of course, isn't to say that he wouldn't indulge you if you wished to be tied up. He would actually like that quite a bit.
O = Oral (preference in giving or receiving, skill, etc.)
He has no preference-- of course, he enjoys receiving and will rarely deny you the privilege of getting to accept his cock into your mouth. Sometimes, he'll have you warm his cock from under his desk, sometimes he'll fuck your mouth like it's just a means for his own pleasure. (He'll also ask that you hold his come in your mouth so he can see and then have you swallow.)
But he also really enjoys eating you out. There is hardly anything more satisfying to him than pinning your thighs down and devouring you, feeling your muscles twitch under his fingers as you try to close your legs around his head, hearing your unabashed sounds of pleasure, feeling the tug of your hands in his hair as you practically smother him with your cunt...
P = Pace (are they fast and rough? slow and sensual? etc.)
The first few times, when you both pretended that you were just having sex to blow off steam, he kept a punishing pace. After all, this meant nothing. After all, you hated each other, there was no need for gentleness or sensuality.
Even after you both started to admit to yourself that maybe there was something more going on, you kept it rough. You both liked it like that, so there wasn't anything wrong.
But then, in a rare moment of vulnerability from the both of you, you took it slow for the first time and actually really explored the other's body. I wouldn't say it was gentle or loving, per se, but it was definitely sensual.
Q = Quickie (their opinions on quickies, how often, etc.)
More often than you'd perhaps like. He's a very busy man, after all, and doesn't always have the time to take you to his bed and have you there. But he'll make sure that you're left satisfied, having quickly learned exactly how to push your buttons to get you to your peak with very little effort on his part.
R = Risk (are they game to experiment? do they take risks? etc.)
Ya. Mostly at your expense.
S = Stamina (how many rounds can they go for? how long do they last?)
I'm willfully ignoring his 10 in constitution because I think he has good stamina in the bedroom! Once he stops being so pent up, of course. If you're in his bed, he's the kinda guy who wants to go for multiple rounds to make it worth his while.
T = Toys (do they own toys? do they use them? on a partner or themselves?)
Any toys he has, he's made himself. He's probably created some weird things, let's be so real here. (my brain has been stuck on the idea of him creating nipple clamps idk don't look at me)
U = Unfair (how much they like to tease)
Somedays its endless. Small touches, lingering glances, offhanded comments, little behaviors that are innocuous to others but maddening to you (gods forbid you eat with him on one of these days, because he will definitely use this to his advantage. Oops, some juice from the fruit he was eating dripped onto his finger, he'll just innocently pop that into his mouth while he just so happens to be staring at you from across the table.)
In the actual bedroom, he does enjoy building pressure, taking it slow and watching as you become needier and needier for him. Sometimes, he'll edge you. Sometimes, he'll overstimulate you. Either way, he'll make you beg for a reprieve and happily deliver it once he feels you've earned it.
V = Volume (how loud they are, what sounds they make, etc.)
Enver likes to hear himself talk. And, seeing as you made an alliance with him, there is at least a small chance that you also enjoy his voice (and he knows it). Dirty talk is a staple of sex with him. He'll alternate between praise and degradation, telling you what he's going to do with you and remarking, of course, on how the city's hero is a whore for Banite cock, what would the people say?
Besides that, he is unabashed and unrestrained vocally when fucking you. Grunts, groans, an occasional whimper that he would rather you ignored.
W = Wild card (a random headcanon for the character)
At first, he may seem like he doesn't care/is indifferent if his partner comes but he cares!!!!! He considers it a compliment and a mark of his prowess in bed (and is very smug about having made the Hero of Baldur's Gate come around his cock multiple times).
(I will never write a man who doesn't care about a woman's orgasms because I firmly believe that women need to come more and I enjoy reading stories where women get the pleasure they are owed, okay?)
X = X-ray (let’s see what’s going on under those clothes)
Average size but thick. 👍👍👍
Y = Yearning (how high is their sex drive?)
He's very good at compartmentalizing. During the Absolute crisis, his libido was incredibly low because he simply didn't have time for that. But after... well, it started to pick up again. Especially with you being around him all the time, looking like a walking sex fantasy (he refuses to admit that this is his subjective opinion of you and rather thinks that you're doing it on purpose (you aren't)).
Z = Zzz (how quickly they fall asleep afterwards)
The only time you'll see him fall asleep quickly after sex is if you were the one in control for the night. You figure it has something to do with him actually allowing his brain to stop thinking for a little while, or maybe that he feels safe.
Other times, he either is up to do more work (you can try to convince him to take a rest, which only works about half of the time) or will lay there with a stupid self-satisfied expression on his face as he waits for you to fall asleep.
In a moment where she wasn't thinking, she took one of his hands and guided it towards her face. There was a intensity in his eyes that she hadn't even seen before as her face leaned closer towards his hand.
Gently she pressed her lips on the palm of his hands. A sigh had escaped from him, it sounded so intimate that it made her shiver. She turned his hand and pressed her lips on the back of his hand where the Netherstone usually sat. She kissed his knuckles lightly, her breath warm on his skin.
@kindheartgale brought my vision for one of the pivotal scenes in Pactbound to life and I am so impressed with how amazing it is.
