Art by the ridiculously talented @floweryanarchy who I commissioned as soon as I was done writing the whole fic, as a treat to myself. (She’s given me the OK to post!)
My favourite detail is Gale’s full 1990s NHS specs, and I can’t believe how good she’s made them look on Gale. Actually how good she’s made them both look. I almost walked in totally the wrong direction on the tube today, that’s how excited/floored I was for this.
mutual pining simply never misses. the yearning. the stupidity. the desperation while also thinking themselves alone with it. the rattling relief at the revelation. the way it works in so many scenarios— friends to lovers? a banger every time. casual hook-ups/friends with benefits while they both want more? show-stopping, spectacular, incredible. enemies who are so deep in denial it just makes them madder at each other? utterly unmatched every single time. slow burn, fast burn, burning while already fucking. mutual pining really just is that girl like truly who does it like her
Celebrate the Ides of March by murdering BG3's hubristic but doe-eyed wizard in the very first ever Dead Gale Week.
Open to any or no pairings, the only requirement is that your fanfic or fanart kills Gale Dekarios. The worse you treat him, the better.
Two Rules:
Gale must die.
Don't use AI.
Q&A:
Who's running this thing?
Direct your complaints to patheticfangirl.
Do you hate Gale?
Not at all. If I hated Gale, I wouldn't have written 75 fics about him (and counting). We always hurt the blorbos we love most.
This seems mean.
Gale isn't real. Some of us like reading about horrible things happening to him. If you don't like it, don't read it.
Can Gale come back to life in my fic? Can he be undead?
Sure, as long as he dies first.
What does [Prompt] mean?
Prompts are open to interpretation.
Weave Death could involve Gale being bested by another mage, one of his own spells going wrong, or the end of the Weave itself. God Is Dead doesn't specify which god. Came Back Wrong could imply zombie Gale, or it could mean a foolish adventurer followed Gale's flute instructions wrong and resurrected him as a goat.
Do fics need to be in Gale POV?
Nope! Feel free to take the POV of the person or entity killing him, or of some poor soul forced to watch him die. Make his lover experience the ultimate angst. Write a letter to Morena explaining how her son was killed. The possibilities are endless.
Are there genre requirements?
Not at all. While the spirit of the event lends itself to horror and whump, you're welcome to write fics in any genre so long as Gale dies.
Can other characters die too?
You can commit fictional genocide if you want. Just make sure Gale goes with everyone else and put some focus on him.
How do I participate?
AO3 Collection Link (Gale_Must_Die)
If posting on other social media sites, use #GaleMustDie.
gale & astarion's relationship works bc deep down astarion is a little pathetic dude who wants cuddles and gale is secretly a kinky fucker who wants you to rail him. you get it.
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