[ he is being romanced with a capital R. a critical hit. ]
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[ well he wasn’t lying about not wanting to say anything until he was sure, but— he’s not uncomfortable saying it now. it’s a little different, throwing the word in as an affectionate diminutive in conversation to saying it with purpose. but it doesn’t sit wrong on his tongue. it felt right, saying it.
he’ll lean in to give gale a kiss, winding arms around his waist before tucking himself back into what might just be one of his favourite places now — close, his head tucked comfortably onto gale’s shoulder, and just enjoys the fact they’re not worrying about two bloody gods now. how they’re going to get out of here. any of that. ]
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[ although: ]
Are we going to have to play this smartly if the three of us are going to be showing up back in the Shadowlands, suddenly a lot closer, two thirds romantically intertwined and potentially with a mechanical cowboy….?
[ imagine being shadowheart, lae’zel and wyll and suddenly half your party are acting Very Differently. ]
[ easily and automatically winding an arm around his waist in return, already used to that weight on his shoulder. it very much feels like he belongs there after only a few short weeks. ]
Oh. I don't know. They say the truth is stranger than fiction - we might as well simply explain the circumstances as they happened and let the chips fall as they may?
[ weirder shit has gone down. ]
Besides, I don't believe it's that strange for us to have gotten together at some point in the recent past. the cowboy will need some explanation.
[ (meme voice) affection is disgusting. awful. drown me in it. ]
What, we just kept in silent in the background, it's not our fault they didn't notice what was going on? Oh I rather like the idea of messing with Lae'zel like that.
[ mean. but funny and also deserved. ]
We found him wandering around the Shadowlands and graciously allowed him to join us. Also Karlach was hit by a bolt of love at first sight, don't ask questions?
[there are the softest, most gooey romantic feelings in the world that she feels watching them... yay... this is cute. she won't interrupt it much, but also:]
I really haven't got any idea how it works. It's like... putting all his memories into a new body, I think, but he explained it to Boots. And it's his body, so he can do whatever he wants with it.
[that's very, very important to her. that it's his decision about what happens to his body, for reasons that she imagines astarion will both understand and possibly appreciate.]
-- Hang on, cover story? I'm just going to tell the others what happened here.
Can you imagine the questions we're going to get if we show up like surprise we were gone for two months but we turned back time and now Karlach has a heart, Gale won't explode and I'm not a vampire!
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Hm. Well, actually-- [ would that even be the weirdest thing they'd heard recently? ]
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[ he is soooooo fond at this moment. sorry karlach. ]
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Yes, well. Someone asked me if I'd done everything I wanted to do in case everything went completely wrong.
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Not regretting it, now that things have gone relatively right?
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No. If I wasn't sure I wouldn't have given you false hope.
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[ get fuckin' uh. romanced. idiot. ]
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…
[ well he wasn’t lying about not wanting to say anything until he was sure, but— he’s not uncomfortable saying it now. it’s a little different, throwing the word in as an affectionate diminutive in conversation to saying it with purpose. but it doesn’t sit wrong on his tongue. it felt right, saying it.
he’ll lean in to give gale a kiss, winding arms around his waist before tucking himself back into what might just be one of his favourite places now — close, his head tucked comfortably onto gale’s shoulder, and just enjoys the fact they’re not worrying about two bloody gods now. how they’re going to get out of here. any of that. ]
…
[ although: ]
Are we going to have to play this smartly if the three of us are going to be showing up back in the Shadowlands, suddenly a lot closer, two thirds romantically intertwined and potentially with a mechanical cowboy….?
[ imagine being shadowheart, lae’zel and wyll and suddenly half your party are acting Very Differently. ]
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Oh. I don't know. They say the truth is stranger than fiction - we might as well simply explain the circumstances as they happened and let the chips fall as they may?
[ weirder shit has gone down. ]
Besides, I don't believe it's that strange for us to have gotten together at some point in the recent past. the cowboy will need some explanation.
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What, we just kept in silent in the background, it's not our fault they didn't notice what was going on? Oh I rather like the idea of messing with Lae'zel like that.
[ mean. but funny and also deserved. ]
We found him wandering around the Shadowlands and graciously allowed him to join us. Also Karlach was hit by a bolt of love at first sight, don't ask questions?
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[ i mean. what are they gonna do? try and question it? why the absolute fuck not. they've met weirder people wandering the shadowlands. ]
Oh. Also, I should probably tell you something. Just in the interest of polite disclosure.
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Muelsyse may have, erm. Kissed me. On the understanding that I do not return her feelings in the same way, and we are to remain friends.
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[ hm. ]
Somehow, this surprises me more than what I thought you might say.
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[ NEWSFLASH: GALE IS VERY STUPID ]
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[ pats his cheek ] But Muelsyse is an excellent woman with excellent taste it seems.
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He won't be mechanical forever. Just so you know.
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Oh, he has a plan for that?
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Scien's got something, yeah. Think Boothill wants to wait until he's taken care of some things though. He'll stay like this for a bit.
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So, we will need a cover story for the robot cowboy, and then one for why he's no longer metal. I think we can pull that off.
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[that's very, very important to her. that it's his decision about what happens to his body, for reasons that she imagines astarion will both understand and possibly appreciate.]
-- Hang on, cover story? I'm just going to tell the others what happened here.
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Can you imagine the questions we're going to get if we show up like surprise we were gone for two months but we turned back time and now Karlach has a heart, Gale won't explode and I'm not a vampire!
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Hm. Well, actually-- [ would that even be the weirdest thing they'd heard recently? ]
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We all met because we got abducted! It's not the strangest thing to happen to any of us by a long shot.
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