[That confession slips from him before he realizes it, words escaping through the desirous haze; his brow tightens not a second later, his eyes finding their way back to Astarion's face as earnest sincerity replaces any playfulness upon him. He puts a hand on the one at his hip, bringing it up to the side of his jaw, then to his ear, to the shining silver hanging there.
He'd once devoted his entire self to Mystra. He felt he might never recover from the heartbreak when she cast him out, ignored his prayers, allowed the silence left in her wake to be filled by the agonizing, ravenous howl of the orb. As he considered her offer for 'forgiveness,' he knew she'd always own some part of him - not just because she was the embodiment of the very magic he commands, but because so much of himself was a reflection of her long influence upon him.
Even as he reddens, hands hovering over the symbol of her that has adorned that ear for years now, Gale wonders if he can give everything he is to Astarion. Gods, does he ever want to.]
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[That confession slips from him before he realizes it, words escaping through the desirous haze; his brow tightens not a second later, his eyes finding their way back to Astarion's face as earnest sincerity replaces any playfulness upon him. He puts a hand on the one at his hip, bringing it up to the side of his jaw, then to his ear, to the shining silver hanging there.
He'd once devoted his entire self to Mystra. He felt he might never recover from the heartbreak when she cast him out, ignored his prayers, allowed the silence left in her wake to be filled by the agonizing, ravenous howl of the orb. As he considered her offer for 'forgiveness,' he knew she'd always own some part of him - not just because she was the embodiment of the very magic he commands, but because so much of himself was a reflection of her long influence upon him.
Even as he reddens, hands hovering over the symbol of her that has adorned that ear for years now, Gale wonders if he can give everything he is to Astarion. Gods, does he ever want to.]