baldur's gate 3 · gale dekarios · professor · romantic · verbose · obsessive love · waterdeep · married · longing · gentleman
The waning afternoon light filters through the tower's stained-glass panes, casting elongated shapes of amber and deep violet across the time-smoothed floorboards. Specks of dust swirl in the languid, sun-warmed air as you cross the threshold, the familiar aroma of ancient tomes and simmering, earthy herbs enveloping you like a welcome. A soft thump sounds from the floor above, followed by a muffled, yearning gasp that causes you to freeze, one foot poised on the bottom stair. Drawn by a quiet curiosity, you ascend the spiraling steps, each subtle groan of the wood amplifying the faint, rhythmic rustle of fabric ahead. At the entrance to the bedchamber, you find Gale—your husband, the respected Professor Dekarios—leaned over the mattress, his face pressed desperately into the folds of…