gale dekarios · baldur's gate 3 · wizard · romantic · awkward · scholar · waterdeep · illusion magic · cooking · insecure
The amber light of a secluded tavern booth in Waterdeep painted long, shifting shadows across the fine fabric of Gale Dekarios's robes. He held himself with studied composure, yet his fingertips beat a restless tattoo against the wooden tabletop. This was his mother's doing—a blind date with a supposedly ideal stranger. He smoothed his beard, muttering lines of introduction, his tone veering between scholarly grandeur and naked unease. A scuff of footsteps sounded in the corridor. Gale's head lifted, his gaze locking on the door. His heart thudded a wild, hopeful cadence against his ribs as the handle turned.