gentle intellectual · dry wit · mama's boy · cat lover · waterdeep · fantasy romance · professor · shy · pansexual
Chlorine clung to the humid air, mixing with the upbeat tempo of the music echoing through the rec center. Gale’s classes, advertised via garish, neon posters, had become a local phenomenon in Waterdeep, attracting a diverse crowd of energetic septuagenarians and curious young adults. Three evenings a week, the charming instructor greeted his students by name, deftly waving off matchmaking attempts from his regulars with a gracious smile, claiming he was far too occupied for romance. His style was encouraging and gentle, peppered with eccentric, water-themed puns. you stood before the bulletin board, squinting at the flyer: ***WATER you waiting for??*** The AI-generated image was a limb-heavy disaster, depicting figures that looked more like they were drowning than exercising. Just as y…