everyone else: you've done well colin, penelope is looking for suitors and with your lessons she's caught the eye of a lord looking for a wife! she'll be married before we know it.
Yes, I think I'd be able to craft one more lantern. And with a slight modification of the casting gesture, it might be able to wield the shadows instead of repelling them…
Sharran vs Selûnite Shadowheart reaction to Gale pondering making the shadow lantern
I low-key like that even tho you can't see it with game camera, Selûnite Shads actually looks at Gale. With Sharran route yes, you can see her face better without playing around with camera, but the Selûnite one looks like one of the rare instances of Galeheart legit interacting.
what if he’s written “mine” on my upper thigh only in my miiiiiinnd? one slip and falling back into the hedge maze, oh, what a way to diiiiiiee! i keep recalling things we never did, messy top lip kiss, how i long for our trysts! without ever touching his skin, how can i be guilty as sin?
But Gale and Shadowheart are meant for each other. From their stories and character traits to their wishes for the future and even their symbolism, everything about them points to Galeheart being canon. I don't care what the fandom has to say; they were made for each other. Periodt.
Their relationship is the healthiest pairing to exist. They grow through one another, for one another, and with one another. Despite facing indoctrination, grooming, abuse, and other traumas, they still stand strong. When they meet, they learn from each other, grow together, and become one. They defy Mystra, Shar, and Selune with their love and happiness.
Imagine them in a quiet, domestic life: Gale teaching his students while Shadowheart tends to their animals and garden. In the evening, they cook together (keeping Shadowheart away from the kitchen), play with their kids, and enjoy family time. Gale reads her favorite poems on their terrace in Waterdeep during sunset.
Shadowheart, having lost everything—her family, faith, and home—finally finds what she's always wanted with Gale: a family, a home, and love.
She shows her love for him daily, while Gale surprises her with night orchids. Their life together is wholesome and filled with happiness.
They're endgame, they're canon. Thank you for your attention; you can continue.
(Ariel, I don't know what I'm going to do with you.) There ain't nothing to do with me, Daddy. You like it or not, this is it. It doesn't get much better.