#Frankly I wouldn't be surprised if this is because really high self-esteem is oft seen as unsympathetic and low self-esteem is oft seen as

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Every time I struggle to understand how Gale is so arrogant and so low-self esteem at the same time I just think back to myself in middle school. Like yes his character is well-developed and multidimensional but also it is fundamentally neurodivergent mentally ill gifted kid who thinks they are so much better and smarter than everyone and everything would work better if they were in charge but also thinks that they are the worst person alive.

#Bg3 #gale dekarios #baldur's gate 3 #gale of waterdeep #really grinds my gears how a lot of meta tends to focus on either his insecurity/self-hatred or his arrogance #When it is vital to his character that they coexist and in fact feed off of each other #Frankly I wouldn't be surprised if this is because really high self-esteem is oft seen as unsympathetic and low self-esteem is oft seen as #Sympathetic and fandom LOVES for characters to be morally simple #Frankly I got psychic damage when I realized part of the key for me to understand Gale was for me to think about my middle school self. #I hope you all appreciate my noble sacrifice (lighthearted) (joking)