#also maybe it's just me but also gale isn't some sort of young adult person anymore who hasn't figured himself out yet

[galedekarios]

also regarding my last reblog:

i've now seen stuff like "but he also didn't think he'd make a good teacher!" as some sort of gotcha in regards to people rightfully pointing out that gale says that he's not sure he considers himself father material - which in gale's roundabout way is just a no.

not only is it factually wrong since gale never thought himself a bad teacher nor did he ever express doubt in this regard.

in act i, the most he ever says that could be construed as that is that he had students before and their "ineptitudes" irked him.

which... you know. sometimes as a teacher you do get annoyed at your students. it's normal. it happens. it means nothing more than that you are human and feel emotions.

and even by the time the epilogue rolls around, gale has lines that still indicate he has to deal with annoyances from his students.

additionally, during the weave scene you can tell him he's a "great teacher" and gale's only reply is "oh, i know."

hardly the answer of someone who thinks he's not cut out for the job.

lastly, being a parent and being a teacher are two fundamentally different things that i feel kind of silly even having to point this out, but a teacher has children around them in a controlled environment with a clear set of rules for a controlled amount of time.

you get to go home at the end of the day.

a parent doesn't have that luxury.

#like hc what you want #be free #but you are very much transforming canon in this moment #also maybe it's just me but also gale isn't some sort of young adult person anymore who hasn't figured himself out yet #he's at the youngest in his late 30s #most likely early 40s #ch: gale dekarios #vg: baldur's gate 3 #series: baldur's gate #text: personal #fandom critical