hello bloodweave nation. i know many fans go rabid over the idea of gale providing astarion with tender unconditional love and healing through his worshipful devotion. i, too, froth at the mouth over this facet of their dynamic. however, i think many of us could also benefit from being awoken to the god mode genius brain concept that is astarion being deeply, wildly, borderline religiously head over heels in love with gale, and also super fucking embarrassed about it.