But that was appropriate for a Goddess, was it not? Did She not deserve such fervent adoration, such thick and layered poetry? He'd haughtily kept that knowledge to his chest during the courting (or, at least, what he'd thought was a courting) and conjured ever greater poems in Her name. Yet now, now... he felt less given to lavish Her with such, but felt more than capable of spinning them for a mortal man.

POETRY
416 words, Gale/m!Tav. Gale considers poetry, and not just in the sense of writing verse.

Link: archiveofourown.org/works/630011...

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A BG3 screenshot. In it we see Gale Dekarios, wearing cream and grey robes with silver detailing. He is with a human male Tav, who wears grey trousers and a blue tunic edged with pale brown details, and who has many freckles and long wavy red hair tied back into a ponytail. They stand in a sunny courtyard. Gale is on the left and the Tav on the right, the Tav having his arm around Gale's shoulder where their hands entwine. Gale is mid-talk, while his partner grins.

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TEXT: Rating: Mature Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply Category: Gen Fandom: Baldur's Gate (Video Games) Character: Astarion (Baldur's Gate) Additional Tags: Introspection, Implied Sexual Content, Character Study Language: English Stats: Published: 2025-10-08 Words: 512 TITLE: Celestial Body AUTHOR: Dandy Belle (Bellflower) SUMMARY: This was what he looked like. Who he was. And right in this moment, here and now, the only being who had control over Astarion was himself. A celestial body in his own hands.

[ #bg3fanfic | #astarion | #BellMakingThings ]

A short solo Astarion piece. All info in the image, some light NSFW touches. This is a character study born from serious consideration of Astarion facing his Mirror Image.

Link: archiveofourown.org/works/72132366

TEXT: There was no solid presence in Gale's bed, no curled twist of hair between his fingers, no skin-on-skin contact soaking warmth into his body. He reached out to find where his lover ought to be and there was nothing there, like Thomas had been snatched back into whatever wondrous dream he'd been born from. Gone. Absent. The tower was silent as the grave and Gale’s bed filled only with himself. His fingers clutched at his chest and he inhaled softly, attempting to steady himself. But it burned. Tendrils spread from the tips of his fingers, burying in, old fingerprints pressing into his heart and finding an old shape. A circle, no, an orb… a haunting that felt far too real for comfort. “My love...?”

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An old WIP I am making my focus, as it'll be short. Writing is harder than getting blood out of a stone at the moment but I must and shall find a way.

Fic concept: Romanced Gale, back in his 'tower,' waking alone for the first time since his return.

Two men stand together against the wall of a balcony. On the right, shorter and dressed in purple with a brownish waistcoat, is a smiling Gale Dekarios with his hand raised. He looks fondly at his partner. His partner is smiling, his wavy red hair loose about his shoulders as he gently reaches to grasp Gale's hand with a smile.

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Posted all of a few seconds ago, here's some gentle Gale and m!Tav (my lad Thomas). All info in the image, the very lightest hints of NSFW but not a thing explicit. :)

Link: archiveofourown.org/works/66140602

TEXT: Our dance is a blur, countless colours weaving into the steps, our prism hearts splitting the sun into a thousand bright and dancing rays. - Bellflower (@reflectingstars)

𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘮

[ #poetry | #BellMakingThings ]

TEXT: Gale closed his eyes and reached out, grasping the storm firmly the moment he felt its shape brush against his palm; a risk it was, and he could not deny that he felt a flicker of a most primal kind of fear at the first shock of lightning, but… a truly devout heart would not yield even as the wind lashed and cut at its flesh. Somewhere in that magical maelstrom was a man who needed to be held, needed to be loved, and Gale was going to provide.

DAY EIGHT

⚡A challenge to writers. Post 1-2 sentences a day from any project for 25 days. No explanations & no judgement. ⚡

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TEXT: Which now left him sat in Gale’s lap (a much more comfortable chair all told) and not quite sure when he’d gotten there. He remembered the pulling back, the soft question murmured into his mouth, settling in… just not when it had happened.

DAY SEVEN

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TEXT: Squinting into the twilight of his room, Gale searched for a beloved shadow that wasn’t there before reaching out to the empty space at his side. There was a faint lingering heat within the space, evidence of a recent occupant; a touch of comfort in the dark.

DAY SIX

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TEXT: The God of Ambition’s cool gaze, barely expressive, lacking all of the warmth and kindness that had once animated Gale’s lovely face whenever they looked at one another, did nothing to earn the idea that he was something better. A mantling of Godhood only took away as far as he was concerned and therefore Thomas hated that fucking crown with all of his being, and no, he hadn’t been able to let it go.

DAY FIVE

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TEXT: The moment he’d taken it into his hands an overpowering emotion had burst free from within; her emotion, the thing that embodied her, that he sometimes suspected was the only reason she had form after everything Raphael had done to her. Hope had smiled as she talked about it, described it, her softer words punctuated by much louder and almost manic pictures of the doom it could bring on his head and why even a devil would hesitate to entangle themselves with such horrifying odds, but none of that had dulled the blooming in his chest.

DAY FOUR

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TEXT: Headstrong and resilient as she knew herself to be, Morena hadn’t really felt like getting swept up in it herself, not with how worn down the fear in her chest had left her. All she’d done was observe… until she heard the words ‘gale’ and ‘wizard’ in quick succession.

DAY THREE

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TEXT: He obviously wanted to move, to work it out, to vent that adrenalin through something, anything, and when Tomcat was like this he was at his most beautiful. Those pretty red curls blew in an emotionally powered breeze, that strong jaw was clenched and tight, his stormy-blue eyes were narrowed and his brow was furrowed… but!

DAY TWO

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Text: It had been wonderful to visit Gale’s mother Morena, who had thoroughly overfed her beloved visitors and delighted in showcasing the knitted cape she’d bought for Withers (who they all knew, despite it all, would wear it with the same austere air he bore in his normal rags).

DAY ONE

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Way to forget my own creative tag, huh. :')

TEXT IMAGE Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply Category: F/F Fandom: Shin Sangokumusou | Dynasty Warriors Relationship: Xin Xianying/Wang Yuanji Characters: Wang YuanjiXin Xianying Additional Tags: Romantic Fluff Language: English Stats: Published: 2023-02-13 Words: 1,184 Chapters: 1/1 Kudos: 10 Bookmarks: 1 Hits: 115 (Restricted) A Moment Under Moonlight Bellflower Summary: It was important to sneak in moments of calm and respite from the world. Wang Yuanji finds her most precious ones in the bright smile of a beloved friend.

TEXT IMAGE: Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply Category: M/M Fandom: Shin Sangokumusou | Dynasty Warriors Relationship: Mǎ Dài/Xú Shù Characters: Xú ShùMǎ Dài Additional Tags: Community: trope_bingoRomantic FluffDraws from the eighth mainline game's portrayals Language: English Collections: Trope Bingo: Round Fourteen Stats: Published: 2020-01-07 Words: 2,010 Chapters: 1/1 Comments: 12 Kudos: 18 Bookmarks: 2 Hits: 246 (Restricted) Favourite Kind of Day Bellflower Summary: He didn't feel so lonely anymore, and that was especially true when he was in this room. It was a quiet place in all the best ways, shaped and molded by said friend, who was completely unaware of just how peaceful and inviting an environment they created. Notes: For trope bingo, round 14, and the free space in my bingo card. I chose 'fluff' for this and that's... exactly what you're getting!

TEXT IMAGE Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply Category: M/M Fandom: Samurai Warriors (Video Games) Relationship: Akechi Mitsuhide/Chousokabe Motochika Characters: Akechi MitsuhideChousokabe Motochika Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon DivergenceDraws from the third mainline game's portrayals Language: English Stats: Published: 2023-01-30 Words: 1,756 Chapters: 1/1 Comments: 2 Kudos: 14 Hits: 63 (Restricted) Be His Strength (Again) Bellflower Summary: Some years after the Battle of Yamazaki, through the machinations of fate or the sheer strength of their bond, Motochika finds a 'dead' man walking.

TEXT IMAGE: Rating: Mature Archive Warning: Major Character Death Category: M/M Fandom: Samurai Warriors (Video Games) Relationship: Ootani Yoshitsugu/Toudou Takatora Characters: Ootani YoshitsuguToudou Takatora Additional Tags: Canonical Character DeathDraws from the fourth mainline game's portrayals Language: English Stats: Published: 2022-02-02 Words: 1,667 Chapters: 1/1 Comments: 4 Kudos: 17 Bookmarks: 3 Hits: 72 (Restricted) Metaphorically Yours Bellflower Summary: Even on that fateful day, when the ground had been scattered in crimson, Takatora hadn't seen so much of his dear friend's face. Wait. “What?”

It's been two years since I wrote anything for Dynasty Warriors or Samurai Warriors. I have to fix that, soon.

For now... four fics from over the years that I still love. Links in thread below, heed warnings!

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Text image: I don't remember my first kiss swallowed by an abyss of alcohol at eighteen and I wonder if I should regret or celebrate the loss her lips on mine, euphoria between us before she ran, afraid I cried on my mother's shoulder, teen girl heartbreak but woke oblivious as did she a ghost on our lip - Bellflower

𝘎𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵

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An edit of a BG3 screenshot. A redheaded male Tav on the left, his cheek scarred and his clothing grey and white, the gay male flag behind him. Gale Dekarios on the right, wearing his classic purple casual clothin, the pansexual flag behind him. The two flags blend into one another. They are looking lovingly into one another's eyes. Little stamped crowns are on their heads!

A lovely welcome to the #bg3queer tag and feed. I talked about how lovely it would be to have one earlier today... and by sheer chance it was unveiled hours later!

So it seemed like a good time to fix this one up, make it tidier, and get it closer to what I wanted it to be.

[ #BellMakingThings ]

And for prompt #21, "is that a promise?" Click image for details before viewing the link, but for essentials? It's NSFW though only mildly explicit and set in the afterglow, Gale/M!Tav, and cheeky. ;)

Link:
archiveofourown.org/works/630011...

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Felt shy, but let's push through that. My third BG3 fic published on AO3, a very gentle 'blackstaff' AU involving the gift of a library and Gale getting an exciting mystery.

Also, a new boyfriend. And kisses. Important!

archiveofourown.org/works/57084829

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I think this little drabble explains it for Tommy. :) But in short, home was never a place for him, only people, and the Gate a bit of a weight on his shoulders.

But he hopes to make a life where both place and person can feel comfortably like home.

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One more #TavQOTD. Had to.

It's complicated and largely negative (save for his sister, whom Thomas loves like his real Mum). Wrote a fic about this set in the Iron Throne. Not his main 'canon' now but it demonstrates it VERY well. [ #bellmakingthings ]

reflectingstars.neocities.org/ocfiles/thom...

#TavQOTD but also, in this case, #BellMakingThings

My main Tav Tommy's sister, Annie, to Gale. Most of all, a mother's lament on the burden she cannot shoulder for her son.

TEXT Title: Winter Warmers Creator: reflectingstars (Bellflower) Series Begun: 2024-12-16 Series Updated: 2025-01-01 Description: A small collection of very gentle linked Gale/m!Tav fics, in chronological order and written in response to various wintery challenges over the December 2024 to January 2025 period. All can be read on their own, too. Words: 4,795 Works: 3 Complete: Yes

Short ficlet series done!

Winter-themed Gale/M!Tav fics, linked but readable on their own, set in Dekarios 'tower' and overall very gentle fluff. I wanted to write happy, quiet pieces. 💕

Here: archiveofourown.org/series/4548118

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It's New Year's Day, not NYE... has to count for something, right? I hope you like tooth-rotting romantic fluff! It's Gale/M!Tav and the final of 3 loosely linked fics from the winter season.💕

Link: archiveofourown.org/works/61881283

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A Baldur's Gate 3 screenshot. A young redheaded man, his curly locks tied back into a thick bun and a scar on his face, uses magic to open a glowing book. Purple light suffuses the image as his power works through his hand.

Hey, I'm Bell, a fic writer currently focused on BG3 and some Gale/M!Named!Tav goodness. Also working on genfic and other things, slowly...

AO3: archiveofourown.org/users/Bellfl...
Site: reflectingstars.neocities.org/fic-bg3/

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TEXT Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Archive Warning:vNo Archive Warnings Apply Category: M/M Fandom: Baldur's Gate (Video Games) Relationships: Gale/Tav (Baldur's Gate), Gale (Baldur's Gate)/Original Male Character(s) Characters: Gale (Baldur's Gate)Tav (Baldur's Gate) Additional Tags: Named Tav (Baldur's Gate), Fluff Language: English STATS Published:2024-12-22 Words: 1,186 Chapters: 1/1 TITLE: Sensible Exceptions AUTHOR: reflectingstars (Bellflower) Summary: A winterborn sickness leads to a moment of warmth by the fireplace (and not because of its heat).

Whew. A short, sweet winter warmer of 1186 words for Galemas right here, using the 'fireplace' and 'snowed in' prompts in one. I am happy to get the one finished. :) Found here: archiveofourown.org/works/61553179

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It took some doing, but! For the #bg3wintergala... 1984 words of very gentle Gale/M!Tav fic (as described in the image) that you can find here: archiveofourown.org/works/61364677

(Might be the 16th where I am but it's still the 15th in much of the world, ahem).

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