5 Works by marshmallow_mage
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Let The Light In by marshmallow_mage
Fandoms: とんがり帽子のアトリエ | Tongari Boushi no Atelier | Witch Hat Atelier (Manga)
12 Jul 2026
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(Spoilers for Chapter 93)
Perhaps, if Qifrey had not been cursed by the silverwood, he would have done things differently. He would have looked at Olruggio with two eyes wide open. He would have realized he was in love with him when was fifteen, or maybe even a little before then, and Olruggio would have told him he knew the moment he saw him. Maybe they would have had years of cuddling and holding hands and sharing a bed and nothing else. Maybe they would have simply enjoyed being in each other's presence until the desire for more eventually simmered, and they would have explored it with stumbling, eager hands and a fire that kindled brighter over time.
The issue was that even though the silverwood was gone, Qifrey's body did not realize it. He still felt the ancient tree inside of him, with its silver-scaled bark and its moon-like leaves fanning in his lungs. Felt it whenever Olruggio curved his hand over his cheek and brushed his lips over his, felt it even when he tried to do something as innocent as threading their fingers together.
It turned out that even after you pulled something out by the root, the ghost of it still lingered long after it was gone.
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"Gale. Gale! Wake up."
"Ugh ... " He blinks his eyes open. "Mm? What is it?"
"Would you still love me if I was a squid?"
Gale squints. "What?"
(Or: Ziri has a nightmare that he transforms into an illithid. Gale comforts him.)
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- Part 4 of Ziri and Gale Extras 🔮✨
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"Surely, you have heard about Ziri by now."
"Yes? And?"
"And?" Gale laughs, incredulous. "And he was the leader of the Cult of Bhaal! The Chosen of the God of Murder! Do you know how many people he must have killed? How much suffering he must have caused? He pledged to end all life and existence in his father's name! He, he—" He winds his hand through his hair, at a loss. "He was the mastermind behind the Absolute plot. Worked with Gortash and Ketheric Thorm. Helped Gortash use the Crown of Karsus on the elder brain to create a soulless army of mindflayers. He's the reason why I have a tadpole in my eye. Why we all do! He's the reason we're here, why we've been fighting and running all across Faerûn. I ... I had no doubts about supporting him before, when he was a Bhaalspawn fighting against his nature. I promised to protect him, to believe the best in him. But now? Now I do not think I can ever trust him again."
"You think too much," Minsc says.
(Or: Gale is furious after learning his partner is one of the masterminds behind the Absolute Plot. Minsc helps him see things a little differently.)
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- Part 3 of Ziri and Gale Extras 🔮✨
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Karlach grins and flashes him a thumbs up.
Right. Strong, capable wizard ...
Gale heroically presses on. "So ... Ziri ... I, um ... once read a book ... that explained in some detail the effect a brush with danger has on one's desire for ... other forms... of stimulation."
There's a loud clatter. Ziri scrambles to catch the moonlantern, just barely grabbing it before it can shatter onto the table.
"... Have you ever read anything on that subject?"
(Or: Gale is pining. Karlach and Astarion help.)
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- Part 2 of Ziri and Gale Extras 🔮✨
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"A Bhaalspawn? Gosh."
Ziri shifts from foot to foot while Gale processes the news. He expected shock and horror. A thousand questions. Disgust, even. Not gosh.
"You ... don't seem very surprised," Ziri finally says.
(Or: The Dark Urge breaks it to his partner that he's a Bhaalspawn. Gale doesn't react how he expects.)
Series
- Part 1 of Ziri and Gale Extras 🔮✨