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Experimental Theorems of Desire by Aerin67 for ASorceressWrites
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
04 Jan 2026
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Summary
Trapped in a ruined monastery and cut off from their companions, Gale and Tav are helpless when his arcane hunger strikes - and they have no magical items left to appease the orb. As detonation looms ever closer, Tav seizes on a desperate, dangerous idea that might just save them both.
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Tav drew in a careful breath. The Weave that always hummed at the edge of her senses felt restless that day, churning inside her like a storm waiting for release. She was aware of it in every inch of her skin, in the slow roll of power at the base of her spine, in the tingling tips of her fingers.
“What about me?” she asked. “I’m magic.”
Gale stared at her, and for the first time since this started, looked genuinely thrown. “Tav, that is not how this works.”
“Are you sure?” Her voice was steady, but her heart had picked up, beating in time with that strange second pulse she could almost sense in him now. “You told me you can draw magic out of objects. That you can feel where it sits and let the orb draw it out. I’m not a scroll, but the power’s there. You can sense magic. Can you sense mine?”