A tale of suns, moons, and our lives in between.
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Church knows something is just… off — wrong, even, when they’re together, but Astarion refuses to let him in. When the recalcitrant vampire spawn is left behind at camp, he has little besides his thoughts and regrets as company. Through fitful meditations and a few nudges in the right direction, Astarion begins to finally come to terms with his strange, complicated feelings towards the tiefling warlock.
Set before the events of “Drown Out.”
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During times as chaotic as these, something as simple as a bath can be a sanctuary most unexpected. All in all, the tiefling warlock — Church — wasn’t who Astarion expected him to be. He’s too soft-hearted for his own good, and yet fiercely protective of those he loves. For some inscrutable reason, the vampire spawn falls into that circle. In the aftermath of a disastrous reunion and ambush from Astarion’s “siblings,” Church tends to the rogue as he reflects on how far they have come as friends and lovers along their journey.
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In the aftermath of defeating the Absolute, Astarion has no choice but to retreat to the shadows. Fortunately for him, Church had already decided long ago to be by his side wherever that may lead. The pair find themselves descending into the Underdark in hopes of helping the thousands of vampire spawn they freed find shelter, a community, and perhaps eventually break the chains of their pasts.
However, living in the Underdark as the sole warm-blooded caretaker of thousands of traumatized spawn takes its toll on the tiefling warlock. After a shocking event within the community, Church struggles to stay strong for Astarion and his other charges.
While he is haunted by memories of past rejections and failings, Church finds solace in Astarion's constant companionship. Ever watching each other's backs, they remind each other of the memories that have made them both stronger, together.
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Years following the defeat of the Absolute, Church and Astarion have made a new life — a challenging, but happy life — for themselves in the Underdark. But after a ritual goes wrong, Church finds himself waking up in the arms of a different Astarion, in a world where a single decision led to a very different and devastating outcome to their story.
While the Astarion and Gale of his world work tirelessly to bring him back home safe, Church fights not just to understand this new world and how his lover has changed in it, but also to retain his sovereignty in mind and body so that he may find his freedom from the elf his other self once loved.
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In another lifetime, Church helps Astarion ascend before impulsively following his lover into darkness — vowing that neither of them will ever have to be alone again. But when the warlock wakes up from his transformation, he realizes far too late that the person he trusts and loves the most has become yet another inescapable patron. And so, when the battle against the Absolute demands yet another transformative sacrifice from the tiefling, he finds himself wondering…
What more does he have to lose?
(A companion piece to “Mirror, mirror,” but previous reading not required.)
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Years after the events of the game, Withers invites Church, Astarion, and their former companions back for yet another party — a cozy, festive celebration of Simril! Thrilled at the prospect of seeing his friends together again, Church takes the opportunity to indulge in a nostalgic tradition of his old village. But once Astarion realizes that this tradition involves giving gifts, he desperately tries to come up with a last-minute gift worthy enough for his partner with help from their friends and a certain (former) god of death.
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In the four years since the Absolute’s defeat, Church and Astarion have faced both great peril and sweet victories by each other’s side. One such victory is being able to spend a relaxing time in Gale’s guesthouse in Waterdeep, where laundry day forces Church to make use of a gift from his betrothed — much to Astarion's smug satisfaction. But thanks to the arrival of their dear friend, the tiefling's relaxing, sunlit evening is about to get a lot more exciting — and magical.
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In their respective, wary calculations, Astarion and Church know that they very well could be the death of each other. Years after losing his childhood friend and first love, Church reminds himself not to get too attached. Sabotaging those plans is Astarion, who just won’t leave him alone — all in the name of using the warlock as a means to an end, of course.
But when Church’s friend unexpectedly returns as a certain guardian in their dreams, it makes his already conflicted, burgeoning feelings far more complicated. And yet, as the trust between him and Astarion grows, Church chooses again and again to defy fate and the dark, corrupting nature of his magic. He learns to let go of the past that holds him back from embracing a brighter future — no matter how uncertain it may be here at the vampire spawn’s side.
No previous series reading required. Covers Church’s story over the course of the game’s timeline.
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Usually their warlock, Church, is the one leading Astarion and the party into some fresh new hell. But when his love is abducted from camp, Astarion races against time to lead a dire rescue mission into the Temple of Bhaal.
If Orin wants blood...
...she'll get blood.
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Rolan, Cal, and Lia have survived their exile from Elturel this long by growing up fast and watching out for each other. Still, they find themselves treasuring the moments of normalcy that are so rare during these dangerous times.
Along the way, they find themselves crossing paths with another tiefling - a warlock adventurer named Church who has saved them multiple times, but is shouldering his own burdens unimaginable to them. This adventurer has always watched out for them along their journey, but who's watching out for him?
A series of vignettes from the times where the siblings and Church's respective paths to survival have crossed, nurturing a friendship most unexpected.
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Astarion doesn't get to bask in their victory. He doesn't get a chance to say goodbye to his companions before he has to flee the burning sun into the sewers beneath Baldur's Gate. While he struggles to heal from his injuries, a chance meeting with a stranger saves his life in more ways than one.
In which Astarion the vampire spawn and Church the warlock find each other again — in another life.
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Church is a journalist on assignment to interview a CEO of a renowned gene therapy company; however, unbeknownst to him, that company has just been acquired by his ex, the vampire ascendant Astarion.
Ever the professional, the interview must go on... but inevitably, the tension and feelings come to a head, and Church has no choice but to stop the tape and do something about it.
A Modern AU where vampires and magic exist alongside conventional science.
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