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It goes something like this: Astarion wakes up flat in the dirt, hands tied behind his back, bleeding. His head aches.
Wyll stands over him, uncharacteristically scared. "Astarion," he says, fast and frantic. "Are you back to yourself?"
There are two puncture wounds on his neck.
(It goes something like this: Astarion wakes up. The party says he attacked them. He does not remember this.)
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- Part 1 of opposite of a haunting
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The echoes of Orin’s laughter could still be heard throughout the camp, which had become uncharacteristically silent.
“We’re getting them back.” Astarion started with a resolve none of them had seen before.
“That would involve killing Gortash and to kill that man we would need to disable every Steel Watcher in town. Not to mention, the Gondians likely need rescuing, Minsc is still missing, Raphael is out for our heads, and my father-”
“Then we’ll do them all, dammit!” The vampire snapped at Wyll. “That hellion was willing to deal with Cazador and his minions for me! Saving them from that shapeshifting lunatic would be child’s play after that. Or do any of you have another idea?”
None spoke as they all were of equal mind. Whether it was saving Halsin from the goblin camp to angering goddesses for Shadowheart, Gale, and Lae’zel, Tav had helped them without hesitation. It was about time they had returned the favor.
Tav was theirs, and nothing would take the child away if they had anything to say about it.
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Or a group of damaged people are forced together by a parasite and the oddest child in the realms.They don't mind it as much as they thought they would.
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Whumptober Day 10: Blow to the head
(Note: Tav's name is Celeste in this)Celeste learns the importance of watching your back during battle. Karlach learns she's cute, even when concussed.
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- Part 10 of Ota's Whumptober 2024
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Wyll is badly wounded while protecting Astarion.
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A Little Too Much - Whumptober 2024 Day 8, 26 and 29 by ElementalWinter
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
08 Oct 2024
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Exhaustion had been lying heavy across their shoulders for hours now. Trying to focus their mind into detecting arcane energy was proving... more difficult than it should be. They were beginning to worry the group was noticing, but there was nothing they could do. They hadn't slept, hadn't had the chance to take a break in... they couldn't remember.
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The creature was hardly more than a blob of flesh held together by dangling ligaments and emitting such a strong scent of decay that Tav had to physically stop themself from recoiling. Atop the creature's head perched what might have been ears, almost cat-like in appearance, and they twitched as the creature's whole form shifted to the side as if tilting its head in question. Three beady eyes stared down at Tav, as if judging them.Whumptober Day 8: SLEEP DEPRIVATION
Whumptober Day 26: NIGHTMARES
Whumptober Day 29: FATIGUE | Labyrinth | BurnoutSeries
- Part 8 of ElementalWinter's Whumptober 2024
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Karlach helps Astarion after a battle, and Astarion shares his feelings.
Part 5 of my October works! Prompt is whump, though it ended up leaning more romantic.
Caretegory: Whump
Prompt: Healing SalveSeries
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Astarion has a horrible nightmare. This is nothing new, unsurprisingly, but this one triggers some responses that he has a harder time shrugging off than normal. At least he doesn't have to deal with this all alone, Karlach is here to help him out!
Set late in Act 3, very established relationship.
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- Part 8 of During Canon BG3 - Fancyboy and Firegirl
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Even beyond the edge of his world Astarion finds his limits far surpass him.
Though Astarion isn't the only one who Cazador deemed fit to punish.
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- Part 4 of Suncatcher & Comet
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What if Astarion and Karlach did cross paths? Perhaps in a dingy tavern in the lower city were as the night wears on, the tavern becomes a blur of drunken revelry and half-forgotten dreams, but Astarion and Karlach remain fixed points in the chaos, their gazes locked, their unspoken understanding growing. They are two souls, bound by their secrets and their desire for something more. And in the shadows of Baldur's Gate, they just might find it. Maybe that’s why he keeps coming back…
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Orin the Red has found the party's camp and is excited to make Tav and her companions bend to her will.
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When a mysterious invitation to a ballroom dance from Raphael arrives, Corvus is hesitant to go. But with the promise of a reward and the chance to reclaim his contract, Corvus, Astarion, Halsin, and Karlach don their finest and step into the House of Hope, where Corvus finds Raphael may have more than just dancing on his mind...
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Raphael comes up with the most convoluted plan to go on a date.
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- Part 1 of Waltz of the Wicked
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Astarion has only ever known bitterness at the feet of his master. Thrown into sudden freedom, he starts to find a taste for the sweet.
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Deciding to take advantage of the sudden warm weather in Faerûn, Shadowheart decides to sunbathe, but... it doesn't go as planned. Luckily, Karlach and Lae'zel are there to pamper and comfort her.
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Liberating the Wizard by Asherblood
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games), Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game)
04 Sep 2024
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Inspired by the Orin kidnapping of Gale, I wish it would happen under the romance run
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- Part 3 of Ashla
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Lae'zel knows that Karlach and Shadowheart are worried about her. Yet, she does not want to talk about her pain.
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- Part 6 of Lae'zel Week
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A stinky stray dog nearly ruins a rather romantic date between Karlach and Lae'zel. Now that same, stinky stray dog is worming its way into Lae'zel's life against her will and Karlach wants to adopt the stupid thing!
But maybe a canine companion is just what Lae'zel needs to get through one of the most challenging and heartbreaking times of her life. Or so Karlach seems to think with the way Lae'zel keeps pushing her away.
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- Part 3 of Lae'zelmancer Week
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As the group fight the horrors of the Absolute and seek answers to their own personal quests, Corvus is running out of time to confront his own.
Once a former guild master in the Underdark, Corvus hunts a duergar named Dagrin, who betrayed him and the guild, leaving Corvus to his illithid fate. After learning Corvus survived, Dagrin fled to Baldur's Gate with what was left of their found family's guild after usurping the drow's place as guild master, leaving a bloody trail for Corvus to follow. However, once entering Baldur's Gate, Dagrin and the guild seemingly vanish into thin air.
With the city's burdens piling on his shoulders by the day, time is ticking for Corvus. Fearing Dagrin may flee Baldur's Gate before he can seek justice, Corvus finds himself alone, knocking at Raphael's door.
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This story takes place in an AU where there are no tadpoles and most of the companions have lives in Waterdeep, the hometown of Phaer'yx and Learra. They are drow siblings who in the OG playthrough are a dark urge paladin and lore bard. Its really just the story of Phaer'yx and Astarion eventually getting together.
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Echolocation, the location of objects by reflected sound, A gift from Mother Gith after Mindflayers stole her children's vision all those thousands of years ago.
It's a superior way of seeing according to Lae'zel. She's not blind! Her ears see just fine. Getting lost in the rain shows her a different reality, one which shatters her confidence and everything she thought she knew about herself. All Karlach wants is to knock some sense into her, for Lae'zel to let go of her stubborn pride and ego. Just accept some help, girl! It won't kill ya!
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WAHS: After All We Went Through by Luxurianna
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games), Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game)
22 Jul 2024
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This is continuing the main story of my tiefling warlock Lux. It will bounce between the epilogue and the events of Act 2 and Act 3. I will probably go past the epilogue as well.
IMPORTANT: This story contains Ascended Astarion. If that is a problem for you this is your warning. I am writing him based on my knowledge of vampires in the DnD universe. I am a DM and I am currently running Curse of Strahd, so the DnD vampire is fresh on my mind!
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- Part 6 of We All Have Secrets