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“I would say good luck out there, but honestly? I hope you die screaming.”
Intimacy is not something you like to indulge in after your last lover nearly strangled you to death. Sometimes, you wonder if letting him ascend would mean he would still be here, by your side, rather than lurking in the shadows of Baldur's Gate.
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14 Jan 2024
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The bugbear falls in a heap, and Thalia turns to the next target. And the next. Blood splatters all around her – by the time the last goblin falls, she could very well be soaked in it.
She lifts her longsword again, seeming on the verge of moving in her pursuit of violence onto the warriors clothed in green. The spellcaster who joined the fray from the entryway’s side catches her attention instead.
The sword lowers. Her head twists slightly, and she shakes off something Astarion cannot see. She brushes a crimson-stained lock of her hair out of her face, the golden hues momentarily masked by the blood.
As a brilliantly cruel man once instilled in him: those who cannot protect themselves manipulate those around them who can.
Alone again with his thoughts, Astarion hatches a plan.
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An exploration of Astarion’s POV on resisting the Dark Urge. Tags will be updated as I go. Very, very self-indulgent.
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08 Dec 2023
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Some part of him could picture it then, could imagine telling her everything - speaking til dawn on his whole history. Spending the next day in this same spot, diving into what he knew of hers. Asking how it felt to gore that bard. Instead, he mirrored her smile - his own wicked grin for seducing and scheming.
“I’ve wanted to taste you since I first felt that pretty neck under my blade.”
And as her head fell back in a laugh, the white expanse of her neck on full display at his easy, overused line, he watched the golden girl fall into the palm of his hand.
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COMPLETED.Astarion had known the woman's face immediately - Halia Dhune, the golden daughter of Baldur's Gate. The princess of the upper city. How many times had Cazador sent him after her - wanting to claim the socialite as a trophy to add to his awful collection? At least now he wouldn't have to go back to his master empty handed, should the tadpole situation not work out in his favor.
(or: what if the Dark Urge was a noble woman, perfect and popular, and her father's favorite fox in the henhouse. and of course, what if our dear vampire knew of her before the crash?)
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07 Dec 2023
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“I will give you a tenday to convince your love to relinquish his Ascension. If, in that time, he agrees to the terms and nullifies his contract, you both regain possession of the seven thousand souls and gift them to me.
“If, after ten days, Astarion does not agree…” Raphael reaches forward, his hand outstretched to you. “...you pledge your soul to me. Forever.”
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06 Dec 2023
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"It's not him anymore, Raphael."
"You wish to undo the Ascension?"
You stare at the devil. "I just want Astarion back."
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05 Dec 2023