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After moving from the big city to a small town to start a new life, Astarion meets a baker with absolutely no fashion sense and tries to hide the fact that he's a vampire...to varying degrees of success?
(tags will be updated as story continues. also might raise rating if i get hyped enough to write spicy scenes.)
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- Part 1 of Halloway House
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- English
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- 16,668
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- 11/11
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02 Nov 2023
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In the final moments, when it looks like they're about to achieve the impossible, like they might all make it through this insane adventure they've been flung on, they are betrayed. Tav takes the Elder Brain for themself, seizes their companions minds for themself, and becomes the Absolute.
But they forgot just who was wearing which magical item. The Ring of Mind Shielding shines brightly on Gale of Waterdeep's finger, burning itself out against such overwhelming will. That doesn't matter though. What matters is what a determined wizard can do with six seconds, and everything hanging in the balance.
The orb detonates. The Absolute is destroyed, no matter who was puppetting it. The world turns on, saved.
And Gale does not cease to be.
Thrown back to the moment he first absorbed a shard of Netherese weave, he has two years to save the world, as well as everyone he's come to care about, from Bhaal's favourite child and their illithid plot. This time he won't make the mistake of seeing a friend in a Bhaalspawn, or let Astarion turn himself into someone he's not. Sure, he might not survive the experience, but that's what happens when your only weapon is a self destruct button.
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02 Nov 2023
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The one where Astarion is Waterdeep's most esteemed perfumer and Gale is a not-so-hopeless romantic.
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01 Nov 2023
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Something is sniffing him: cold, loud, ragged breaths dragging through his hair, his neck, his clothes.
“Please, whatever you are. Help me, I beg you.”
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What could end a millenia of solitude but a half-frozen wizard?
What could fix a broken, betrayed heart but a huge, bizzare creature?
It's possible that the direst of circumstances may lead Gale exactly where he needs to be.- Language:
- English
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- 78,127
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- 27/27
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01 Nov 2023
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After two centuries of torment, Astarion has given up hope of escaping Cazador's clutches, until a chance encounter with a stolen book introduces him to the disembodied voice of a wizard named Gale of Waterdeep. With the fate of Baldur's Gate in the balance, they must confront their demons and win their freedom - together.
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- English
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- 90,952
- Chapters:
- 30/?
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31 Oct 2023
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The vampire's eyes are wide and round, full of amazement. They dart wildly around the sights below, as if trying to see everything at once. The lights of the city reflect upon his face, soft shadows dancing across his elegant features. The very tips of his fangs are visible from his parted lips.
The radiance of the city pales in comparison.
✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* ✧･ﾟ: *✧
Two months after the brain falls, Baldur's Gate has picked up most of the pieces. The heroes that saved Faerûn have been there through most of it, helping the city get back on its feet. But now it's time to move on. Old lives and families to return to. Gale is going back to his tower in Waterdeep, back to the quiet, back to being alone; or at least, that was the plan. But plans change.
This is a story about falling in love.
(Fanart included)
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- Part 2 of Stumble and Fall
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 162,384
- Chapters:
- 25/25
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- 4,537
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- 5,549
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24 Oct 2023
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A message to the right number leads one Astarion Ancunin and Gale Dekarios into an unexpected friendship that becomes an anchor for the two of them, amidst their messy lives.
A BloodWeave Social Media AU
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21 Oct 2023
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After Astarion had introduced himself to Gale by holding a knife to his throat, a small part of Gale's mind feared his eventual betrayal. That part had gotten quieter and quieter over the past five days, but now it flared back to life. Astarion had shot him in the back. Could Gale ever trust him again?
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20 Oct 2023
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And then there’s Gale.
He seems almost too easy to manipulate. So full of arrogance from his magical genius and yet somehow still brimming with self doubt - his is the type of ego Astarion knows exactly how to massage. Some impressed looks, a heartfelt compliment about his abilities, and then just as he is starting to believe he has Astarion’s admiration: a period of cold indifference. Gale will be seeking his approval before he even realises how much he has come to rely on his new companion. It’s a tactic so formulaic it would be boring, did his life not depend on it.
Astarion needs allies and Gale is a perfect combination of powerful and easy to manipulate.
He has no idea just how much Gale really has to offer him, nor how much he has to offer in return.
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20 Oct 2023
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Ambrosia (or: How Gale Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb) by mercurial_cool
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
04 Apr 2024
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“Why does your blood smell so strange?”
The question startled Gale, who looked up from where he sat cross-legged in front of his tent, organizing his scrolls in preparation for their upcoming “visit” to the goblin camp. He’d given Astarion a wide berth since the revelation of his vampiric condition a few days earlier, so he was surprised to see the pale elf looming over him now, a peculiar expression on his face.
“You know,” Gale offered with a smile, “in my extensive journeys across manifold realms, I do believe that is not a question that I’ve ever been asked before. I honestly can’t decide whether or not I should be offended.”
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Of the many side effects Gale has faced as a result of his whole “being physical host to an imminently destructive magical orb” problem, he somehow never anticipated his blood now apparently smelling irresistible to vampires (or at least, one particular vampire) to be one of them.
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- English
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- 46,302
- Chapters:
- 9/10
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- 828
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04 Oct 2023
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"Not that you ever need a reason, Shadowheart," Wyll begins warmly.
Oh, no.
"But...it's been ten years. What brings you back to Baldur's Gate?"
Ten years since the thrice-damned tadpoles and she can still feel Lae'zel's smirk like a physical presence. Shadowheart sighs.
"If you must know," she says. "Someone has stolen a priceless artifact from the githyanki."
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- Part 2 of Truesilver
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 13,252
- Chapters:
- 4/?
- Comments:
- 174
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- 1,059
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- 13,828
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01 Oct 2023
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According to Council records, the Fulgur Ovium Zedaph Pleighs and his two co-workers - the Ignis Petra Tango of the Tek Clan and the Inferni ImpulseSV - are officially called Sapience Outreach Specialists. They jokingly refer to themselves though as the First Contact Crew. It’s up to them to determine the sentience and sapience of alien races that either volunteer or are brought to them by the Council.
And recently the Council has brought them one hell of a challenge: determine the sentience and sapience of a recently discovered species called Terrans using an individual that they nickname Blue.Meanwhile Skizz just wants to be treated like a person by the aliens that abducted him and go back to Earth…
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- Part 1 of So Much For Stardust Verse
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 165,883
- Chapters:
- 27/?
- Comments:
- 1,358
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- 2,710
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30 Sep 2023
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Once upon a time, there was a disgraced lord who stumbled into a cursed castle, and in order to save his own life, swore to send his youngest daughter in his place...
In which Lambert is a Beast, Aiden is a cat, and the most helpful person Milena has met so far in this strange castle is a rosebush ghost who can only speak to her in dreams.
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- Part 5 of Fairy Tale Retellings
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- English
- Words:
- 28,630
- Chapters:
- 7/7
- Comments:
- 615
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- 3,044
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- 540
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- 30,694
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13 Sep 2023
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GFFA by OuzoAthena11
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types
11 Oct 2023
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Those trapped in the game Swords & Mysteries have escaped. Now they can live their lives once more. Padawans Obi-Wan Kenobi and Quinlan Vos are looking forward to recovering and preparing for the Trials and their lives as Jedi Knights.
Along for the ride are former NPCs Cody and Fox, their whole family of former NPCs, the rest of the Jedi Order... and the rest of the galaxy.
Navigating the chaos of what happened isn't easy, especially with the looming threat of the Dark that seems to have been behind the creation of the game.
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- Part 2 of Blurred Lines
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11 Sep 2023
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chewing coffee by thevibesaresimplyatrocious
Fandoms: Daredevil (TV), Spider-Man - All Media Types, Daredevil (Comics), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel (Comics), The Avengers (Marvel Movies), The Avengers (Marvel) - All Media Types
25 Sep 2022
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There are some pieces of himself that Peter has never been very good at keeping.
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"MJ and I are back together," says Peter.
Matt sinks the cue ball straight in the fucking corner hole.
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- Part 2 of jumble sale chic
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 160,001
- Chapters:
- 27/?
- Collections:
- 1
- Comments:
- 1,122
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- 2,157
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26 Jul 2023
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With Tenderness and Nobleness by inexplicifics
Fandoms: Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types
14 Jul 2023
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After the conquest of Redania, Aleksander of Velen comes to Kaer Morhen. He's not sure what his place is there - or even if he truly has a place - and the culture of the keep comes as a great shock. But he has nowhere else to go, and with luck, friends, and the help of a very handsome Cat, maybe he will be able to make himself at home. He hopes. All he needs to do is not offend anyone or reveal his shameful weakness, right?
Aiden of the Cats has no idea why the keep's new nobleman is so fascinating, but he's definitely not going to pass up any opportunity to find out. If only Aleksander would trust him enough to share his burdens.
And Aren of the Manticores and his four Mantikittens are slowly adjusting to the idea of being in a place of safety at last.
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- Part 45 of The Accidental Warlord and His Pack
- Part 40 of The Accidental Warlord and His Pack - Recommended Reading Order
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- English
- Words:
- 89,252
- Chapters:
- 15/15
- Collections:
- 2
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- 3,157
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26 Jun 2023
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Star to Star by KivaEmber
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Legends - All Media Types
06 May 2023
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Jango and Obi-Wan hijack a freighter and go on a galactic road trip to kill a man.
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Montross is a little cleverer on Korda VI. Jango ends up tossed into the cargo hold of 'The Stryker', a slaver freighter taking him to parts unknown and well out of Montross's way. Melida/Daan, weakened by its infighting and the Young suffering catastrophic losses, are raided by opportunistic slavers, resulting in Obi-Wan captured as a prize to be sold to a 'special' client - Force sensitive slaves are, after all, valuable cargo (and there is a dark shadow in the galaxy always on the look out for forgotten, powerful Force sensitives).
By sheer luck - or maybe the Force - they're locked in cages beside each other. They plan, they escape... and the future shifts.
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- Part 1 of through hardships to the stars
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 142,243
- Chapters:
- 31/?
- Collections:
- 17
- Comments:
- 2,351
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- 6,654
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- 2,328
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20 Jun 2023
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The Way of Conquest by pagination
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, The Mandalorian (TV), Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types
26 Jun 2025
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All Din wanted to do was find the Child a sorcerer teacher, pick up a job or two, and follow his Creed.
Three out of three is good, right? Right?
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- Part 1 of The Way of Conquest
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 81,474
- Chapters:
- 17/17
- Collections:
- 86
- Comments:
- 5,016
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- 17,413
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- 6,605
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- 482,354
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13 Jun 2023
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Fractured Memories in the Wild by KrakenGoggles
Fandoms: Pocket Monsters | Pokemon - All Media Types, Pocket Monsters: Black & White | Pokemon Black and White Versions, Pocket Monsters: Black 2 & White 2 | Pokemon Black 2 & White 2 Versions, Pokemon Legends: Arceus (Video Game), The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom
15 Jun 2023
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After the calming of the Divine Beast Vah Rudania. Ingo and Emmet venture out across Hyrule to finally work on their shared dream: restoring Hyrules long lost train system. However their journey surprises them more than expected when they start regaining memories that they swear aren't their own.
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- Part 1 of Fractured Train series (SubMas BOTW AU)
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12 May 2023
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Dogwarts is far from any other town, but not very. The nearest place to Dogwarts is a town about a week and a half’s journey away.
Martyn has a lot of time to get to know the god to which he's sworn his life.
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- Part 2 of Lamplight
Bookmarked by Modmother
26 Apr 2023