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The Netherbrain is defeated, and all of his companions have something to return to. With Bhaal’s blood purged from his veins and Jergal granting him a second chance at life, the Druid is forced to grapple with an existential crisis, plagued by phantom memories and emotions long kept under lock and key.
Unfortunately, Astarion is a master lock-picker — and doesn’t leave well enough alone.OR
A post-canon adventuring story focused on the relationship between two men reckoning with their own traumas. Too bad the world doesn’t pause just because the BBEG is defeated.
Separate warning tags are provided at the top of each chapter when relevant.
This story engages with trauma and difficult choices. While love is central to it, comfort is not always guaranteed.Series
- Part 1 of Servitude
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Astarion threads his fingers through the Druid’s hair, petting him, voice thick as he says: “Look at you… You’re absolutely gagging for it, aren’t you, pup? Not a thought in your head besides what you were actually made for.”
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- Part 2 of Servitude
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It Just Feels by Redhead_Maniac
Fandoms: Norman Reedus - Fandom, American Actor RPF, RPF - Fandom, Jihae, Jihae — It Just Feels (Music Video), Actor RPF
07 May 2015
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A short work based on the music video "It Just Feels" by Jihae, starring Norman Reedus.
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The group is trapped - there is no exit, not enough arms, they're outnumbered one to twelve. There's nothing they can do, and they decide to make their last moments count. No point in dwelling. After all, they're family. And they will go out like one. But for now, a little lightheartedness and warmness won't hurt.
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After the group has been captured at Terminus, they were separated into different box-cars. It's been days and Daryl is suffering from hallucinations, a lack of water and sensory deprivation. He can't make sense of what is going on around him as vile, slippery thoughts start to worm their way into his mind.
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“A more suspicious man might think you’re dating me for my Uber rating.”
In which Astarion is a smug, asshole lawyer, and Gale is the rich jerk who falls for him.
Bookmarked by Redhead_Maniac
31 Aug 2024
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Inexhaustible Oil by orphan_account
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games), Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game)
23 Mar 2024
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There was something in Astarion's voice that Elric wasn’t catching– the reason why a paladin like him was still alive in the first place. Blood welled up in a hot line across his windpipe, the dagger digging in, and Astarion’s breathing deepened as it trickled down El’s neck. The reality of it washed over him like rain.
“You want me,” he said.
“To be mine,” Astarion said, soft, “as you promised.”
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Or: a dark fantasy twist on the Ascension and its aftermath, and what it means to make choices you can't take back.
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Or: Psst. Come closer. Yeah, you. This is the absolute opposite of a redemption fic. A post-canon, fall-from-grace, "I can make you infinitely worse" kind of story, in which there is no simple happy ending. But there's mystery on the way. And dragons. True love, even. So if you're fine with that, come aboard. It's going to be a wild ride.
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Bookmarked by Redhead_Maniac
26 Jan 2024
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Ciaran unsubscribes from the life of The Favored Spawn (and nothing more), and leaves. Not to be denied, Astarion gives chase.
The epilogue for everyone who’s stomach curled at the emotional repercussions of vampire ascendency, and what could happen to Astarion and his love after five hundred years drunk on power.
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08 Jan 2024
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They have saved the city and possibly the world. All is great and everyone is happy... except Astarion has been banished back into the shadows, and Tav is stuck in an uneven battle with his own oath.
He's losing the fight. He knew he would from the moment he fell for Astarion. But he can't lose yet, not before they find a way for Astarion to walk in the sun again.
Or: I wanted to give unascended Astarion and his paladin a better ending than "well, shit".
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- Part 3 of more than any words
Bookmarked by Redhead_Maniac
27 Dec 2023
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a crooked touch (Astarion x m!Tav) by eyes_of_the_lamb
Fandom Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
16 Nov 2024
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“Make it hurt, then. Kiss me like you want to kill me.”
“I can do that.”
Two broken stars in a decaying orbit, passing closer and closer together until the inevitable, devastating collision.
Or, Tav is fucked up and down bad for Astarion, who doesn't quite see the appeal (but he's getting there). Sexual frustration, sloppy handjobs, a heavy dose of masochism, and way too many failed Insight checks ahead. Tav falls first, Astarion falls harder (eventually).
Or, a tragic-but-hopeful romance told through a series of incredibly ill-advised sexual encounters.
If you want to read a story where Astarion is sweet from the start and Tav is here to fix him, this isn't the one. If you want to read about two terribly broken men spending a good long while making each other worse before they make each other better, this might be for you. If you thought the in-game romance was a little too easy and it should have been ten times more painful and difficult to convince Astarion he's worthy of love, this is definitely for you.
Set during the canonical events of Baldur's Gate 3.
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Bookmarked by Redhead_Maniac
26 Dec 2023