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After a rather embarrassing experience at the reunion party, you have been nervous to see Astarion again. You manage to gather the courage to visit his tailoring shop for dress alterations—and to be a better friend to him.
And maybe there is just a little part of you that still hopes for something more.
But he couldn’t possibly want that—or could he?
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- Part 1 of A Fitting Romance
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29 Mar 2025
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After witnessing Gale force a kiss on Tav, Astarion's jealously and possessiveness forces him to claim her.
Set some time after the party of act 1, Astarion continues to take advantage of Tav's attraction for him, unaware that she seems him as a whole person.
Upon arriving at Baldur's Gate, the story takes a dark turn when they finally cross paths with Cazador and Tav's own dark past.
(This story includes themes of SA and abuse)
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- English
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- 19/?
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26 Nov 2024
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Rin lays there, her back against the grass as she stares resolutely up at the sky overhead, little drops of dew like tiny diamonds hanging heavy from blades of grass.
“I have nothing to say to you, just so you know.” She refuses to look over to the place where Astarion lays mere inches from her as she says the words, but it doesn’t stop her from moving her hand to rest it down in the small gap of space between their bodies.
It’s an offering, if nothing else, though it is one Rin doesn’t know if he will take.
“Well then, I suppose it’s a good thing that you so rarely have anything worthwhile to say.” Astarion’s words carry his usual unaffected haughtiness that has her eyes rolling despite herself, a small huff of annoyance escaping her lips.
But as she feels the coolness of his skin against her own, clever fingers intertwining with her delicate ones, she thinks that maybe, just maybe there can also be a little room for hope in whatever this thing between them is.
✧· · ─── ·✧· ─── · ·✧
In which Astarion and Rin learn how to bridge the gap, because perhaps all that distance between them isn’t quite so large as they once thought.
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- Part 1 of at first light
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- English
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- 101,883
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- 12/?
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01 Nov 2024
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The Secret Beating of a (Dead) Heart by livsurlalune
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
18 Feb 2025
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It starts with a smouldering crash, the cold touch of his dagger against her neck, and a simple (stupid) plan that promptly goes to hell.
Now, Astarion is left staring into all sorts of unfathomable possibilities—and as it turns out, Zhen, being who she is, makes it very hard for him to look away.
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Or: An exploration of the untold moments that made one snarky vampire go from "the only thing on my mind is depraved, carnal lust" to "I’ll always be here, my love."
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23 Jul 2024
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And then she was gone, hiking his shirt up and licking warm and wet kisses down his belly towards his waistline. Her hands were undoing the fastenings of his trousers and his head was beginning to spin with the implication.
That wasn’t… She didn’t have to…
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Takes place during the events of Baldur's Gate 3 during Act 2. Explores the romance between Astarion and the Dark Urge as Astarion realizes there's a depth to his feelings that he's been trying to deny.
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- Part 1 of I've Got You (Astarion x Eli)
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08 May 2024
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You finally get a chance to wash your clothes, yet it leaves little to wear when night falls. This silly oversight has left you and Astarion in quite a quandary.
One Shot.
AstarionxYou
Takes place in Act 3-ish just before reaching the city.
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03 Apr 2024
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As he stared at Tav, who was quietly organizing her pack by the fire, his half-formed thoughts and ideas suddenly crystallized into a cold, perfect plan. He’d seduce her, romance her, make her feel like she was the only girl in the world. And after he had given her the night of her life, positively ruined her for anyone else, he’d begin whispering in her ear. He’d become her lover, her confidant. And then she would become his puppet. That was more than a fair trade. He’d have a gorgeous meal, his space would be guaranteed in their little group, at the top where he belonged, and then somehow, he didn’t know how, but, somehow, Tav would waltz their merry band back to Baldur’s Gate and drive a stake right through Cazador Szarr’s heart. For him. Afterwards, well, Tav had served her purpose. Then he could truly do as he pleased.
Astarion smiled a wide, real smile and finished his wine, wincing at the cheap, bitter taste.
At that moment Tav looked up from her supplies and caught him staring. He raised his empty goblet to her and she waved back, a warm smile softening her lovely features.
This was going to be so easy.
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01 Apr 2024
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Hell is Insignificant (And You're Heavensent) by khywren
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
01 Sep 2023
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A collection of drabbles featuring Tav and Astarion. Rating and tags will change over time, so mind the tags! Tav is purposely gender neutral here unless otherwise stated in individual drabbles.
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01 Apr 2024
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Astarion POV fics-- in which he accidentally falls in love.
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31 Mar 2024
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Something Trapped; Something Sweet by chirusse
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games), Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game)
09 Feb 2024
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ASTARION'S POV: His thoughts as he slowly falls in love with the camp's fearless leader, Tav, one line of dialogue at a time.
Tav is a wood elf draconic sorcerer (and is generally good-aligned), but otherwise is a blank slate, so you can imagine basically anyone in their place. Updates to this fic will occur out of order because chapters are based around CANON in-game dialogue extended with Astarion's internal narration as well as moments (I imagine) shared at camp.
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29 Mar 2024
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Dead Weight (but you wanna carry me home) by Van_Goghs_Cypress
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
15 Feb 2024
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FEEBLEMIND: You blast the mind of a creature that you can see within range, attempting to shatter its intellect and personality...On a failed save, the creature's Intelligence and Charisma scores become 1. The creature can't cast spells, activate magic items, understand language, or communicate in any intelligible way. The creature can, however, identify its friends, follow them, and even protect them.
AKA: Astarion gets feebleminded, and it reveals a lot more about the elf to everyone than previously anticipated.
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29 Mar 2024
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29 Mar 2024
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This series is based on my double-rogue playthrough. Tav is an assassin rogue, chaotic neutral, chooses mostly good options but a ton of options just for the laughs or the money. Astarion remains unascended. Everyone shows up sooner or later, though main group includes Karlach and Shadowheart.
Written gender-neutral and from second-person so that you can insert your Tav to be rogue!Tav :)
Ordered chronologically, not written chronologically because I just write whatever comes to mind tbh.
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29 Mar 2024
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So we lay there in the silent darkness on his bed. Our bodies entwined and as close to each other as possible. With every sip he took from me, the tension inside me grew, this bottomless longing for connection, for intimacy, and the shivering became stronger. Memories of our first night together after the celebration with the Tieflings whirled around in my head. The feel of his skin beneath my fingers, his hungry kisses. His indescribably talented hands. All the sweet words that went straight to my heart. Almost desperately, I ran my fingers through his hair, wanting only to feel him even closer to me -
Far too quickly, Astarion pulled away and looked down at me, breathing heavily. A small trickle of my blood ran down his chin. It was such a harsh contrast to his almost white skin that it seemed to glow even in the darkness. His gaze was grave, almost angry, which put a sharp damper on my desire. Had I done something wrong? When he stood up in one swift movement, I sat up too.
"Go."
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29 Mar 2024