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Six months after the fall of the Netherbrain, Gale and Astarion have gone their separate ways. Astarion is coming to enjoy the simple things in life. For once, he’s murdering, threatening, and intimidating the right people, and earning a tidy amount of gold at the same time.
In Waterdeep, Gale is working hard to find his place among the realm’s most prominent wizard academics, but can’t bring himself to publish a single paper.
When Astarion’s sister Dalyria brings him stories of disappearing vampire spawn children, Astarion is forced back into close proximity with the Waterdhavian wizard he’s tried in vain to get over. Together, Astarion, Dal, and Gale find themselves facing a new threat in the Underdark, one that proves the most depraved schemes in Faerûn did not die with the Dead Three’s chosen.
A story about figuring out who you are after trauma, what happens when you begin to heal, and how to rediscover yourself after turning down untold power.
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Updates ~every two weeks, as of Nov. 2025
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Astarion learns that stabbing your abuser to a bloody pulp doesn't make everything immediately better, and that's ok.
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After tasting Tav’s blood for the first time, Astarion begins to formulate a plan.
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the ultimate gifting guide for your consulting detective by midnightbotany
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
06 Jan 2024
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John plans a party and searches for the perfect Christmas gift.
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- Part 2 of Prismverse
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leave you faithless by midnightbotany
Fandoms: Good Omens (TV), Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
08 Dec 2023
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As Aziraphale struggles with the demands of his new role as Supreme Archangel, a heartbroken Crowley embarks on a journey around the world hoping to stop Armageddon. Again.
Part of the Ineffable Idiots Big Bang 2023, with art by Butterfleaz
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Edit:
I do feel like if I’m going to leave this up I should address the allegations against Neil Gaiman just to say I denounce violence and abuse against women. What Neil did was unacceptable and I intend to avoid supporting him financially in the future.
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A collection of established relationship parentlock fics, where Sherlock and John raise Rosie together at 221B after Mary's death, and Rosie is formally diagnosed with autism. This series explores themes of disability, neurodiversity, long-term relationships, and parenting on the spectrum. Mostly fluffy, but with some serious scenes and more complex themes cropping up as well.
This series' relationship to S4 is fluid, loose, and mostly deals with The Final Problem as a gag.
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Quinlock Shorts by consultingwives (midnightbotany)
Fandom: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
12 Jun 2016
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Snapshots through the game as Gale and Astarion slowly stumble into love with each other.
AKA: The prequel fic to my inevitable smut character study fic that we all know I'm gonna get roped into.
Bookmarked by midnightbotany
21 Sep 2025
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In a love story for the ages, convicted felon Astarion and sad divorcé Gale get high on various drugs and have preposterous sex in preposterous locations. They will live happily ever after. Very loosely inspired by the song "I Want to Live" from BG3.
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Bookmarked by midnightbotany
17 Aug 2025
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Ill-advised sex in even more ill-advised locales
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Being turned into a vampire destroyed Astarion’s film career as well as his faith in others. Now the only gig he can get is in a tacky production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express—Waterdeep’s hottest show on roller skates!
There, he meets the show’s nerdy train consultant, who has a few secrets of his own.
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Astarion is near the docks when he feels Cazador's compulsion on him snap. He doesn't think twice. He just takes the next available ship out of Baldur's Gate. Its destination: The City of Splendors. Waterdeep.
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Gale takes back the glass, now empty, and then seems to fidget a little. “There is something I wanted to get your opinion on- but it can wait until you’ve recovered. You don’t look well at all- no offense meant, of course.”
“None taken,” Astarion says sweetly. “Please go on. Tell me exactly what it is about my appearance that you find lacking.”
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Bookmarked by midnightbotany
05 May 2025
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Cuuuuuuuute
No tadpole AU - Astarion moves to Waterdeep