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friends, love and halloween as narrated by G. Dekarios by vertigo_cycle
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
31 Oct 2025
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In fact, when Jaheira had first brought him over on a playdate and then brought him over the second time to sheepishly return the silverware and random clutter Astarion had stolen, Gale had resolutely decided to not like this new intrusion to their neighbourhood.
But it was like trying to avoid chickenpox. He thought he had been doing so well and then suddenly the Astarion-liking was all over him like a sea of itchy bumps and regardless of how much it drove him out of his mind sometimes, he couldn’t seem to get rid of it. Besides, an itch was annoying but scratching the itch was an euphoria almost worth having it in the first place. Gale was really starting to confuse his metaphors.alternatively: lonely teen Gale plays D&D, makes new friends, contemplates changes and goes trick or treating
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“If you could invite anyone in the world to dinner, who would it be?” He read. “If you were able to live to the age of 90 and retain either the mind or body of a 30 year old for the last 60 years of your life, which would you want? Alright, Gale, what is this? Are you making me take a personality quiz?”
“Nothing of the sort. I found these in a book a few years ago. They’re called the thirty-six questions to fall in love.” Suddenly, he felt oddly self-conscious. He cleared his throat. “I just thought… You offered me something cheap and untrue and I took you up on it. I wanted an escape and that wasn’t fair either. But if you meant what you said and if you want something real, we can start here. With the truth, even if it’s ugly.”or: after Astarion confesses the motivations behind his seduction, Gale wrestles with his own conflicted feelings and tries to find a way to make things work
Written for BWBR Tarotversary. My card was Justice.
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The attendant fixes his spectacles. His moustache twitches with irritation.
“My dear Madame, please keep an inside voice. I assure you they have a fair reason to assume that. Very fair, indeed. You see, Mr. Dekarios has been found to be behind the deity known as Mahkloompah. This new God has been preached about by some alarmingly zealous Kuo-Toa and as it often happens with religious affairs, innocent blood has been spilled. But alas, a Kuo-Toa deity is not, in the eyes of the law, a real God and any crimes committed by his apostles are reflected solely on the individual behind the charade. In addition, the Kuo-Toa are protected by law pertaining to the sovereignty of arcane-touched species.”Or: Gale Mahkloompahs too close to the sun, Morena and Astarion embark on a rescue mission
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Fortunately, Gale seemed to have traded godhood for sainthood. All he did these days was wrangle troublemakers from the high seat of his settled life. He seemed to have a brand new, unshakable faith in people and their ability to wander back to him.
or; Astarion gets into some trouble, Gale launches a rescue
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That part was easy. Imagining purity, imagining walking into a new life clean, imagining answering the pain of loss with losing even the reason to care. The hard part came with the world outside of his mind and all the rules that had to be followed. He had to survive and to take joy from living. Any long term plans had to be tossed aside to keep the fire burning in the present.
Alternatively; the long and turbulent process of relationships, distance and Astarion getting his undeath un-done. With complications
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All Roads Lead to Ravenloft by iguessyouregonnamissthepantyraid
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games), Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game)
03 Oct 2025
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Six months after the fall of the Netherbrain, Withers plans to send out an invitation to the heroes of Faerun, bringing them all back together for a lovely little reunion party.
Five months after the fall of the Netherbrain, someone else beats him to it.
(In which I take the six main BG3 companions, dump them into a Curse of Strahd campaign, close the lid, and shake vigorously.)
Bookmarked by vertigo_cycle
30 Sep 2025
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Sail away, and find a world to call your own.
Four years after the defeat of the Absolute, Gale and Astarion embark on a new adventure to distant lands. To fulfill a promise made one night in the Weave. And help Arabella on her own journey to understand her magical gifts.
Along the way they'll encounter dinosaurs in the Chultan jungle, the treasures of Calimshan, devils in the mithral mines of Shanatar—and on occasion, old friends.
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- Part 1 of Hollowed Kings
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Bookmarked by vertigo_cycle
07 Sep 2025
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The Fey-Cursed Sea by BardicWantings
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games), Forgotten Realms (Roleplaying Game)
02 Oct 2025
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After months on the road, travelling between temples of Selûne, Shadowheart finds herself back in Baldur’s Gate. A mysterious disease has sprung up around the city, connected to the local fish supply, and it’s up to Shadowheart and her friends to stop whatever—or whoever—is causing it.
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10 May 2025
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Astarion wants the sun. He wants to bask in the light of dawn, unafraid and unharmed; let it kiss him and not burn; let its light be his private joy, not his fear. How exhausting it is, to be afraid of something he loves so desperately.
It turns out the feeling is mutual.
Astarion's quest to see the sun again triggers multiple religious (and romantic) crises.
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Note on romantic content (setting expectations): Bloodweave takes center-stage in terms of screen time, and the Astarion/Lathander relationship tag is the stage the boys are struggling to survive on. Shadowheart often mediates everyone's experience with love and the gods, for better or worse.
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- Part 1 of The Dawn Cataclysm
Bookmarked by vertigo_cycle
29 Apr 2025
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I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day by rhubarbwug
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
25 Dec 2024
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Astarion's mood wasn't improved by the household fixings and trimmings that Gale unabashedly loved. He squinted at the bright lights and candles, wrinkled his nose in disgust at the clashing colours and mismatched patterns surrounding them, and flinched whenever he was adjusted or a fellow decoration got too close for comfort.
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As paired Christmas ornaments, Gale and Astarion's time is spent either in storage or watching over their household in the festive season, together.Bookmarked by vertigo_cycle
01 Mar 2025