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1. The thaumaturgical breakthroughs of pining, middle-aged men by agentmoppet

   Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)  

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   06 Mar 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Astarion/Gale (Baldur's Gate)
   • Blood Drinking
   • Vampire Biting Kink (Dungeons & Dragons)
   • Mutual Pining
   • POV Gale (Baldur's Gate)
   • Gale Needs a Hug (Baldur's Gate)
   • Gale Has High Intelligence and Low Wisdom (Baldur's Gate)
   • Astarion is Bad at Feelings (Baldur's Gate)
   • Astarion Needs a Hug (Baldur's Gate)
   • Astarion Being Astarion (Baldur's Gate)
   • Blow Jobs
   • Masturbation
   • Masturbation in Bathroom
   • Spoilers for Act 3 (Baldur's Gate 3)
   • Baldur's Gate 3 Spoilers
   • No Beta
   • Additional Warnings in Author's Note

   Summary

   As the Elder Brain falls below the horizon, Gale makes a shocking discovery: his blood, changed forever by the Netherese Orb, lets Astarion stand in the sunlight.

   Commence nights of sleepless academia, the overwhelming effort to not be a burden, and a thorough misunderstanding of what he actually means to Astarion.

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