Can we all agree that Gale’s wedding vows would be absolutely, horrendously EXTRA?This is merely an abridged version, cause my guy would talk for hours on end if anybody let him. But I can imagine them sounding like this:

"My dearest Tav, in this sacred embrace of timelessness, where our souls intertwine like the dance of eternal flames, I stand before you to weave words into vows that echo the boundless depths of my everlasting love. From the fateful encounter that knitted our souls together to the shared dreams that painted the canvas of our joined destinies, every step taken with you has been a melody in the grand symphony of our eternal love. Our journey, a masterpiece of laughter, tears, and whispered promises, resonates with the immortal echoes of a love that transcends the confines of time.

With a love that defies the ephemeral tides of life and the fleeting shadows of doubt, I pledge not just my heart but the entirety of my existence to you. Our love, like two stars dancing in the cosmic ballet, casts an eternal glow that traverses the infinite expanse of our intertwined souls. In your eyes, I find solace amidst the imperfections that adorn our shared existences. Like the moon embracing the scars of countless craters, our journey cherishes every trial as a testament to our enduring strength, growth, and the alchemy of our eternal union. As we merge our destinies, I vow to journey alongside you with unwavering loyalty and unyielding devotion. Like the rivers that carve canyons through steadfast mountains, our love shall sculpt and shape the landscapes of our shared tomorrows.

Gratitude fills my soul like the gentle rain that nourishes the earth, for every moment woven into the tapestry of our shared existence. Your touch, a melody that soothes the echoes of past pains, and your presence, a guiding star that illuminates even the darkest nights, inspire boundless gratitude and endless joy in my heart.

Know that my love for you transcends mortal confines, cascading like an eternal river, nourishing the gardens of our shared dreams. Today, tomorrow, and through the endless tomorrows our souls embrace, I am yours, bound by the eternity of love's grace and the infinite expanse of our intertwined souls. In this eternal dance of our souls, I offer not mere vows but a symphony of promises that echo through the timeless corridors of our love.

With each heartbeat, I reaffirm my unwavering presence by your side, a steadfast companion in the jubilant highs and comforting solace of shared sorrows. Through every dawn and twilight, in whispered secrets and shared dreams, in every breath and heartbeat, know this above all else: I love you, wholeheartedly. With a devotion that knows no bounds, and a love that eclipses galaxies and eternities. Forever and always.”

Can somebody get this on Tim’s Cameo pleaseee 🙏🙏🙏

Which one of the companions makes you feel the SAFEST? (You, not your OC! For the sake of this question, you and this companion don't know each other well and are trapped alone together for a week. You don't get into any battles but you must share space, sleeping quarters, and food)

Safe being defined as Physically, mentally, AND emotionally

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Tbh as much as i like to be with Astarion on this, he’ll probably bring me to Cazador or drink me dry 😂 my delulu self would’ve probably just went along with him.

I chose Gale coz well his sickness wouldn’t probably be an issue yet for a week, and atleast i have a reading buddy! He’s gonna tell me lots of stories probably and I wont mind teasing him too from time to time 😂 oh yeah he’ll be into the weave so much i’ll ask him to teach me 😌

I would’ve chosen Karlach too but we’ll both be in trouble or burned down the place down down coz we’ll go crazy wild 😂

Im intimidated by Halsin. 😅 Wyll feels a bit too boring for me, but he’s nice too and sweet I know ☺️ but Gale 💙

Ps. I still want Astarion btw but yeah considering this situation 😅 maybe not here hahaha

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Astarion wondered if you knew how brightly you shined.  

Darkness had shrouded his entire life over the 200 years he was in Cazador’s grip. He was a creature of the night, isolated and cursed to spend an eternity hidden in the shadows. It was a cold, lonely feeling—the light of the moon was different than the all-encompassing warmth the sun offered. He was thankful that he had adapted, locked his fragile heart away, otherwise he didn’t know how he could’ve ever survived.   

But then the Illithid took him, and he was in the sun again even though there was now a wretched tadpole making itself at home in his head...among other nightmares. Warmth, light, peace; things he couldn’t even remember feeling in his life because it had been so long. There wasn’t fear of burning up into a pile of ash, nor Cazador’s overbearing presence looming in the back of his mind—it was just him, and that beautiful sun.   

But then you came.   

And your presence somehow outshined the sun. 

It was hard for Astarion to grasp initially. Though he held a knife to your throat on your first meeting, often berated you for the selfless and kind choices you made, and rolled his eyes at your good nature—you still shared your warmth with him. You defended him, fought alongside him, laughed at his dark humor, let him drink your blood nightly—all things that though the pale elf arguably felt were naive and dumb choices on your part, still found himself grateful for. You showed him and the people around you a kindness that he never thought could exist. A light that he had given up hope to see ever in his wretched life.  

The pale elf regretted how long it took him to fully appreciate how well you illuminated the world around you. How everywhere you went everything and everyone seemed to improve just by your grace. How your companions seemed all the better for basking in your glow, and how he had as well. Though you were initially his target, someone he meant to manipulate for his own protection, you had become so much more to him—more than any living being he’d ever encountered.  

Soon the sun became a novelty in your presence. Though he was grateful for his freedoms, the ability to enjoy a nice, summer’s day—he found himself craving you more than it. Even in the most desolate of nights, when his trance didn’t come easily or memories of his past crept up in his mind, the mere sight of you was enough to quell his thoughts and ease his tired body. Your touch caused warmth to bloom in his chest and course throughout his whole being, your voice a beacon that broke though the darkness. You, in your entirety, became Astarion’s source of comfort and light.  

You changed the tune of the song you had been humming, easing Astarion out of his deep contemplation. He opened his crimson eyes, smiling as he drank you in. One hand still threaded in the vampire’s ivory locks, the other clutching a tome Gale had recently lent you, and his head still laid comfortably in your lap. You wore some of his clothes, the fine fabric sitting loosely around your form as your scent merged with his in a way that made him dizzy and excited.  

Your focus left your tome for a moment, looking over at him and grinning back as he admired you, “Are you alright, my darling?” You asked, your voice soft. 

Astarion hummed, holding back a shiver of delight at the pet name you gave him.“I am my love, thank you for asking.” He replied, lifting your hand from his head to place a kiss on your palm and another one on the inside of your wrist. The warmth of your skin causing his cold, pallid skin to tingle. “I was just...thinking about the sun.”  

Your expression fell slightly, giving him a look of pity. Your hand traced the features of his face for a few quiet moments, finally cupping around his cheek. “You must miss it greatly,” You say, sadly with a pang of guilt. “I still believe that we’ll find you a way to be back in it Astarion. There are lots of places to explore still, lots of people to meet. We will never stop trying until you can feel its warmth again, I promise you, my darling.” 

Astarion beamed as you leaned down to place a chaste kiss on his lips, lingering for just a moment before lifting your head and giving him a reassuring smile. The vampire knew you’d make good on your promise, you always did. One day you both could enjoy the sunlight again, finally freeing yourselves of the shackles of night and shadow.  

But, until that day, the light you radiated would more than sustain the pale elf—because to him, you were greater than the sun 

The boys

Mod: SR Legacies - Clothing and Armor Suit for All and Epilogue Replacer (Gale) on Nexus

This mod is such a gem seriously. This is legit hot in any way possible. This boys will make you go feral by just looking! 🫣

Ps. I love how Astarion is so bloody 😂 that man can drink me dry. Lol but i mean uhmm i can be his juicebox anytime. I prepared for this all my life 😂

New picrew:

made using this picrew

Astarion / Serafina - though I'm not sure if I like how Sera turned out.

New game - show me your Tav and their BG3 romance, then give me their song @snowfolly @grandmother-goblin @mj-bites @tallymonster @bardic-inspo @littlejuicebox @astarioffsimpmain

Ooo, okok,

I've been slacking on tag games lately.

Nothing like killing baddies together to inspire a loving kiss 🥰

Haha, this is the closest I could get to Morgana's hair, but I don't mind it.

I'm very bad at the song part of these things (creating character playlists is simply a language I do not speak 🙊) erm, but this one, I guess.

Idk, the lyrics fit them?

Anyway, no pressure tags:

@ollysoxisfree @bg-brainrot @pickel182

Anyone who's up for it, orrrr who's favourite colour is purple 👍

Ahhh thank you for the tag!!🫰🏽

Rogue!Tav has no appearance or anything in my fics, but the character that I used in BG3 (and played D&D with, and used for several other games) does have an appearance! So Astarion x Rogue!Tav in picrew, both beautifully bloody from their joint sneak attacks (⁠人⁠ ⁠•͈⁠ᴗ⁠•͈⁠)

As for a song, I know I had a few for them, but narrowed down to one:

I'm always so nervous to tag people but why not, picrews are fun! No pressure of course @atsadi-shenanigans @chaoticbardlady99 @davenswitcher @deputyash

My sweet Birdie and her Astarion 💜 she is more than meets the eye 💜

@preciouslittlebhaalbae @spacebarbarianweird @davenswitcher

Oh, I've already done it for @vixstarria !

Astarion x Tiriel!

Bonus: their dhampir baby Alethaine and her thiramin, Elren!

Tagging @toadsbitch @ayselluna

I had fun with this too! 💙

So here's my Drow Tav - Aysel Luna w/ Spawn Astarion 🤭

And here's my Evil Durge Allyria with Ascended Astarion

I love drows a lot 🤭 they are a very interesting race.

No pressure tag! 🤭 - @brabblesblog @elemit @astarionslittlejuicebox

Astarion and Cora (my Tav).

I can't draw at all, in spite of trying and failing and trying again over the years, so loved making this sweet little pic with picrew. It was so much fun to play around with!

No pressure tags @preciouslittlebhaalbae @nyx-knox @ayselluna @sorceresssundries

I guess this is my version 🤭 Astarion with my Selunite Seldarine Cleric Drow - Aysel ✨

His vanilla camp clothes (with a bit of dye 😉) will always be my favorite.

rolled up sleeves are my kryptonite

Even just the original is really wonderful. I swear to whom designed Astarion, I wish you have good food every time. You are a blessiiingggtg ✨

Conversations with a vampire - part 6/10

Story summary: A story told through a series of conversations between Astarion and child Tav, tracing the slow and steady progress of trust and friendship.

Chapter warnings: underage drinking, mentions of attempted sexual assault, self-blame, some canon compliant violence.

Chapter summary: Astarion's typical night is disrupted rather unexpectedly by Tav as she tries to deal with trauma in an unhealthy way.

Setting: Set before the events of the game.

Word count: 2.4k

A/N If you want to be on the tag list for this story or any others, feel free to send me a message or leave a comment.

I think what needs to be explored more is weird vampire habit Astarion.

I don't even mean once he gains back his vampire abilities but this stuff he picked up over two centuries and doesn't realise mortals don't do.

Becoming like a statue for a prolonged period of time, fully unmoving, until Tav comes over and flicks him in the forehead to see if he's still in there.

Astarion jumpscaring Tav because he just appears behind them fully silently, probably out of the shadows too. At this point it's surprising Tav hasn't died of sudden heart death.

Prolonged staring - unfaltering, unblinking. Bonus points if it's at Tav's pulse point and they notice - and awkwardly try to cover up while jokingly calling him a perv.

Astarion being time blind - even more so than elves - because what even are ten minutes, a day, a week to someone who's immortal?

"Becoming like a statue for a prolonged period of time, fully unmoving, until Tav comes over and flicks him in the forehead to see if he's still in there." Lol this. He's probably daydreaming about Tav

'we're here, aren't we?'

This would be so funny XD I will have this secretly a headcannon for my DURGE but would've been a secret until probably after defeating the Netherbrain where they're all celebrating and one of them slips because of a drunk game. XD

I just saved this btw. Hope you dont mind @vancunin but these are GORGEOUS!!!!! Gods

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This is my new favourite post about Astarion. I love him in every single drawing.

And I desperately need more visuals of him with wet curly hair.

Please, I just wanna put him in my pocket...

adore curly hairs 😍

I love the water is the ENEMY doodle 😂 that was so cute and adorablee!!! He is adorable 💙

Buried feelings | Astarion x Tav

Description: Astarion recalls being buried alive when Tav finds a man in the graveyard suffering the same fate. This leads to lots of emotions he isn’t sure what to do with.

"you deserve it the most" 🥹 not me crying in the morning 🥹 and yes I'd frantically dig him up if I could, damn be my nails. 😭

Please don't do this to your friends.

I always feel laughing seeing this 🤣