This is a Gift, you know...
[ warning, contains spoilers for Baldur's Gate 3 ]
Gender Neutral Durge!Tav x Astarion, Post-Ending, little angsty fluff
A year after the fall of the Absolute, Astarion hides his longing well - but it is hard to forget the warmth of the sun when each day it rises without you. Tav can't change that, but that doesn't mean they can't do anything to help. After all, when has Astarion ever said no to a good surprise?
It has been a year since the fall of the Absolute. A year since Tav denied Bhaal, then was revived after their father's murderous red grip stopped their heart within their living chest. A year since Astarion spurned Cazador's grand plan, ending the man's bid for unrivaled power. A year since they had said goodbye to their merry band of miscreants, one way or another.
One year since the last time Astarion had last seen the sun.
Tav ran a hand over their mouth, unable to forget the look of surprised joy that had bled over Astarion's face the moment he realized they had won - that the Absolute had been defeated - quickly crushed by the searing horror of recognition when his skin had begun to burn. Forced to scamper to the nearest shadow, whimpering in frightened little bursts as every last square inch of him smoked.