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The story follows the adventures of two men with unusual diets, self-esteem issues and tadpoles in their heads.
Astarion and Gale will discover the power of friendship and love, with some healing on the way.Bookmarked by Duraffinity
23 Jul 2026
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Astarion and Gale are two sides of the same coin. They know what it's like to hunger, what it's like to be someone else's tool, both used to fulfill someone else's goals. Astarion has never been allowed to love, has only ever wanted peace and safety. Gale has searched for love his entire life, yearning to find someone who wants to be loved by him. They both want someone who sees them.
This is my take on Astarion and Gale learning what it means to find someone who sees beyond what they can offer (Astarion's body, Gale's magic). The story of what it's like to fall in love with someone who might just love you back.
Begins in the prequel, set during Act One, when they both feel drawn to one another, but there's not a time nor place for anything deeper. It continues, months later, after the brain, after Baldur's Gate, in the magnificent city of Waterdeep, a fresh start for them both, and time to heal from wounds neither knew they had.
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23 Jul 2026
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Following the Netherbrain’s demise, there’s only one final thing left for Gale to do— deliver the Crown of Karsus to Mystra as promised and be liberated of the orb once and for all.
Astarion joins Gale on this final crusade, but he isn’t there for just moral support— he intends to show Mystra that Gale is his, and what better place for her to witness that than her altar in the Stormshore?
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21 Jul 2026
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Gods, Monsters and The Victims They Made by Yoruai (yoruai)
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
10 Jun 2026
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Astarion meant to let that be that. He turned heel and walked toward camp, expecting Gale to fall in step behind him. It was always so easy to predict the wizard's actions. Always easy to tell what he would do next.
But then again…
“What about you, Astarion?”
There was always room for surprises.
“If that’s true, what am I to you, then?” Gale’s voice was soft. Vulnerable.
Astarion hated vulnerable things.
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Astarion had been forced into absolute obedience. Gale was expected to provide absolute subservience. It was all they knew for so long, that bereft of their masters they had nothing else.
They try to find something else on their journey, and begrudgingly finding something else in each other.
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11 Jul 2026
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Gale Dekarios has sworn he’ll never marry again. Five years after his bitter divorce from Mystra, the billionaire CEO has no interest in relationships, commitment, or so-called “happily ever afters.” His company, Ascension Developments, comes first, and with an empire to protect, the last thing he needs is someone distracting him. Or worse, walking away with half of everything he built. Again.
So when he’s forced to interact with the general public, he’s expecting the most irritating day of his life. Spending five hours with a gorgeous stranger in his arms at thirty-thousand feet, however, was a pleasant surprise. He just wasn’t expecting that stranger to be his new assistant.
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09 Jul 2026