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Astarion, attacked in a dark alley, was brought back home by his siblings. A couple of days later, Cazador hosts one of his soirées and he will make sure that his disappointing Spawn remembers his place. But, tonight, some of the guests are painfully familiar to Astarion.
His companions have one thing in mind: to save him from Cazador's clutches before it can be too late. Astarion doesn't care for saviors though. Only one thing matters to him: for them to not see him like this.
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13 Nov 2025
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Finding Comfort in You by silent_as_the_grave for Batteredrugosa
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
15 Mar 2025
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“You know, a lesser man might feel a bit dispirited at arriving home after a long day only to find the house empty of all but the family pets.” Gingerly standing from his seat, the wizard stretches, groaning at the way his back and knees pop from the effort. “I hope this isn’t indicative of what I might expect come supper. I don’t think a handful of small birds will be enough to tide me over ‘til morning.”
He gets a sharp nip and a disgruntled squeak from his tiny passenger in response, though the cat lets out a loud trill that almost sounds like laughter.
OR: Gale returns home after a long, tiring day of work to find both of his partners hanging out in animal form. Cue
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27 Jan 2025
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Within a secluded valley alongside the River Chionthar, there is a great labyrinth, and within that great labyrinth there is an even greater monster. At least, that is what the stories say, and we all know how those are supposed to go, with heroes always coming to save the day. In stories like that, there is only one ending that exists for monsters.
But this is not that kind of story.
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24 Aug 2024
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Herbal Remedies by nyxueaurelia for thecheeseburgercat
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
29 Sep 2024
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“I see,” he said, his voice low and dripping with promise. He picked up the rosemary he’d originally been sniffing, carefully putting it to the side. “I do intend to purchase some herbs first though, darling.”
“First?” Halsin asked, raising an eyebrow at him.
The man tutted at him, hands on his hips. “Darling, I think it’s already a forgone conclusion that I’m following you home and getting fucked. Now, do you have any lavender?”
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A modern AU disaster involving Astarion, an unlikely fiance, the herb seller at the local market, and a fair amount of angst and gratuitous smut. I may cause angsty trauma, but we always find a good ending eventually!
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16 Jun 2024
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“I think I’ve accepted a long time ago that I’m broken," Astarion continues. “I don’t know if I’ll ever want to be touched again, to be honest.” He rolls his eyes at the obvious concern in Halsin’s face. “Oh, shut up. I don’t need or want pity. I’m just saying– I don’t mind hearing about other people having sex. You don’t need to shelter it from me like I’m a child or prude or something.”
“You’re not broken,” Halsin says, almost sounding angry.
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06 May 2024
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When his advances are rejected one drunken night, Astarion makes it his personal mission to get the druid into his bed. His game of seduction quickly backfires when he realizes Halsin is in it for the long run.
[Light sprinkling of smut in chapter 3. There will be much more afterwards. A LOT of incoming angst if you're into that. Probably the most angst heavy fic I've written]
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29 Mar 2024
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The Chore of Being Cuddled by BigBadBetty_Apocalypse
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
29 Oct 2023
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It had to be Astarion’s choice. Astarion’s decision. That’s what this was all about. Astarion needed to be the one to initiate intimacy. He needed to know he had the freedom of choice- that Halsin would be here for him regardless of how long it took or how difficult it was for him.
Astarion's got a lot of issues with intimacy, with allowing himself to be loved. Halsin's got all the time in the world to help him figure it out.
Cuddling is a functionally useless activity, but maybe it's not so bad when it's with Halsin.
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22 Mar 2024
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While remaking his identity and finding freedom after a harrowing experience at the Grove, Astarion proudly opens Last Light Eatery together with his newfound love Halsin. But even here, he isn’t safe. The quaint restaurant sits in the foggy, polluted lands surrounding Reithwin, but things fall apart when Halsin’s past comes back to haunt the two. It quite literally crashes through the front door, setting off a series of events that will put their relationship to the test.
Astarion must delve into the heart of Reithwin’s mysteries, protect his own heart from its devastating sickness, and hold fast to his burdened wood elf before he sinks into despair.
((This is a sequel to And What a Pretty Picture He Makes, but can be read as a standalone story.))
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- Part 2 of Halstarion Salacious Service Modern AU
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19 Mar 2024
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There was a locket around Astarion’s neck. It was a simple thing, made of sturdy gold, not too gaudy. It was also a gift from his master. Astarion doesn’t know his name. Only that he’s Astarion’s master, and sire.
But he’s all alone in this wilderness now, far from his master and anything he can remember, and no one yet has hurt him. No one yet has told him what to do, either.
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Anoxic brain oxygen deprivation often lead to difficulty with memory and the ability to recall facts, informations, names, and the like. And to a dead boy who spent a whole night in a coffin before rising again, there’s nothing like the taste of dirt on the tongue to spin this tale.
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- Part 2 of In portraits we see evil
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15 Mar 2024
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"The way the body reacts after birth is unavoidable. All his siblings experienced it: searching for a baby that was no longer there, raging and screaming at everyone and everything in the vicinity as if the child was hidden like a sick parlour game. They all knew what would happen after the first time, but every subsequent time might as well have been the first.
What would’ve happened if one of those children had survived?"
Or: what if the spawn having spawn was a requirement for the Black Mass? What if the mindflayers captured Astarion with one of those children in tow?
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10 Mar 2024
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When Astarion is assaulted on their way to Baldur's Gate, he is not even surprised. Yet another day in his miserable life. He could have done without his party hearing about it, but it isn't as if they don't already know how depraved he is.
That they care enough to rescue him is... unexpected.
That they insist on not brushing it off and on giving him time to heal is downright ridiculous.What is he supposed to heal from exactly?
His entire existence?***
Or, Astarion is raped and his traumas are catching up with him. But now he has a whole party behind him and, for the very first time, he has the luxury to break down.
Complete list of Trigger Warnings in the Author's Note
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- Part 1 of What Is Left Of Him
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23 Feb 2024
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Wyll, Karlach, and Lae’zel speak with a Gur monster hunter in a bog and Astarion happens to be there. It’s a very awkward way to get outted as a vampire to your (mostly) unsuspecting teammates. AKA: Tav-less Act 1 party jumps the team rogue and holds him down for questioning. It's fine.
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- Part 5 of Astarion Origin Party Nonsense
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21 Feb 2024
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Pain is stored in the body; it keeps him far away from the light that he once basked in. He can no longer recall the sun.
(It's been 100 years in the shadows when he runs into Halsin in the underdark. They do not part ways this time.)Bookmarked by grypas
14 Feb 2024
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Red and blue lights dance through the trees as he sprints through the thicket. Damn it all. The last time an insane ‘fan’ abducted him, they’d only taken him a few blocks over to a dingy motel. This time, he doesn’t know where the hells he’s ended up.
(mobster modern AU where Astarion mysteriously ends up at a bar called the Grove and quickly takes interest in a bartender named Halsin)
*Chapter 6 & 8 for spicy nsfw scenes
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- Part 1 of Halstarion Salacious Service Modern AU
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08 Feb 2024
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caught between the dark and the dreaming by Raayide
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
26 Jan 2024
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Marcus holds the goblet up, still stinking with klauthgrass, and ponders them, clutched in the wretched claws of his undead monsters. "Well," he says, and smiles. "If you will not willingly drink it, I have a manner of encouragement."
And then he raises his dagger, pricks his own wrist until scarlet pools over his pale skin, and lets blood drip into the goblet.
Before he can help it, Astarion stiffens.
Astarion has spent two hundred years with truth as a bitter enemy. Fitting, then, that his choice to say it is taken from him.
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06 Feb 2024
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After being abandoned by both Tav and the sunlight, Astarion makes a poorly thought out wish to Djinni and finds himself in the body of a toddler. Even though he’s (mostly) mentally sound, his new situation forces him to rely on his former traveling companions until he can find a way back to his old self. That is, assuming it’s even possible.
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29 Jan 2024
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Astarion confesses to his Dark Urge lover that he doesn’t actually want to have sex anymore and they talk him into it anyway. He breaks up with them and walks away. Done. Right? Alternative and much more evil universe where rejecting the brain damaged Chosen of Bhaal doesn’t go down that easy and the others don't find out until their leader disembowels themselves on the docks of Baldur's Gate.
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29 Jan 2024
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Halsin rarely imbibes in the consumption of alcohol. And for good reason, too. But when an unplanned incident happens during a tavern date, Astarion finds out exactly why that is.
(tl;dr Halsin gets drunk at a bar and hijinks ensue)Bookmarked by grypas
01 Jan 2024
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this bridge won't burn by tippytulip
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games), Baldur's Gate III
30 Sep 2023
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“Your scars are quite old,” Halsin remarks, and Astarion flinches so hard he nearly stabs himself with his own needle. Gods above, how does a man that large move that quietly? He blinks up at the druid, now looming above him. He smiles pleasantly, like he always does, and Astarion does not stare at the way the motion makes his tattoo ripple.
“Well spotted,” he manages.
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Astarion does not understand what Halsin wants. Until he does.
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22 Dec 2023