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Melinda had just got out of the bathroom when a leather-gloved hand cupped her mouth.
She had given up men for two years, but that night she found a stranger in her bedroom. Against all odds, things were going to change for both of them.
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03 Mar 2025
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A three-part story in which all the world’s a stage and everything’s a game; or, in which Tav and the devil dance around one another in Act III, toeing all kinds of increasingly precarious boundaries until they can't make excuses anymore.
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13 Mar 2024
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12 Mar 2024
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Once, many years ago, the orphaned Aloisia was a petty criminal and thief. Unknown to her at the time, she narrowly escaped a chance encounter with her life in Baldur's Gate.
Years later, a turn of circumstances leads her back to Baldur's Gate, where the new lord Astarion Ancunin is the talk of the city. Suddenly thrust into the life and arms of her newly discovered upper-crust family, she very quickly learns the reason why they've been so willing to accept their bastard niece, a stranger to them. It certainly isn't because of their good will...
Is it an arranged marriage... or a sacrifice?
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12 Mar 2024
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the killing time, unwillingly mine. by papernautilus
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
21 Jan 2024
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“You know I love you, Astarion,” you tell him now, stroking the harsh line of his cheekbone, smoothing down his smile lines. “But there are some things about me that will be unchanged.”
He looks at you as if his stubborn lock might just be worth breaking.
“Tomorrow,” he says instead, kissing your neck, the divet between your collarbones. Your breath catches. “We’ll talk about it tomorrow.”
Or: the first thing Astarion tells you is you're not allowed to leave the Palace. Post ending, Ascended Astarion/Good Aligned Vague F!Tav.
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11 Mar 2024
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Worth The Peril by 998jude998
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games), Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game)
29 Jun 2024
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Thirsty for a bundle of pixels?
Suffering with “I can fix him” syndrome?
Not too worried about multiple loopholes in the Swiss cheesy plot?
Get a kick out of smut?Then this fic will probably be a fun read for you!
Come, join me as I indulge myself by writing out the various thoughts that cross my head about a life with Astarion. (And gaslighting myself to believe he’s somehow tolerable in his ascended form)
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09 Mar 2024
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You've been jilted by Wyll - the man who you thought was your knight in shining armor. He's left you with the entire weight of Baldur's Gate on your shoulders, as you grapple with the potential of an impending power void.
Astarion, the ascended vampire lord, is always the opportunist. He is hungry for power... but didn't expect to be hungry for you.
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08 Mar 2024
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08 Mar 2024
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They'd been broken up for nearly five years ever since Astarion went through with the ascension ritual. She hadn't seen him since but when he appears out of the blue with an interesting proposal, she can't help but listen.
Or, Astarion steals Tav's violin and she's pissed.
Post-Elder Brain - Labyrinth AU
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“Generous?” she laughed out, not quite believing he had the audacity to claim such a thing. “You call this generous? All you’ve done is harass and embarrass me!” Astarion smiled, relishing in her response.
“Didn’t enjoy my gifts?” he grinned. “I’ll have to try harder next time.”
*Currently undergoing rewrites*
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08 Mar 2024
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His Star - His Queen [Originally titled Across Stars and Time] by ARandomIntrovert
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
19 Apr 2025
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When Ascendant Astarion intercepts you and Your Astarion on your way to murder Cazador, he steals you away to his world. Where your other self has perished, and it doesn’t take you long to see why. He makes it clear you will rule at his side, his obedient, loyal queen. And he will “train” you until you comply.
But not all is lost. Already in pursuit with the aid of a mysterious Elven man and woman, your vampire spawn is coming to the rescue. Without you, his newfound freedom from Cazador was hollow. You were more than a treasure. You were his star. And he was yours. You’ve done more for him than you would likely ever realize. You saved him from himself. Now it was his turn to save you.
His Star.
His Queen.
Whichever one will you be?
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08 Mar 2024
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Astarion sat on his throne, holding court in a posture that seemed to mock both the seat and the setting: leaning on one armrest, chin propped up on his palm, one leg thrown over the opposite arm, and an expression that suggested he could not possibly be more bored.
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Medieval-Glam-Rock-Bard!Tav skipped town after they smashed the Netherbrain and Ascendant Astarion *smashed her heart.*
Now, five years later, maybe they'll get a cup of coffee and work things out.
Nah, I'm lying this is a banter-aggressive, drama-heavy, fake
datingcourtship, slow-burnin' story informed by personal and shared trauma, identity, dysfunction, and the unresolved sexual tension that only a full-Lawful/Neutral-Evil Astarion vs. Mostly-Chaotic-Sometimes-Neutral Good Tav could produce.Series
- Part 2 of a palm full of stars
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08 Mar 2024
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After the defeat of the Netherbrain, the Crimson Palace becomes your prison, and Astarion your warden. After months of watching his personality unravel into a dark abyss, you flee from the only man you’ve ever loved.
But your hardships only persist as the harsh reality of existence as a vampire spawn unveils over the course of a lonely year.
You’ve lost your life, Astarion, and all hope until a twist of fate reunites you with the pale Elf. He appears to be more himself, but there is darkness lurking behind his crimson eyes.
One unsettling truth is certain: The Rite of Profane Ascension held devilish secrets and hidden consequences.
As you navigate the complexities of your relationship, you must embark on a quest to save Astarion. With each choice, the stakes grow higher, testing the limits of your love, courage, and determination.
Will you be able to save Astarion before time runs out, or will you fail and watch him succumb and be lost to you forever?
Softish AA: He is not barbarically abusive, but there are some very dark moments and content.
Please note: Tav is named late into the story (Chapter 15).
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08 Mar 2024
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"I will be seeing you."
You've spent the time after the final battle rebuilding Baulder's gate, and getting ahead in the process. Astarion watches from his mansion, biding his time before he can make you his again.
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Its not "I can fix him" it's "He can make me worse."Bookmarked by brftt
08 Mar 2024
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If the desperation in his eyes and the heartbreak on his face hadn’t already been enough to break you, the tremble in his voice would have done it. And even without all that, how could you ever say no to this man? He who stood beside you as you discovered your lost self. He who remained beside you when you learned your cursed history. He who bound the knots of your restraints and stroked your hair through the night, even as you writhed and fought to end his life. He helped you gain your freedom from the damnation of your birth. How could you possibly deny helping him with his own freedom?
But, says a voice in your head, seven thousand souls.
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A story in which we discover just how damned an ascended vampire can be, and just how far you will go to save the elf you loved.
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08 Mar 2024
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Pieces Still Stuck In Your Teeth by howlsmovinglibrary
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
22 May 2024
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“I mean it,” she said. “Don’t kill anyone, Astarion. You’ve gotten what you wanted. Seven thousand lives was enough.”
“I don’t take orders from you anymore. You just said so, yourself.”
“The moment you kill someone,” Rose replied, “is the moment I'll know that my next task is to stop you.”
“Darling,” Astarion grinned, “I would sincerely like to see you try.”
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The Vampire Ascendent has crossed a line. Eleven years after making the biggest mistake of her life and losing the man she loved, tiefling wizard (now Archmage) Rosalie decides it’s time to put this Astarion in the ground for good. Hopefully, both her head and her heart are strong enough to see this awful task through to its end.
(A lovers-to-enemies, ‘we’re divorced and going to make it everyone else’s problem’, Vampire-Ascendent-aesthetic-but-make- it “I can STILL fix him’ fic)
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- Part 5 of Rat Bastard Boi (BG3)
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08 Mar 2024
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You don't remember the terrifyingly handsome and cruel Vampire Lord of Baldur's Gate, but he remembers you, and he insists on holding you to a vow you insist you never made. If only your lost memories were your biggest concern.
As the fragments of forgotten memories and new discoveries begin to fall into place, you begin to piece together a painting of lost love, betrayals, motivations, and a major political scandal far more personal than you realize.
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A power-hungry newly Ascended Astarion and you, the confused protagonist who cannot remember your relationship together, are caught in a complicated web of political and personal affairs and impossible choices that threaten your love, your friends, and the entire Sword Coast.
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08 Mar 2024