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“I wish I could trust you to not break your promises, Astarion,” the devil said. “You know I don’t want to see you hurt.”
The cold fear in his blood dropped in temperature another hundred degrees to something that could have frozen magma. The devil knew his name.
The devil thought they had a bargain.
Astarion didn’t remember.
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31 Jan 2026
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Too Sweet for Hell by noodlefrog for RosePetals9001
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
25 Jan 2026
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Astarion is the one who gets to curl up with Wyll at night, and kiss him, and soak up all that princely romance that Wyll can’t help himself but spill on anyone who gets too close. In turn, Wyll gets to kiss Astarion on that cute little pointy face and help him feel like a person again. He also gets the pleasure of being the only one Fangs trusts enough to be sweet with.
If Karlach could trade places with either one of them, even for a night, she would. But they have each other, and that’s what counts. They’re her friends, and they’re happy together, so she’s happy for them. And they do love her. Just the fact that they’re here in hell with her is proof of that. She knows that much even when she’s moping about how they don’t love her like she loves them.
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26 Jan 2026
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Wyll Ravengard, once, became a mindflayer to save the world. Now he works as the Grand Duke, trying to restore Baldur's Gate and improve it for the people who live there. The patriars are less than thrilled with him, for all that people are expecting him to start courting. Karlach has the perfect plan: a decoy! A fake courtship, specifically with Astarion, who Wyll once tried to court back in their adventures.
Except Astarion is only wary of Wyll now, Wyll can't shake the feeling that someone is watching him at all times, and Karlach only grows sadder whenever Astarion is actually friendly to Wyll. But despite all the foreboding in his heart, he can't help but grow closer to them both.
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31 Dec 2025
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When Pure Vanilla throws open the balcony doors and holds his staff aloft, the first thing he sees are the tree’s branches devoid of his feathered friends. It’s an unwelcome sight, a clear departure from their usual routine. Had something happened? Has someone drawn them away?
A flutter of movement draws his eyes upwards towards the roof; instantly, relief floods through Pure Vanilla’s jam. The flock is mercifully still here, perched above his head on a nearby rooftop. They are, however, strangely silent and still, huddled closely together while glancing between Pure Vanilla and the tree. Pure Vanilla follows their nervous gaze, peering into the branches as he holds his staff high –
Only to spy a long, lithe form curled in the shadows.
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18 Oct 2025
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Compassion and empathy are not the same. One is learned, the other is innate. This is Pure Vanilla’s journey into compassion.