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Lookout, Kid Chapter 7

Rating: Mature

The Story: Gale and Astarion accidentally begin raising a child together, a year and a half after the events of the game.

Relationships: Astarion/Gale

Chapter Word Count: ~4k

Chapter Summary:

Morena cleans up the mess that is the Dekarios tower.

Start from the beginning here

#my writing #bg3 #ao3 link #bg3 fanfic #gale dekarios #gale of waterdeep #bloodweave #astarion ancunin #astarion #astarion x gale

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Lookout, Kid Chapter 6

Rating: Mature

The Story: Gale and Astarion accidentally begin raising a child together, a year and a half after the events of the game.

Relationships: Astarion/Gale

Chapter Word Count: ~3.8k

Chapter Summary:

After the market, Gale makes Astarion an offer he can't refuse.

Start from the beginning here.

#my writing #bg3 #ao3 link #bg3 fanfic #gale dekarios #gale of waterdeep #gale #bloodweave #astarion ancunin #astarion #astarion x gale

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For the truth or dare game

🍄🔪🪐🎨

ahh thanks for the ask!! (sorry for the delay answering though)

🍄 ⇢ share a head canon for one of your favourite ships or pairings

I really like the idea of Gale absurd body heat. Like he's the guy who's still radiating heat even when everyone else is absolutely freezing in the Shadowlands. So then whoever you ship him with, but in this case Astarion makes the most sense, considering the vampirism, is just obsessed with trying to crawl into his bedroll at night for a bit of warmth. Also works for Karlach!

🔪 ⇢ what's the weirdest topic you researched for a writing project?

I researched a loooot about heart disease for Expert in a Dying Field. I'm probably still way off on some of the details though LMAO

🪐 ⇢ name three good things going on in your life right now

I just moved into a gorgeous new apartment with big windows! (hence the answering delay)

I'm officially done school, as of last week.

I'm planning for a grad trip in about two months with two of my friends!

🎨 ⇢ link your favourite piece of fanart and explain why you like it

I think this is the most beautiful rendition of Gale I have ever seen, and the whole image is just SO heartbreaking!!

I'm also gonna shout out this piece that someone had commissioned based off one of my fics!

#ask game #answers

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Lookout, Kid Chapter 5

Rating: Mature

The Story: Gale and Astarion accidentally begin raising a child together, a year and a half after the events of the game.

Relationships: Astarion/Gale

Chapter Word Count: ~4k

Chapter Summary:

Gale, Astarion and Orianna visit a night market.

Start from the beginning here.

#my writing #bg3 #ao3 link #bg3 fanfic #gale dekarios #gale of waterdeep #gale #bloodweave #astario #gale x astarion #astarion ancunin #astarion

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Lookout, Kid Chapter 4

Rating: Mature

The Story: Gale and Astarion accidentally begin raising a child together, a year and a half after the events of the game.

Relationships: Astarion/Gale

Chapter Word Count: ~2.5k

Chapter Summary:

Astarion and Orianna begin to integrate into Gale's life. Temporarily, anyway.

Start from the beginning here.

#bg3 #my writing #ao3 link #bg3 fanfic #gale dekarios #gale of waterdeep #bloodweave #astarion #gale x astarion

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whom the gods would destroy

Gale/Shadowheart, rated E

read here @ ao3

“Do you like it?” She hums. “It’s breathtaking,” she says, and he feels the flush of his pride again. With a small, dry smile, she adds, “I don’t know if I should approve.” “Oh, the curse is still present, of course—just veiled, and at arm’s length. I hope your lady will forbear my meddling this once. It’s not a trick I can repeat often.” After all, he won’t have the chance.

If he's going to leave the woman he loves with no more than a memory, Gale wants it to be perfect. If she's going to fail her goddess for a man, Shadowheart will take whatever comfort she can get.

(For the GaleHeart First Times collection, my take on Gale's act 2 romance scene, and the very early morning after.)

#fic rec

[beyourlionheart]

(You) On My Arm

Rating: Explicit (Oral sex, coming untouched)

Relationships: Gale/Shadowheart

While attending a Gala to gather information, Shadowheart and Gale find themselves alone unexpectedly.

Part of the Galeheart's First Times collection!

#my writing #bg3 #ao3 link #bg3 fanfic #gale of waterdeep #gale #gale dekarios #shadowheart #galeheart

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Expert In a Dying Field Chapter 8

Rating: Mature

Relationships: Gale/Shadowheart

Chapter Word Count: ~2k

Chapter Summary:

Shadowheart meets with her therapist.

Start from the beginning here!

#my writing #bg3 #ao3 link #galeheart #gale dekarios #shadowheart

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About the AO3 "No Guest Comments for a while" warning

If you're not following any of AO3's social media accounts you might be in the dark as to what kind of "spam comments" have engendered this banner at the top of the site:

These spam comments have been posted about a great deal on the AO3 subreddit for the past couple of days. Initially they comprised a bunch of guest (logged out users) bot comments that insulted authors by suggesting they were using AI and not writing their own fics. Some examples, from the subreddit:

But it then escalated to outright graphic porn images and gifs being posted in comments, again by logged out 'Guest' accounts. Obviously, I'm not going to give examples of those, but between these two bot infestations, AO3 has clearly decided to act and has temporarily closed the ability to post comments for users who are not logged in with an AO3 account.

Unfortunately, this means that genuine readers who don't have an AO3 account won't be able to leave comments on fics that they enjoy.

If you are a genuine reader who doesn't yet have an AO3 account, I strongly suggest getting yourself on the waiting list for one. More and more AO3 authors are now locking their fics down to registered users only - either due to these bot comments or concerns about AI scraping their work - which means you're probably missing out on a lot of great stuff.

Hopefully guest commenting will be enabled again at some point soon, but I suggest not waiting until then. Get yourself on that list.

Wait times are going to be longer than usual at the moment, due to the current Wattpad purge [info on Fanlore | Wattpad subreddit thread], but if you're in line, then your invite will come through eventually.

Update: There's now a Megathread about this on the AO3 subreddit.

[beyourlionheart]

Galeheart's First Times Collection is Live!

Read them here!

Fics from @rowanisawriter @beyourlionheart @smoreofbabylon @amarmeme and yours truly! More to come soon from fellow Galeheart writers. <3

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i love a picrew

uhhh idk who to tag this blog is too new so if you're reading this 🫵😐 consider yourself tagged

new picrew tag game GET PICREWED LOSER<3 !!

@wonderland-mp3 @katocaster @remitiras @beachytablecloth @dykevirgo

#and if i made myself look like an emo high school student so what

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🕯️🌸☁️

hiiiii

🕯️ ⇢ on a scale from 1 to 10, how much do you enjoy editing? why is that?

-10!!!! -100000!!! I feel like you knew that and that's why you asked hahah. Usually my writing is the first draft, and I absolutely HATE having to rewrite something. I get frustrated easily if something's not right the first time I write it, and I struggle to put placeholders in in the meantime. Usually I'd rather just wait a day or two until my brain is right than try to draft something I'm not vibing with.

☁️ ⇢ what made you choose your username?

EDIT: I wrote this for the wrong username LMAO

It's a reference to the Of Monsters and Men song King and Lionheart! I love the idea of being utterly devoted to someone.

🌸 ⇢ do you have any pets? if you do, post some pictures of them

I technically have four pets!! Only one (my cat Bijou) actually lives with me though. The other three are with my parents. Pics under the cut!!

Bijou

Gemma

Seamus

Jasper

#ask games #about me

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Writers Truth & Dare Ask Game

🎱 ⇢ post your AO3 total stats  🍓 ⇢ how did you get into writing fanfiction?  🌵 ⇢ share the link to a playlist you love 🕯️ ⇢ on a scale from 1 to 10, how much do you enjoy editing? why is that? 🛼 ⇢ describe your latest wip with five emojis 🥑 ⇢ you accidentally killed somebody, which mutual(s) do you text for help? 🥤 ⇢ recommend an author or fanfic you love 💌 ⇢ how many unread emails do you have right now?  🌻 ⇢ tag someone you appreciate but don't talk to on a regular basis 🐇 ⇢ do you prefer writing original characters, reader inserts, or a mix of both?  🧃 ⇢ share some personal lore you never posted about before 🎲 ⇢ what stops you from writing more in your free time?  🍄 ⇢ share a head canon for one of your favourite ships or pairings 🧸 ⇢ what's the fastest way to become your mutual? 🪐 ⇢ name three good things going on in your life right now 📚 ⇢ what's the last thing you wrote down in your notes app?  🍬 ⇢ post an unpopular opinion about a popular fandom character 🔪 ⇢ what's the weirdest topic you researched for a writing project? 🦷 ⇢ share some personal wisdom or a life hack you swear on ❄️ ⇢ what's your dream theme/plot for a fic, and who would write it best? 🌿 ⇢ give some advice on writer's block and low creativity 🥐 ⇢ name one internet reference that will always make you laugh  🏜️ ⇢ what's your favourite type of comment to receive on your work? 🍦 ⇢ name three good things about a character you hate 🥝 ⇢ do you lie a lot? what's the most recent lie you told? 🦋 ⇢ share something that has been on your heart and mind lately  🦴 ⇢ is there a piece of media that inspires your writing?  🍅 ⇢ give yourself some constructive criticism on your own writing 🐚 ⇢ do you like or dislike surprises? 🪲 ⇢ add 50 words to your current wip and share the paragraph here ☁️ ⇢ what made you choose your username? 🐝 ⇢ tag your biggest supporter(s) and say one nice thing about them 🌸 ⇢ do you have any pets? if you do, post some pictures of them 🎨 ⇢ link your favourite piece of fanart and explain why you like it 🧩 ⇢ what will make you click away from a fanfiction immediately?

#ask game!

[beyourlionheart]

Lookout, Kid Chapter 3

Rating: Explicit for future chapters.

The Story: Gale and Astarion accidentally begin raising a child together, a year and a half after the events of the game.

Relationships: Astarion/Gale

Chapter Word Count: ~4k

Chapter Summary:

Orianna makes her presence known in Gale's tower. Astarion's unresolved trauma rears its head. Gale gets some answers.

Start from the beginning here.

#my writing #bg3 #ao3 link #bg3 fanfic #gale of waterdeep #gale dekarios #gale #gale x astarion #astarion x gale #bloodweave #astarion ancunin #astarion

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Get ready, folks - the first Galeheart ship event is imminent! Prompt: Shadowheart and Gale's first time together

One month to get your works together - fic, art, poems, etc - everything is welcome! Post your works on 20 April in the Galeheart's First Time collection on AO3. Inspiration tropes/aus below. Message me if you'd like to join the Galeheart discord server to workshop with us!

Trope Inspiration fake dating one bed sex pollen arranged marriage resurrection bang or die huddle for warmth soulmates mutual pining AU Inspiration historical fairytale pirate royalty detective coffee shop

#galeheart #bg3

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Hello beloveddd🥰❤️❤️❤️

30. Describe a fic that almost happened, but then it didn't.

31. What was the most difficult fic for you to write (but in the end you made it)?

33. Give your writing a compliment.

30. omg so many?? I feel like I'm always thinking of ideas and then abandoning them. I had one that was briefly posted on ao3 when I was trying to get back into fanfiction about old man Gale having to kill ascended Astarion, but I took it down because I didn't like the first few chapters and didn't want to finish the rest.

31. HM. I don't think anything I've posted so far has been particularly difficult, but I will say that sticking with a long fic is about as taxing as I expected haha. Hoping I will be able to finish it though!

33. Hmmmmmmmmm... I feel like I have a good sense of rhythm most of the time!

#ask games

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Yet another writing ask

Which of your fics would you keep the basic plot of but rewrite completely?

Anything that you'd like to write but feel like you're unable to?

How would you describe your writing style?

Do you have any OCs? Do you have a story for them?

What's a tag you never want to use for your works even when it applies?

What's your ratio for rating your works?

Your favourite ao3 tag.

How slow is a slow burn?

Thoughts on cliffhangers.

Top three favourite fic tropes.

Three tropes that are fine but overrated.

If you write in more than one language, what's the difference?

Rate your worldbuilding skills from 1 to 10.

Write and share the first sentence of a new fic. Just that.

What's your favourite plotless fic you have written?

Are one-shots really underrated?

Past or present tense? Why?

First, second, or third person?

Share a snippet from a wip without giving any context for it.

Do you work on a single project or many at the same time? How does that work for you?

Can you accurately predict how long your fics are going to be? If you can, what's your secret?

What is it about watching the same two idiots falling in love over and over again?

Dialogue or description? Why is the other one so hard?

Thoughts on flashbacks/flashforwards.

Is writing the whole thing beforehand better or worse than writing it as you go?

What would you describe as OOC?

Do you agree that one shouldn't start a story with a piece of dialogue?

Any writing advice that works for you and you feel like sharing?

What's the hardest thing about writing?

Describe a fic that almost happened, but then it didn't.

What was the most difficult fic for you to write (but in the end you made it)?

Do you have a word/expression that you always use in your writing?

Give your writing a compliment.

Do you write to improve? Or is that not a concern for you?

Thoughts on writing challenges/contests.

How do you come up with fic titles? What's the one you're most proud of?

Do you research before writing or while you write? Is it fun or boring for you?

"This never happened" fix-it fics or "this happened but" fix-it fics?

Wildest AU scenario you have written?

Write a 9-word fic.

#ask games