#Astarionmance

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(Comic, descriptions and video links contains spoilers for Act 1 and 2 of the Astarion Romance)

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During Early Access, the Astarion Romance locked in during the Tiefling Celebration Party, so I was very surprised when it happened much earlier during my full release playthrough. Because of that, this scene played during the party...and while it was quite the spicy one (courtesy of actor Neil Newbon's voice-work and mocapped gestures for this sequence), there was a part of me that felt uneasy...like when you can feel something is off because he's trying way too hard to be convincing, but can't put your finger on it as to why?

Turns out there's a perfectly good explanation for that in Act 2! Stephen Rooney, his writer, really thought a hundred steps ahead.

Seeing as my Ranger girl has 16 Wisdom at this point, Insight checks are very much her thing. So I've decided to channel my discomfort as the viewer (voyeur, let's be real haha) into her inner monologue in discovering things are not as they seem with her new lover ;_;

(It all ends well for them though, so let's not feel too bad ;3)

And much thanks to my patrons for their support, making this comic possible <3 <3 <3

#baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #bg3 spoilers #astarion #bg3 mc dagmar #act 2 #act 3 #video #comics #astarionmance #aimoplaysbg3

[momochanners]

Countdown to Baldur's Gate 3: Day 7

The Astarion Romance Experience comes with bonus Live Shadowheart Reaction!

#baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #shadowheart #astarionmance

[triaelf9]

Been thinking about, since I always give my love interests the guidance amulet, how each companion would cast with their romanced Tav XD

Anyway, this is Questionable Mess's version XD I feel like Slow Burn (Ronan and Karlach) would be like, a cute little head kiss (Ronan is a dwarf) or a high five, or a back slap... XD

#bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #astarionmance #tav x astarion #bg3 fanart #astarion #bg3 tav #Shade #they/them #Ship: Questionable Mess #fanart #illustration #artists on tumblr #I haven't played my Halsin romance with my himbo durge yet #but I think I already know that'd be a butt slap XD

[me-and-my-hyperfixations]

Me: Okay, for my 57th playthrough I should definitely romance someone who isn't Astarion.

Astarion: Hurry, I've got one of those brain things cor-

Me:

#baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #astarion #astarion ancunin #tav x astarion #dark urge x astarion #astarionmance

[syn0vial]

i feel like i'm the only person who finds astarion's new kissing animation quite sweet :`D yes, it's just a quick chaste peck on the lips, but like... a big part of his romantic arc is him confessing to you that his whole ~sensual hedonistic vampire~ thing is just an act. and that in reality he's very uncomfortable with physical intimacy. doesn't it make sense that he'd prefer a kiss like that over extended makeouts?

i think it's sweet. he's dropping the act :`)

#astarion #baldur's gate 3 #astarionmance #anyway it looks like they're going to add multiple kiss variations for each character so he'll probably get something more involved later #(though watch it be locked behind his ascendant ending lol)

[veilkeeper]

No no no, I saw those tags on that post of Astarion's "Midnight Chimes, eh?" Line.

Let's talk about Astarion in a relationship with Tav that he feels is a ticking time bomb, about to explode and then it's over!

Cuz like...that's HEAVY. That's HARD. That shit HURTS. Tav's perspective on their relationship has to be very different than his, and he probably can't even comprehend that it's real for a long long LONG time. And a LOT of that almost DEFINITELY comes from his own insecurities. ESPECIALLY if you get together during the confession scene BEFORE meeting Araj. The GUILT and WORRY he must feel??? Gut wrenching.

to catch people up this is the post and these are my tags:

#literally i got all the break up dialogue just to see and every time he says midnight chimes with that sad little face#its like.... man he really thought it was too good to be true huh#and it adds a lot of... umm.... context. to certain paths that can be taken in the conversation where you get together#because he really does think he doesnt deserve the PC and hes very vulnerable in that convo & in the early days of the relationship i think#*forcibly drags myself away before i add more tags to this innocent ops post*

and i completely agree with you, i think for quite A While astarion is waiting for that other shoe to drop and for his partner to come to their senses and "realize" (heavy air quotes) that he has nothing to offer them. hence why he says "this facade." not because his feelings are fake (theyre not) but because their whole relationship feels like a sham to him because he cant give them a "real" relationship (i.e. one where he is able to provide, sexually, emotionally, romantically, etc). because as he says, he doesn't know what any of this means or what he wants their relationship to look like. and people can hc any number of romantic overtures or whatever (im not your mom) but the text of the game very much implies (to me) that the relationship is progressing at a snail's pace.

and that dialogue, the immediate acceptance when he's broken up with (and his fixation on protecting them in act 3 in the lead up to the ritual), is why i just cant take anybody who says "nah astarion isnt afraid of losing the PC" seriously. because like. no i think he's very afraid. he just shows it/doesn't talk about it in the way other characters might, and he's completely prepared to lose them at any moment because he can't even fathom why he has them to begin with.

#DOES ANY OF THIS MAKE SENSE #HELLO. IS ANYONE OUT THERE. #asks #astarion #astarionmance #bg3

[thebeigeurge]

#the writers are sick for this #astarion #baldur's gate 3 #baldur's gate 3 spoilers #act 3 spoilers #astarionmance #astarionmance spoilers #idk how many tags to put I JUST DON'T WANNA SPOIL ANYONE!!!

[crossdressingdeath]

Astarion: Indeed you will, my love. I can't wait.

Astarion immediately going for "my love" (even though if you flirt with him at the tiefling party and he pulls out the "I love you" you can call him on it being way too soon for that and he'll agree) is a lot. Like, he's trying so hard to manipulate you! But he clearly isn't really set up to romance someone. Which makes a lot of sense; Astarion seduced people to lure them to Cazador. I doubt any of his targets lasted more than a couple hours in his company before he was bringing them home. There's a good chance this is actually the first time he's tried to manipulate someone into something more lasting, so it fits really well that he's jumping the gun on this a bit; he probably doesn't actually know how to believably fake this step.

#bg3 #astarion #astarionmance

[adhd-mess]

FOUL(affectionate)

#was Not expecting a voice line #especially not That #gahhhhh #this fictional man has man has me in a chokehold istfg #bg3 #astarionmance #astarion

[drhu0806]

Astarion's "No one ever looked out for me. No one ever said a kind thing to me!" vs my Tav Kainé's "Nobody helps people like us. So we have to help us," FIGHT

#what does the owl say #i still think about that act 3 scene #astarionmance #oc: kainé

[owlbearwildshape]

A pity you amounted to so little, despite my efforts. - Baldur's Gate 3 (2023)

#bg3 #baldurs gate 3 #baldur's gate 3 #bg3edit #* #astarionedit #astarion bg3 #astarion #astarion ancunin #bg3 spoilers #the pale elf #vgedit #videogameedit #larian studios #not happy w the colouring but also im going 2 bed / #neil newbon #GET HIS ASS ASTARIONM #volo eye

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SO! Out of curiousity I decided to reload the Act 2 Astarion confession scene to see if there are changes post-Patch 1...and there's quite a bit OwO

A lot more Astarion emoting and close-ups, but with some of the Dagmar reactions that I liked edited out T_T Oh well, you win some you lose some!

Compare it to the original release scene in this post

#baldur’s gate 3 #bg3 spoilers #aimoplaysbg3 #bg3 mc dagmar #astarion #bg3 #astarionmance #act 2 #patch 1 #video

[demi-pixellated]

Console Release is is Upon Me 🙌

Warm-up sketches from work today of my Tav, Anotos

#Baldur's Gate 3 #BG3 #Anotos Storm-Touched #Tav #Astarion #Fanart #MSPaint Draw #6hs logged last night but 3hrs of it was JUST futzing around in Character Creator #the hair i picked for him was so fun to twirl the model around in #sometimes the end will just land on his shoulder and I'm🥺🥺🥺 cute~ #anyway time to attempt Astarionmance - wish me and my moral compass luck!

[villainanders]

willow by taylor swift is such a good song except where she suddenly says “I come back stronger than a 90s trend” it’s so embarrassing I spend the first half of the song dreading it and the second half wondering why she said that

#that said. huge astarionmance song. huge

[me-and-my-hyperfixations]

Stop being rude to the Ascended Astarion girlies.

They just want to be an evil vampire lord's sugar baby.

And isn't that all what we want in the end?

#for 2024 we have to stop the discourse over ascended astarion #and understand #it's not about morals #it's about kinks #astarion acunin #astarion #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #ascended astarion #vampire lord astarion #astarionmance #larian studios

[nakmor-leigh]

I restarted Leigh's playthrough bc i was missing her and Halsin so much 🥺

#halsin #halsin silverbough #wolf and bear #sorry to my wyllmance and astarionmance plays #they'll have to wait a bit