I’m romancing Karlach on my Astarion origin run and I just… have so many thoughts.
Astarion being cold to the touch because he’s undead.
Astarion being surrounded by other cold, undead wretches.
Astarion getting to see the sun again.
Astarion meeting Karlach and seeing real, genuine hope in someone’s eyes again.
And he’s hesitant, because who could go through the pain she has and not come out jaded. But here she is.
He can’t touch her, and he is so used to only being considered for his body. She can’t have him, and still she adores him. Still she stays.
They finally touch, and she is so warm. The first real warmth Astarion’s felt in ages. The first time in ages someone’s asked him how he feels and what he wants, and bothered to look past the surface and past his lies. The first time someone’s cared enough to.
Them being opposites in so many ways, from strengths to looks to personalities and perspectives, but finding out they perfectly compliment each other.
She makes him feel safe. He hasn’t felt safe in so long.
Astarion’s touch cool on her overheating skin, and Karlach’s touch warming his icy frame.
And suddenly, even when they aren’t touching, he’s not so cold any more.
Because after so many years in the cold, Karlach is his sun. And even when he has to go into the dark again, she’ll keep him warm. Even if they have to travel to the hells themself, he’ll keep her cool.
Karlach is pining for touch. Astarion would satiate her needs to ensure his safety. And by the time he can finally fulfill her need, he realizes it's not her protection he is after. Not any longer. His feelings have changed. It is her heart he yearns for. And it horrifies him more than Cazador ever could.
today my astarlach brainrot gave me picture how karlach wanted so badly to bury her hands in astarion’s curls and she couldn’t stop thinking about how fluffy they are but she still couldn’t do it bc of her engine. so imagine when it’s fixed. ofc she she hugs astarion and wants to pepper him with kisses. astarion being flustered with her affection tries to joke “careful, darling, or you will broke me in two”
(it’s unfamiliar feeling for him but at same time it’s so nice to be so much loved by her) after that Karlach is looking him in the eyes and at his hair and she can’t stop smiling. at this moment astarion understands what she wants (whole their journey up to the cursed lands she couldn’t help mentioning how nice it will feel to bury her hands in his curls. astarion laughed it out saying that it would ruin the real beauty) but now looking at her beaming happy face how could he say no?
idk but it’s very cute picture for me how she can’t stop touching his hair (they are fluffier even more than she imagined) in front of everyone 😭 and they are both smiling forgetting about the world around them for some minutes *sobbing*
I usually don’t post here my thoughts but hellspawn has me in chokehold so hard and I feel that I will blow up if I don’t write it somewhere. But at the same time it’s so hard for me to go out of my shell bc eng isn’t my first language and it’s can be really bad bc of no practice. but yeah..
Baldur's Gate 3: My heart's An Empty Vase Looking For Roses
Ship: Karlach + non-ascendant Astarion
based on Descent into Avernus
free talk at the end
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I wrote then canceled two comics after wrapping up Byzantine Generals. For a while I thought I lost my comic making ability forever, until BG3 stormed into my life.
Cover lyrics were written by Tender Henk from Singing Lute inn, on a sheet of paper on the desk in the room where Karlach's romance scene takes place. It suits her so well yet she calls him the worst guy she ever met LOL can't blame her bc what in the hells is Jableeda?
NGL I played Karlach in my first BG3 playthrough because her engine reminded me of the thirium pump of a DBH android. Romancing Astarion with her felt like Romancing Kamski with an android to me in the first place LMAO some pretty ancient headcanon like little boy Elijah being bullied in school built a buff RT600 Chloe to be his bodyguard blablabla
Then she and Astarion became my OTP and I played both of them to romance each other, tried every possibility i could think of.
So this comic is just a small talk about a big plan between Karlach and spawn Astarion after the ending of the game. Based on Descent into Avernus. I'm no DnD player so apologize in advance in case of any mistakes. OOC belongs to me.