#epistle 3

[margo-on-toast]

reptile eyed lobotomite. he got ZERO thoughts.

also Epistle 3 moment, yippee.

#half life #hl #gman #g-man #he got that empty skull reptile stare #he has never had a thought #uncomprehending #also desperately need to draw a full design of mrs X #epistle 3 #hl2 #own art #he eats children btw

[shierhedg]

And sketch:

Based on the plot of Epistle 3.

Speedpaint: https://youtu.be/kZ0Uom9-ngo

#half life #gordon freeman #alyx vance #epistle 3

[bl4stp1t]

the more i think about epistle 3 the more i kinda fucking hate it ?? lol

the ending was just so fucking bleak and when i first read it i was so confused about wtf happened and i still kinda am

like how the fuck did the fanbase ever see it as closure

CUZ THAT SHIT WAS NOT VERY UH CLOSURING AT ALL

#miles.txt #half life #half life 2 #half life 3 #epistle 3 #everything below the first sentence was gnna be in the tags but idk if thatll affect visibility so.

[francescamagali]

In my version of Episode 3, Alyx goes undercover as an combine assassin. Some early and rough concepts

#half life #half life 3 #episode 3 #epistle 3 #alyx vance #combine #france's episode 3

[goodlouse]

this is so funny to me.. 'deranged' is certainly the word I'd use to describe alyx vance utilising her #girlpower to kill one of the only other women in the franchise

#half life #half life 2 #alyx vance #judith mossman #half life epistle 3

[inkymoonbunny]

Astarion x Tav Fic Recs

These are just some of my favorites! <3 Mix of during game and AUs

Epistles of Saints & Sinners @elegantduelliste - Soulmate Marks AU during game. Astarion recognizes Tav’s soulmate mark, it matches his own, but he's not going to tell her that; he can't have a soulmate, it's just one more thing Cazador has stolen from him. Tav is just as drawn to Astarion, but her own history has left her guarded and wary of being vulnerable. Elle’s writing of the push and pull of their relationship is breathtaking and heart-wrenching. Matching a bard Tav, Elle's prose takes on a lyrical quality and her use of imagery is unparalleled. 

The House of Astarion by Throckmorton420 - Labyrinth AU post-Elderbrain. Ascended Astarion lost interest in conquering Faerun once he came across the Labyrinth, it's much more his style anyway. Stealing Tav’s violin, he offers her a deal: solve his Labyrinth and he'll return her violin and grant her a wish. Realizing this is her opportunity to reconnect to the Weave, Tav agrees. Did I mention goostarion? Because there's goostarion! This fic is filled with mischief, whimsy, and so much heart. 

Fools' Work @semper-draca - Pre-Tadpole AU. Cazador has sent his spawn after a mysterious box and luckily for Astarion, his latest target happens to have a lead. It should be easy to seduce her and steal the prize! Too bad she’s not as naive as Astarion believes. This mercenary Tav is perceptive and delightfully unhinged that makes her a great matchup for a scheming Astarion. 

When the Dawn Breaks… @harcourtholmesii - set during game. Before Astarion was turned, he ignored his family’s disapproval of a Drow lover. Two hundred years later, Lavender has found the lover she grieved and believed dead. Astarion brushes away her questions but still sweeps her off her feet. He can’t believe his luck in finding a target that presumably knows him, one easy to lure back when he so desperately needs to keep in good graces with his master. 

Until You @bloodinwine - Post-Elderbrain with modern world AU flavor. Effy thought Astarion needed a friend more than a lover, so now here they are as roommates and definitely not hopelessly in love pining after one another. Effy struggles to fight her way free of self-destructive tendencies and be the person Astarion needs her to be. This Tav is a loveable hot mess! I have never wanted to take a character by the shoulders and shake them so badly, thank you June for spinning Effy into the world. 

Lacunae @karinamay - Series set during game. Tav was once Astarion’s target, but she slipped away. Upon meeting after the Nautiloid crash, she remembers but Astarion does not. This is the one that inspired me to start writing again. It’s sweet and heartbreaking and deliciously spicy!

Pour One Out @aevallare - Modern AU/1000 years post-Elderbrain. A spinoff from the much loved and fandom favorite Kindred featuring an anxious Auri that doesn't remember her past life and a tailor Astarion that's in awe of finding his love again. This is an Astarion that's had centuries to heal from his ordeal with Cazador, one that's been able to flourish in freedom. Astarion gets his chance to be a hero for Auri this time around. Aevallare's characterization of Astarion is absolutely unmatched.

All these fics are ongoing so you must be patient, but DO give them a read and the authors some love/kudos/comments!

#fic recs #bg3 astarion #astarion x tav #astarion x oc #fanfic #bg3 #astarion #baldur’s gate 3 #bg3 fanfiction #bg3 fanfic #fanfic rec #epistles of saints and sinners #The House of Astarion #Fools' Work #When the Dawn Breaks... #Until You #Lacunae #pour one out

[tubework]

troubling news in the arctic

#half life #half life 2 #hl2 #judith mossman #loosely epistle 3 but not really just judith lookin for the borealis

[elegantduelliste]

Epistles of Saints & Sinners

Ao3 Link

Summary:

“I believe we’ve come too far in this pitiful game of ours to stop now—ask it.”

Tav placed her chin on top of her knees, folding her arms underneath her legs. “Have you ever been in love?”

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When Astarion meets the humble bard, Tav, he soon finds out he's the only one between them that knows they are bound as soulmates through their marks. Deciding it's more trouble than its worth, he refuses to tell her along the course of their journey across Faerûn.

But, unbeknownst to him and their companions, Tav is harboring a gruesome secret that she only thought was nothing more than a traumatized period in her life.

As they both come to face to face with their pasts and presents, will they choose to move forward or let it consume them?

Healing isn’t linear—after all.

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A retelling with a lot of flourish! Exploring the moments in between. Told from both Astarion and bard Tav's POV.

* marked chapters have smut

WARNING: I use religious imagery/symbolism for storytelling purposes only and it’s not a reflection on my thoughts or feelings towards them.

Rating: Explicit, 18+ only

Pairing: Astarion x female bard Tav

Tags:

Soulmates, Soul-Identifying Marks, Enemies to Lovers, Falling in Love, Explicit Sexual Content, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Tension, PTSD, CPTSD, Trauma, Emotional/Psychological Abuse, Emotional Manipulation, Manipulation, Blood & Violence, Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms, Unhealthy Relationships, Angst, Fluff, Retelling, Healing, Spoilers for all Acts, Vampire Bites, Smut, Tav with a Backstory, He Falls First, Slowest of Scalding Burns

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Chapter 1: Song

Chapter 2: Book

Chapter 3: Thirst

Chapter 4: Outliers

Chapter 5: Devils

Chapter 6: Ribbon*

Chapter 7: Beholden

Chapter 8: Questions & Commands

Chapter 9: Known*

Chapter 10: After

Chapter 11: Prey

Chapter 12: Hunt*

Chapter 13: End

Chapter 14: Tension

Chapter 15: Boundaries

Chapter 16: Dream

Chapter 17: WIP

#baldur's gate 3 #baldurs gate astarion #bg3 fanfiction #bg3 astarion #astarion x tav #astarion #baldurs gate tav #bg3 tav #tav #epistles of saints & sinners #smut #slow burn #astarion fanfic #astarion acunin #bg3 spoilers #bg3 fanfic #bard tav #spawn astarion #bg3 smut #bg3 soulmates #soulmates #soulmate marks #female tav #fem!tav

[boxbrained]

my dear friend lane told me to draw gman in the morticia addams fit so OF COURSE I HAD TO!!!!!

#hellooooooo ma'am #the reason she's called mrs. x in epistle 3 is cause we're married fun fact #(borat voice) my wife #SHE'S SOOOOO #i was giggling and kicking my feet while drawing her #half life #half life 2 #gman #pent (f)art

[officialyourdailyinspiration]

Be Humble

And because of God's gracious gift to me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you should. Instead, be modest in your thinking, and judge yourself according to the amount of faith that God has given you. — Romans 12:3 | Good News Translation (GNT) Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition) © 1992 American Bible Society. All rights reserved. Cross References: Ecclesiastes 7:16; Romans 1:5; Romans 11:20; Romans 12:6; Romans 12:16; Romans 15:15; 1 Corinthians 3:10

#humility #low thoughts (of self) #sober judgment #faith #God #gift #Romans 12:3 #The Epistle of Romans #New Testament #GNT #Good News Translation #Holy Bible #American Bible Society

[angels-heap]

So are we just not gonna talk about Gabe Newell’s Tuvan throat singing phase??

#half life #half life 2 #gabe newell #also shoutout to marc laidlaw for publicly admitting that epistle 3 sucks and he should have kept that shit to himself

[hollers-and-holmes]

“…and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith.”

‭‭Romans‬ ‭3:24-27‬ ‭ESV‬‬

#read the epistles with me! #Romans 3 #sola fide

[sourcetwo]

the last three paragraphs of epistle 3

#i choose to ignore epistle 3 i refuse to not give these guys a happy ending. come on . they deserve it!!! #im jsut. epistle 3 destroys me #opposite of fix-it fic tbh. bad ending. sad ending. to me #hl

[twosides--samecoin]

“Mother, I keep having the same dream. I dream that I’m growing tall as a poplar. I pierce through the roof of the balcony and through that of the floor above, the fifteenth floor, the sixteenth floor, shooting up through concrete and reinforcing rods until I break through the roof at the very top. Flowers like white larvae wriggle in to blossom at my tallest extremities. My trachea sucks up clear water, so taut it seems it will burst, my chest thrusts up to the sky and I strain to stretch out each branching limb. This is how I escape from this flat. Every night, mother, every night the same dream.”

Han Kang, The Fruit of My Woman

#by the end of writing most fic chapters I find a quote I like to go at the beginning ahead of my own text #mark laidlaw's epistle 3. lyrics from funny girl. latin by way of phormio. sometimes has fic meaning sometimes it's just for me. often both #but this one has taken on some irony because I just escaped trap house hell apt building :') #han kang #the fruit of my woman #long time running

[francescamagali]

Preview of an updated rough design for my personal Episode 3 project

#half life #alyx vance #hl #half life 2 #my art #gordon freeman #half life alyx #hl2 #hla #episode 3 #epistle 3 #combine

[stjohncapistrano67]

2 Peter 3: 16.

#traditional catholicism #traditional catholic images #traditional catholic modern art #traditional catholic prophecies #the catholic bible #new testament #traditional catholic gothic #epistle of st. peter #2 peter 3:16 #the heresies of the vatican ii council #sedevacantism