#sorry. sorry. sorry to be so annoying but ASTARION.....

[agent00ani]

Ok it’s been too long since I’ve spoken about BG3 headcanons. Instead of talking about my Tavs though I’m gonna talk about the companions!

POTENTIAL SPOILERS BELOW!

No Minthara because I have yet to recruit her in one of my games, sorry!!! I love her I just haven’t had the ability to play with her and all that.

Halsin

Halsin does not have sculpted abs. He’s got a stomach. I mean come on he’s literally a bear.

He loves talking about the ecology of the various environments you visit. He knows so much about so many plants and animals and fungi.

If you ask him to, Halsin will braid your hair for you. Social grooming is very important to him.

He loves to play with scratch and the owl bear cub in wild shape. He takes the shape of a wolf most often so he’s not too big.

Halsin keeps a nature journal! It’s like his own private version of inaturalist. He tracks the species he sees and where he sees them.

Gale

Gale is skinny and a bit toned during the start of the game, but as he is encouraged to take better care of himself he puts on some weight.

He is constantly asking Halsin about various creatures and Druidic magic. The man’s a nerd, he’s got so many questions and Halsin is kind and patient enough to actually enjoy answering them. They’re great academic buddies. When Gale becomes a professor he invites Halsin to give lectures on ecology and Druidic magic.

Gale has created spells that allow him to make a magic kitchen while on the road. This way he can use more than a campfire to cook.

He loves to stargaze and will point out his favorite constellations if you ask to join him.

Astarion

While he’s good at mending and sewing, Astarion enjoys making perfume far more. He eventually develops perfumes based on each of the traveling companions.

Astarion teaches the entire camp how to wash blood out of clothing and gear because someone has to. Also he refuses to do everyone’s laundry for them.

He often goes with Halsin to forage for herbs and flowers. It’s a chance to stock up on supplies for his perfumes and also to manipulate bond with the Druid.

Him and Shadowheart often discuss poisons together. They have a secret game early in the adventure where they say how they would poison each member of the group, what poison they would use, and why. When both of them start to feel accepted and cared for they switch to talking about what poisons best represent the group members instead.

Shadowheart

She spends a lot of time at camp by herself, even after rejecting Shar. She values alone time. It also allows her a chance to process what has happened to her and what she has lost.

Scratch sleeps with her most nights after he joins the camp. At first she’s annoyed by it(a ‘pet’ distracts from her mission) but it’s not very long before she’s cuddling with him.

Shadowheart collects trinkets after converting. She wants to surround herself with things she enjoys.

Lae’zel

Since she travels with a grindstone, Lae’zel helps everyone maintain their weapons. Not out of kindness at first, but because her allies being weak and having subpar gear makes her weak. Eventually tho she teaches everyone how to do it themselves to help them be stronger(and because helping people care for their weapons is a friendly gesture).

She develops a special bond with Gale and Shadowheart, as all three were manipulated/used/abandoned by their deities. She doesn’t exactly know how to support the others as the process things, but she is Faerun’s greatest hype man and constantly reminds them that the gods were cruel and foolish for what they did.

Lae’zel and Halsin help each other maintain their braids. Hers are more intricate and decorated but Halsin is more than able to put them in properly.

Wyll

Wyll spends a lot of time with Karlach after he refuses to kill her. At first because he wants to apologize for hunting her and prove he can be trusted, then after the transformation for advice on how to live life with horns, and finally because he just loves to spend time with her.

While he wasn’t exactly “shy” before his transformation, Wyll starts bathing last because his own body has become unfamiliar and he no longer feels comfortable being seen without at least a shirt and some pants on.

When the others realize that he’s struggling with his body more than he lets on they do their best to help in their own ways. Karlach teaches him how to care for his horns properly, Halsin helps him learn how to braid his hair around them, Astarion finds clothing that is not only comfortable and modest but also makes him look really good, Lae’zel helps him adjust to the change in his center of gravity by sparring with him, and Gale tracks down books about teifling/fiend anatomy for him to read.

He’s really good with children. When Arabella and then Yenna join the camp he spends his evenings keeping them company, telling them stories, playing with them, etc. Karlach often joins him.

Karlach

She makes use of her unnatural heat to help with as many things around camp as she can. Drying clothes, cooking, heating water for bathing, being cozy when it’s especially cold, etc. because if she can do good things with the engine it feels less like a curse.

Once she can touch people safely, she spends almost an entire evening just cuddling with as many people as possible. It starts with just Scratch and the owl bear cub. Then Halsin joins. Then she goes to find the others for hugs. Astarion jokes about how the two of them could probably reach normal temperatures if they just hugged for long enough.

She and Lae’zel bond quickly through their sparring. The two joke back and forth in their own ways and it confuses the other companions at first, because basically no one else has had a chance to learn Lae’zel’s sense of humor.

Karlach collects the various teddy bears and plush toys they encounter on the journey. Having nice, soft, cuddly things to curl up with makes her feel safe.

Jaheira

She knows how to get you fucked up beyond your wildest dreams. Smoking with her is an ORDEAL.

Jaheria speaks to the younger party members like they’re her kids. This doesn’t become clear until they visit her home, however, at which point said companions have various reactions(Karlach loves it, Lae’zel does not).

Minsc

Minsc quickly joins the sparring sessions. He also starts wrestling matches.

He can often be found having seemingly one sided conversations in camp, apparently talking to boo. The topics of these chats are vast and varied. Gale once heard him discussing the various meanings of different flowers in bouquets according to flower language.

#ani plays games #ani’s bg3 adventures #bg3 #baldurs gate 3 #bg3 spoilers #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 karlach #karlach #karlach cliffgate #minsc #minsc and boo #bg3 minsc #minsc of rashemen #baldurs gate minsc #jaheira #jaheira bg3 #wyll ravengard #bg3 wyll #bg3 astarion #astarion ancunin #bg3 gale #gale dekarios #bg3 lae'zel #Lae’zel #bg3 shadowheart #shadowheart #bg3 halsin #halsin silverbough #bg3 headcanons

[astrxealis]

i am so obnoxious over bg3 but like. privately. bcs i'm still urgehafsjsh over how astarion is literally everything to me now and i really adore him but hi: i haven't played bg3. anyway. half-elf + bard maybe!

#⋯ ꒰ა starry thoughts ໒꒱ *·˚ #sorry. sorry. sorry to be so annoying but ASTARION..... #mr neil did so good voicing him all lines HIT. not a single bad one. oh man #i adore astarion's character from the outermost layers to the innermost i love his development and all the different scenes your choices #can lead to. how different he can be. how dramatic he can be how sarcastic how soft he can be. astarion. #wtf the obsession kicked in late... #bcs okay i learned of bg3 just. around tumblr. and what got me finally the Nudge to get into it was THE NEWS OF THE BEAR ASTARION THING #LMFAO and then i was like Oh Yeah hm maybe astarion will be my favorite (insert my thoughts here) #and then i learned more abt baldur's gate only Then and then got obsessed whooo but very normal #and sometime there my twin also got interested and whooo normally obsessed w bg/3/astarion and then got insanely obsessed #and here i was a few days ago or last week. normal. then all of a sudden i GOT... obsessed....... #astarion has consumed my every waking moment and i'm also in lov w the other characters. gale... karlach... shadowheart... etc... #and astarion has easily become one of my most favorite characters. which is not surprising at ALL #when you consider . every general factor of my favorite characters #+ how the story of how i came to like him is a STORY INDEED to tell ..... and how i got spoiled a bit too on some stuff but thats ok w me... #and my circumstances w my favorite games are real funny (for a lack of a better word) too i realize. oh man. #anyway. astarion. i adore him #it's unfair too i'm in my hozier era fully rn so. brain consumed #me listening to all of hoziers three albums (i adore hozier) and associating so many songs w astarion :/ like work song #idk. astarion reaaaaaally deserves hugs and love and and and i adore him

[thranduel]

astarion, the man who was dying and offered eternal life, but had no idea that it meant becoming a slave to a sadistic master.

astarion, the man who had his freedom and bodily autonomy ripped away from him.

astarion, the man who was forced to befriend, seduce and sleep with people to lure them back to his master, resulting in severe sexual trauma and the struggle to form any sort of intimate relationship.

astarion, the man who was horribly punished whenever he refused his master’s orders (one punishment being sealed away in a dusty tomb, starving, for an entire year. he scratched his hands raw trying to carve his way out).

astarion, the man who was forced to eat rats.

astarion, the man who hasn’t even been able to see his own face since he turned.

astarion, the man who had his body mutilated as cazador carved scars onto his back, which he later found out was to bind him to a ritual.

astarion, the man who is so severely traumatised that he admitted he doesn’t know how to say “no” or ask for help (and he feels guilty when he does).

astarion, the man who waited two centuries to be helped and freed from torture, but no one came.

astarion, the man who was always treated like a monster when all he wanted was to be treated like a person.

astarion, the man who came up to you in the middle of the night just to thank you for defending him and allowing him to make his own decisions.

astarion, the man who said that no one ever looked out for him or showed him kindness, and that you’re the only one. “other people don’t have a heart like you. you’re you. no one is like that.”

astarion, the man who broke the cycle of power and terror that started centuries ago thanks to the love, care and compassion that you showed him when no one else did.

astarion, the man who confessed that he loves you and feels safe with you; something he has never felt with anyone before.

#my darling boy :( #astarion #baldur’s gate 3 #bg3 #bg3 spoilers #his backstory and character development make me want to bawl my eyes out #this is why i get so angry when people don’t even try to understand him #and when they reduce him to things he’s not #like do you pay ANY attention to anything he says?? #or do you just stare at him and drool and then continue to sexualise him #sorry if that sounds dramatic but ughhhhhh man #it’s just incredibly annoying #like i don’t know why some people choose to pick up an intense game with really deep characters if they’re not gonna try to understand them #like they weren’t just made for you to treat them like they’re objects #and what gets me is the fact that astarion would HATE how people talk about him #and yes yes i know he’s not real i’m not dumb i am aware!!!!! #but he would absolutely hate it #that flirty sexy vampire image you have of him isn’t even real #it was a mask he wore #he was literally forced into doing those things #even in the game he has a reputation for flirting and sleeping around but that’s not even who he is or what he wants #it’s all an act #and it’s just so sad how everyone reduces him to that when it traumatises him every day #and apparently there’s a scene with raphael where if you haven’t seen astarion’s scars yet -> #raphael basically says he’s surprised astarion has kept his clothes on for this long and then he strips him naked in front of everyone #it’s so horrible and unfair #i just want to hold his hand and hug him tight. he deserves so much better in the game AND in this fandom #tw abuse #tw sa #my posts

[je11ybe4r]

my favorite pictures from this batch-- they are so important to me, the way they trust in one another. Both of their lives, lost and stolen from them, only to regain what little they have left and take control of their demons with one another. Call me biased but astarion x durge is such a beautiful story

#bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #astarion #astarion bg3 #je11ybe4r screenshots #my screenshots #baldurs gate 3 #my tav #baldur's gate 3 tav #bg3 tav #durge #bg3 durge #the dark urge #bg3 dark urge #i'm so annoying about them i'm so sorry #i'm trying to write about them but writers block be hitting hard

[greensaplinggrace]

‘he’s so annoying!’ ‘he’s so pathetic!’ ‘he’s so evil and bad!’ like I’m sorry that I’m attracted to brats what do you want from me

#i cannot express how much ‘look what he did to her!’ #translates in my brain to ‘she should punish him 👀’ #and ‘hes so annoying and arrogant’ #translates in my brain to ‘he should be put in his place 👀’ #like ahskshsks unfortunately half of what people hate about characters is my crack #shadow and bone #darklina #the darkling #aleksander morozova #bg3 #astarion #nsft #brat taming #BRO #for blacklisting purposes I guess I’ve never been on any side of tumblr but fandom #sorry not sorry #myramblings #suggestive

[wizardsix]

people who are still unironically calling astarion a whore i desperately need you to either play through his story properly or search for it online bc there's no fucking way you are this dense.

#this man was FORCED to sleep with thousands of people. the very idea of sex revolts him and people still see him as the front he puts up #im sorry but people who default to sexualizing characters are so annoying . we have actually well written characters and it means nothing? #media literacy is dead but man it wouldn't hurt to TRY to understand the media you consume. its not that difficult i promise #bg3 spoilers #baldur's gate 3 spoilers #bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #six speaks #astarion ancunin

[i-miss-lotor]

So I romanced Astarion and let him ascend and I'm not going to lie, I always had a bit of a hate towards people who look down on me and call me or well, my characters, pet and such. And Astarion didn't change that, especially with the degradation part

But

Imagining the future where my character slowly becomes miserable with Astarion because while he does love her, he doesn't see her as his equal. And I mean even if you want to break up with him after the ascension and defeated brain he just doesn'tlet you (though im not there yet, i just read it somewhere). Imagining him slowly becoming furious, compelling my character to do things, to love him and then anger turns into desperation and hell, he just wants her, what can he do to make her love him again, what does she want, he will give it to her

Anyway I just want them to be happy, then miserable, then to slowly learn to love each other again with Astarion begrudgingly being a tiny bit nicer to others (cause my character mostly likes being nice but also she was an urchin, she's not above blackmail and deception and such. Ohh plus she's a bard, imagine Astarion wanting her to sing again but she doesn't so he makes her and it just breaks the trust again and again

And a scene where she escapes and then Astarion finds her and brings hell with him and kills whoever decided to help her and he's slowly breaking her spirit from the strong and defying woman she was, not realising at first that it's breaking him too.

(I especially like that little movement, swinging himself a bit when you ask if you can talk about your relationship with him and he responds "yes, my treasure?" *happy swingies, he's so happy and cute* and then cuts to him being angry and desperate and sad that his love doesn't look at him with adoration anymore, that the look he receives is not even angry but empty)

And the realization that oh no, did he became another Cazador? But no, he is better than him, he doesn't treat you like he was treated! ...does he?

#baldur's gate 3 #baldurs gate 3 #bg3 #astarion #idk what tav stands for so uh #also im just a sucker for... well i guess i can call this redemption? #sorry my thoughts just went haywire with the act 3 romance scene and i had to let it out #even if it is on tumblr #hhh i want to leave the bots are so annoying but im not going to twitter fuck that #ah wait i realised what words i was looking for! #its not redemption although i very much like that too #its me breaking him #i love when arrogant overpowered beings lose something and desper then finally realise they have to change #i want to make astarion cry like he did over cazador's corpse #it was heartbreaking and beautiful and it would be so delicious if it was over his lover #the first person he ever truly cared about - gone and empty because of Him

[antiqua-lugar]

fun fact, during my first fully blind playthrought of bg3 I honestly thought gale was the writers' favourite if nothing else because of how much varied dialogue he had. like I never reallly had a conversation with astarion that wasn't about his trauma, his vampirism or how boring I am for not wanting to take over a cult but I knew all of gale's hobbies, two or three childhood's anecdotes and the whole history of tara, who he was making plans to introduce to me later.

#like i was honestly feeling sorry that astarion wasn't allowed even a single conversation about idk the fucking weather #i think because subconscously I was also comparing it to da2 which was careful to try to give characters more than just their trauma so #so I was like poor astarion he's just the trauma character #and then i found out HE was god's specialest princess #despite the fact that the official specialest princess still got conversatons about things that aren't her trauma DESPITE HAVING AMNESIA #bg3 #i don't even know where I am going about this it's just something that really stuck out to me about the writing #anyway thank god larian immediately set me straight and let me know my beloved wizard is actually the writers punching bag #god forbid I break my strike of not being wild over the more popular character in an rpg I guess #oh and they let me know i was supposed to be annoyed rather than going oh man I am glad I am learning so much about gale #like I understood why lae'zel had less content and expected her to have more in act 3 which she didn't but whatever #she should have #i mean now having played with everyone in the party for the whole game they all need more content but still #like astarion has more content than anyone else but also somehow I know less about him than anyone and like why

[swordbards]

did you guys know that, well, the cruelty is the point

#i love this entire scene sooooo bad it's so delicious #flaunting the tadpole abilities and what he's capable of -- he's broken free of cazador somehow AND he can withstand the sun #and THEN once they leave. he attempts to manipulate tav in suuuuch a genuinely horrible way like #oh well of course i feel bad for them. i mean they're FORCED to do cazador's bidding. but no matter! #i'm fine sacrificing them for my own gain :) or rather... for OUR gain :) #this will keep both of us safe :) and... well... you want me to be safe right? :) you want me to be happy right? :) #this isnt him at his worst by any means but god it's soooo so good after how his act 2 arc is if youre romancing him #he's open and vulnerable and tells tav all about his plans and how he's been manipulating them this whole time #only to do it in a fun and new and interesting way all over again. but this time youre already 100% on his team #ANYWAY. i like when he's a bit fucking terrible #bg3 #playing bg3 #astarion #act 3 is really just a whole new beast to me at this point. how fun. i only got here once before and it was buggy and barely worked #sorry. i will be soooo deeply annoying as i rotate everyone in my head like little rotisserie chickens for the next few days #really thinking about how elluin is dealing with seeing this - she understands feeling like power will fix everything and keep her safe #but unlike astarion is capable of thinking long-term and about consequences #so this has her shaking in her fucking boots. and really has her grappling with the reality of their relationship #so until they actually get to the szarr palace and deal with the ritual... she's super withdrawn with astarion and even with the others #she wants him to be safe bc it means that she can realistically be safe since they're weird little mirrors for each other #but also. does safety exist without it becoming warped and horrifying #sorry. i will be normal again eventually

[i-made-a-bg3-blog]

My BloodWeave Fics

I'm really not good at self-promoting, but I thought I would put the links all in one place in case anyone is ever looking for that sort of thing. I have also changed my AO3 username to Viela!

UNRAVELING SERIES (4/6 IN PROGRESS)

Early Access Canon exploring Gale's growing obsession with Astarion and the undernegotiated dom/sub relationship they embark on.

Unraveling (7767 words) by chogiwonderful_you

Chapters: 1/1

Fandom: Baldur's Gate

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Relationships: Astarion/Gale (Baldur's Gate)

Characters: Astarion (Baldur's Gate), Gale (Baldur's Gate), Tav (Baldur's Gate), Shadowheart (Baldur's Gate)

Additional Tags: Explicit Sexual Content, Character Study, Dom/sub, Obsession, Possessive Behavior, Gale's massive ego, Dom Gale, sub Astarion, Painplay, Light Choking, Undernegotiated Kink, poor bdsm etiqutte, Early Access Canon

Series: Part 1 of Unraveling

Summary:

'Astarion was a half-drowned cat backed into a corner, clawing indiscriminately. But Gale knew how to coax a cat, let it give him pieces of its trust one by one until it might lay its head in his lap.'

Abyss (2840 words) by chogiwonderful_you

Chapters: 1/1

Fandom: Baldur's Gate

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Relationships: Astarion/Gale (Baldur's Gate)

Characters: Astarion (Baldur's Gate), Gale (Baldur's Gate)

Additional Tags: established D/s relationship, Gale's massive ego, semi-detailed discussion of past rape/non-con, Trauma, Threats of Bodily Harm, Astarion as a content warning, Canon Divergence, very unhealthy relationships, Obsession, Possessive Behavior, Early Access

Series: Part 2 of Unraveling

Summary:

Gale made to stand up. Astarion would need time to glower and ruminate, to despise Gale and crave him in turns. Besides, Gale wasn’t above making a dramatic exit.

 

“Is it my turn now?” Astarion asked.

 

Gale stilled. How could he not be intrigued by that?

 

The book reads you as much as you read it. Gale really should have remembered that.

You Can Call Me Monster (6715 words) by chogiwonderful_you

Chapters: 1/1

Fandom: Baldur's Gate

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Relationships: Astarion/Gale (Baldur's Gate)

Characters: Astarion (Baldur's Gate), Gale (Baldur's Gate), Shadowheart (Baldur's Gate)

Additional Tags: Explicit Sexual Content, Established Dom/Sub relationship, Dom Gale, sub Astarion, Consensual Non-Consent, Safeword Use, rape fantasy (initiated by Astarion), Very rough sex, No Aftercare, Top Drop, Panic Attacks, very toxic relationshops, Obsession, Posessive Behavior, Canon Divergence, Early Access

Series: Part 3 of Unraveling

Summary:

There was a horrible, breathtaking truth that even Gale couldn’t bury.

Gale didn’t want Cazador to have Astarion in any way he couldn’t.

Will-o'-wisp (4866 words) by chogiwonderful_you

Chapters: 1/1

Fandom: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Relationships: Astarion/Gale (Baldur's Gate)

Characters: Gale (Baldur's Gate), Astarion (Baldur's Gate)

Additional Tags: Explicit Sexual Content, Gale's Canonical Temporary Character Death, Gale has an existential crisis and fucks Astarion about it, banter(?), Astarion doms a little, Astarion's love language is death threats, sex as a character study you all know the drill, Possessive Behavior, Established Dom/sub, Canon Divergence-ish, they don't talk about their issues even a little

Series: Part 4 of Unraveling

Summary:

“What was it like? When you died?”

 

“Well, seeing as I was bleeding out in a filthy alley, I’m going to go with…unpleasant. But that’s not really what you’re asking, is it?”

OTHER FICS

Altruism and Other Loosely Defined Terms (3905 words) by chogiwonderful_you

Chapters: 2/2

Fandom: Baldur's Gate

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Relationships: Astarion/Gale (Baldur's Gate)

Characters: Astarion (Baldur's Gate), Gale (Baldur's Gate)

Additional Tags: Dark Comedy, Domestic Fluff (?), post-game? au? who knows?, Crack, i can conceive of no universe in which Gale and Astarion are not kinky af, some sexual content but mostly fade to black, descriptions of violence, briefly referenced domestic violence toward OC by OC, very brief attempted rape of OC by OC, Astarion as a content warning

Summary:

"Me? A vigilante? That's your grand solution?"

Five Stars (9913 words) by Viela Chapters: 4/4 Fandom: Baldur's Gate (Video Games) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Astarion/Gale (Baldur's Gate) Characters: Astarion (Baldur's Gate), Gale (Baldur's Gate) Additional Tags: silly modern au, rating changed to reflect new chapter, assholes flirting, meet ugly, courthouse public bathroom blowjobs, a series of vignettes with sporadic updates, very mild brat/brat tamer vibes(for now), Astarion is a Little shit, astarion is allergic to feelings, Explicit Sexual Content, Non-Linear Narrative, exclusivity negotiations but make it two assholes, First Fight, actual communication, gale is ludicrously rich Summary: “A more suspicious man might think you’re dating me for my Uber rating.”   In which Astarion is a smug, asshole lawyer, and Gale is the rich jerk who falls for him.

#I'm so sorry if this is too much or too long or annoying! #bg3 #bg3 fanfic #bloodweave #bloodweave fic #gale/astarion

[publickoccurencess]

Do the Astarion fans know that women romanced Shadowheart, Karlach and Lae’zel too? It’s fine you guys are upset he’s not everyone’s fav but it’s very weird to say they are most popular only because straight men romanced them

#bg3 #every gay woman I know picked karlach or SH #text #sorry I’m annoyed #especially that one girl that’s like the whites woman won like ok your fav is white too so strange #I love astarion too so like no hate just the fans are annoying

[illithiddies]

not to be basic as hell but it's so exhausting interacting with other astarion fans and just not being a fan of ascended astarion lmao

#y'all do you whatever gets you going #but i hateeee having fun talking about meta/fic ideas and it suddenly just turns into 'But What If he was asshole pissbaby ascended bastard #and i gotta go like kick rocks in another channel or something for a bit jKHJKFJ #it happens so so often in like every single bg3 server im in #sorry im not here to shit on anyones day y'all can like ascended astarion #i just find him deeply annoying lol. and the possessive stuff sets my teeth on edge #questlog

[eff-plays]

Hiraeth has Sleight of Hand proficiency as well, a natural skill to have as a lone adventurer who maybe sometimes needs money and maybe sometimes can't be bothered to work for it.

They're used to opening doors and locks and what have you. It's easy enough to do most of the time. So when Astarion rocks up with his nimble fingers it's like ok cool. I can handle this myself just fine though, stand back elfboy.

They try not to look too satisfied when they succeed, but they can't resist the bait when he scoffs and gives a condescending, "Nice work, dear." "For an amateur" remains unspoken. They give him a look of challenge that amuses him.

Sometimes it takes them a couple of tries. They hear him click his tongue. "If only there was someone around who was an expert at these things," he laments. "Oh, if only," they sigh, teeth clenched in a reluctant grin.

And when they fail, they try to keep a neutral expression, but they feel his smug gaze at the back of their neck and don't meet it when they step aside and silently gesture for him to take over. They watch him work, supposedly to learn from him. Any other reason would be unwise to consider.

He's strangely gracious about it, whenever they finally let him do it. Calm and confident. That somehow annoys them even more. Stop being good at things in front of me.

"Why do you keep trying when I'm here?" he sometimes whines.

"You won't always be here, will you? I need to keep my skills sharp," they reply, lying.

It's a dick measuring contest and for once, they're losing. And the fact that they don't mind it as much as they should is what bothers them most.

#bg3 #sorry i need to inject more worsties to lovers into my brain but that means playing the game and i don't have time so #SELF-MEDICATION!!! #worsties to lovers #oc: hiraeth #i will write fic i prommy i prommy #nobody will read it because it'll be OC specific and probably not as twee as people prefer on here #but it'll be FOR ME and i'll have a GOOD TIME #so that's that on that!!! #for now have this ... inspired by how i always try to unlock shit with hira first and when they fail i switch to astarion #i just thought it was cute so i made it canon<3 #anyway hiraeth is fucking annoying if you didn't know this before #you gotta be a little cringefail to fall for astarion ya know?

[sleepymrshmllow]

I genuinely can't stand the "aww gale is like a father figure to karlach 🥺" every time I watch a clip of them interacting (esp when it was posted for ship reasons)

I can't stand people infantilizing karlach lol

#karlach cliffgate #bg3 karlach #gale x karlach #tp #obvs people are allowed their own views on the companions' relationship dynamics #but when like playing karlach in an origin run you can romance any of the romancable companions/charas SO LIKE pls #we talk about the fandom babying astarion can we pls talk about how they baby karlach too #i dont even ship it but i feel annoyed when someone clearly does and everyone wants to comment on them actually just being platonic #OR i see 'i cant see karlach with a man sorry.' SHE'S CANONICALLY BI/PAN PLS

[galedekkarios]

is gale actually the worst guy alive or do people just have personal issues that give them a complex whenever someone else is a master of their craft and confident about it 🤔 hmmmmmmm

#im sorry but i literally never found him to be abrasive bc yes an archmage and chosen of mystra and wizard and the designated Lore Dumper #is going to be more knowledgeable than you and that's fine LMAO #and him knowing abt the tadpoles isn't him being an arrogant know it all it's just him letting the character know what's at stake #and also the others given that some of them don't know that or feel pressured to act (see: astarion and wyll) #and re the sorc vs wizard stuff.. again... someone that has to go to school and study the art Is going to #be more learned and well read than someone that doesn't #someone that was an archmage and lover to magic itself and a child prodigy etc etc IS going to #know more like . cope #i just never found him to be horrible or as annoying as people say bc i don't take offense to confidence or prowess or info dumpers? #early access is a different beast. but official release gale? the guy who shares crazy life stories every time? and is trying #to bond with your character every chance he gets? and who doesn't admonish your character if you fail to channel #the weave and instead is a good enthusiastic teacher to your character? who has a reasonable reaction to your character #not taking him seriously and is super appreciative when they do? like. L + skill issue + get over yourself + it's really not tht serious #+ i'm telling tara + i'm also telling morena + smiting you smiting you smiting you smiting you smiting you smi #this dude was mentored by magic itself. he was taught by magic itself. he made love and was ''loved'' by magic itself. he was its chosen. #he was in contact with legendary wizards by the age of eight. he cast a spell using blackstaff. he was conjuring things #as early as a toddler. if his early access prowess is still canon then this dude was able to lift entire buildings #and battle beholders super easily and after the game he rebuilds half the city using his magic. #and so on and so forth like i'm sorry to say but gale really is that bitch and he's not an awful person for Knowing that and trying to #make that known so that he can have a purpose in the group like. hello. for the love of god hello whats not clicking 😭 #and i'm not saying he's a humble precious bean i'm just saying that final release gale can be pompous and puffs himself up #but it's not like there's no merit to what he's saying LMAO #🤦‍♀️ anyway.

[juniemoe]

i like astarion but some of you make me wanna walk off a cliff for liking him

#astarion fangirls are another level stg #worse than cullen stans even and i don't even like cullen so i'm automatically annoyed by them LMAO #(sorry ily <3) #🎮 vilna plays games