leslievinsmoke

[leslievinsmoke]

♡ little things that would make astarion fall harder for you♡

how you described his looks in great detail once you learned he couldn't see his own reflection (and while doing so, you never once sexualised him)

how you don't press when he doesn't want to talk

how your touch is warm and gentle against his marble skin

how you laugh at the silliest things sometimes

how you give him little looks when you think he isn’t watching

how you tilt your neck toward him playfully

how you ask him how the sun feels on his skin

how you crack vampire jokes

how you cherish the small things in life

how you gleefully ask him to dance with you (and how happy you look when he reluctantly agrees)

how you wink at him from time to time

how you bought him nail file when he lost his

how he realised with you, that kiss can just me a kiss; nothing more, nothing less

how you laugh at his briefs (or more importantly, the message he engraved there)

how he catches the way you gaze at the horizon with a longing for what was or what might have been, when you think no one can see you (he sees though, and understands more than he would care to admit)

how you tug your hair behind your ear (he finds it endearing)

how you have special smile that you reserve just for him and him only

how you give him matching magic rings

how you pause for a moment, allowing him to enjoy the sunset in peaceful silence

how you make it a point to greet him warmly each morning at the camp

how you screeched your nose while tasting particularly awful wine

how you stand up for him, while others are suspicious and wary of who he is

how your hand finds its way into his without you even noticing

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you can find more of my works about astarion ♡here♡

and you can buy me a coffee if you really, really like my little pieces of work <3

fondly,

J ♡

and (!) again, thank for the request <3

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Give me Astarion who slowly gets more comfortable babbling away about his thoughts and feelings as he falls in love with you.

He goes from the constant "I'm fine" when you ask him how he is to "actually you know darling, I don't think the blood from that awful hook horror I bit in battle yesterday agreed with me, it was quite sour, eugh. I can't decide what was worse, that or Gale."

He is a yapper at heart after all.

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Sitting between Astarion's legs must be one of your favourite spots in the whole entire world.

Knowing how that man would have scoffed and laughed just months ago at the thought of sharing this sort of familiar casual intimacy. Now he looks happily at you at the prospect. Red eyes sparkling, a soft smirk playing on his lips as he beckons you to come sit with him in the little window alcove of your joint home.

This is how and where you spend many hours now: when frost blooms from the edges of the window in the winter and a steaming mug of tea sits beside you. Or when rain of a late night's thunderstorm taps against the glass in the summer chasing away the heat of the day.

The seasons might change, as do the years eventually, but you're still sitting there, between Astarion's legs. Your back rests against his chest while his arms wrap around you, holding you gently. He loves to press light, tender kisses to your cheek, your neck.

Sometimes he places his chin gently on your shoulder, just sitting there watching whatever you are currently reading, complaining when you turn the page too quickly because he wasn't done or commenting on whatever you are momentarily doodling in your sketchbook. Other times he's pretending to just doze off and it's like you have a ginormous tomcat wrapped around your body, enjoying your warmth. His curls tickle your neck - but you wouldn't tell him to move for anything in the world.

And it's moments like these - when you hear Astarion's soft, happy sighs - that you realise how lucky you've gotten.

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I'm that unfortunate type of artist that needs to draw certain character 5k times before I can sooort of try to stylize them. I'm so jealous of the people who can just draw any character in their semi-realistic style without effort 🥲

Those are my last takes on Astarion. I think it's slightly better at least 🫠

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Baldurs Gate 3 is so wild when you realise how vastly different the game is depending on if you choose Tav or Dark Urge

Dark Urge Playthrough: you’re the child of Bhaal, but unlike the Bhaalspawn, you are created solely by Bhaal himself. The first true child of Bhaal. The daughter of one of your father’s previous Bhaalspawn turns on you, attacks you and tries to kill you. In your dying state, she infects you with a parasite so that you’ll die an incredibly humiliating death, and become her slave.

By some miracle you end up on the same nautiloud ship as a Sharron Cleric who happens to to be carrying a gith artefact that contains Baldur himself. Baldur, who was made a mind flayer and is now calling himself the Emperor, realises there’s an incredibly powerful Bhaalspawn on the ship, and that he can use them to his advantage. The power you have will help him destroy Gortash. Of course he picks you, it makes so much sense.

On your way to Baldurs Gate you find out through an unsent letter that you used to be into Gortash. When you get to Baldurs Gate, the man you used to fuck turns out to be an absolute loser and with horror you realise he is still into you. It’s okay though, he’s very easy to kill.

You end up facing off against Orin, your niece, and kill her. Your father appears to you and offers you the chance to become his Slayer. On the high chance you turn him down, he murders you in front of your loved ones, and leaves you to rot.

Then Jergal, the actual Lord of the End of Everything, the original God of Death, who was the very being that turned you father into a God all that time ago, who’s been in your camp for weeks pretending to be this undead scribe called Withers, appears next to your corpse and brings you back to life, basically adopts you, states that he will protect you from Bhaal, and announces that as long as he lives, you will never die. You’re essentially immortal.

Tav Playthrough: you’re a random nobody that was unlucky enough to get kidnapped by Mind Flayers. The Emperor must pick one of the many idiots on the ship to be his pawn. He sees Tav and thinks “ugh, yeah this one will do”.

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Still sorting through around 500 mods for Patch 7 of BG3.. 😢

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Me when I fucking get you:

I love this kiss it's so cheeky. The way Esme saunters towards him and has him make the first move. THE HAND ON THE CHEST *ahem* anyways I'm having too much fun with freecam lol

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I see the light

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Alright, created a concept for Dragon Spawn with size comparison with Astarion 😅 Didn't find much information about vampiric dragons in DnD sources, sooo... came up with this good boy ✍️🥲

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I had this vision some time ago and needed to release it. no context, just disheveled and bloodied Astarion with a bow

on twtr: https://x.com/skeptical_lynx/status/1841797856375493003?s=46&t=EuBiJuFrpmM7JiLiuDbaCA

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Cute Astarion <3

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Astarion, the Decadent

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roguish prints | get this as August's postcard in my print club

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Awesome piece of animation art 🤯 Reels by alindraws