#amaara ashvale

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Mortal Astarion X F! Human Tav. Ummm, angst.👀

For decades, this manor offered him a place to call home in the truest sense. 

The hallway was a sacred gallery, adorned with paintings that were not mere canvases, but tangible echoes of their life together. Each brushstroke, lovingly rendered by her hand, captured the essence of cherished memories.

Whenever he opened the door at the end of the hallway, he was greeted by the radiant smile of his beloved, and the hearth beckoned him to surrender to its comforting embrace. Yet, it was the vast window next to it that held the greatest significance. The tender caress of sunlight danced across his skin as he lost himself in the pages of a book beside her. It was here, bathed in the golden rays, that he could truly revel in the miracle she had bestowed upon him – the cure to his vampiric curse, a gift of life, a reminder of the depths of her love and the power it held to transcend even the most insurmountable of boundaries.

Here at home, he had found everything his heart desired.

But nothing is ever truly perfect. Life simply doesn't work that way.  Even the mightiest of fortresses cannot withstand the relentless march of time.

He thought he was ready for it, but not like this.

Never like this.

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The poem cited is "When You Are Old" BY W.B. Yeats. One of my favorites.❤️

Alright, thanks for reading the second installment of my "this did not really happen to my couple". After delving into the mortality of my Tav, Amaara, I found myself confronting a fear more profound than death itself – the fear of morbidity, of life's vibrancy fading before its inevitable end. So I decided to yank my CP around this theme. Self-indulgence at its finest.😊

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So the school had to call her mother instead, and Lady Ashvale held a cultural sensitivity training session, making all the teachers and parents attend.

Naturally... after this, little Amaara could make no friends at all. LOL.

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I am stuck with my WIP comic, cause I dunno how to draw children. This is just a practice.

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Astarion X F!Tav. Mindless Fluff as usual. Post game settings.

Relationship scenario: Missed Birthday. In my HC, elves do not celebrate birthdays; they celebrate Name Day, which occurs about every four years. It's probably some private setting I inhaled during my tabletop days.

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Spawn Astarion X F!Tav fluff. Post game, on the journey to find a cure. Very much self-indulgent🤣. tw: there is one panel that implied sexual abuse.

This script was written for smut. Then after the whole deal with my cuddle chemical addition comic, I lost my desire to draw smut lol. Through numerous revisions, I transformed it into what you see now, admittedly, I wasn't entirely satisfied with it and considered abandoning midway. Then, last week, Hurricane Beryl struck. We were without power and internet for three days and four nights. Our small generator kept us going and, crucially, kept our iPads charged. With little else to do, I finished this. I hope you enjoyed.

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Astarion X F!Tav, ummm, fluff? Set post game, a couple months before the reunion. Warning: blood. long post.

This took me forever! I put some tender loving care into some of the panels =)

Despite feeling dissatisfied with my own artistic abilities, I cherish this little comic. Through Amaara's words, I was able to express why Astarion was dear to me.

Wyll is more physically attractive to me and Gale feels like my kindred soul. For the longest time I find myself wondering why, out of all the characters, I fell in love with Astarion. This comic explains it all, and I'm incredibly grateful to everyone involved in creating him.

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Home is where the heart is, and my heart belongs to you.

2nd drawing of the past/present/future set. I am still struggling with the "Past" one.

I wasn't in the best mood recently, so to get into a happier mindset for this, I had to hug my cat for 30min. He wasn't too thrilled about it. I now understand that the mood you're in really affects what you can create. Being in a more positive state of mind allowed the happier energy to flow into this piece. Interestingly, upon finishing, the happier energy seem to reciprocate, elevating my own mood in a cyclical exchange.

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Inktober Day 9: Bring him some sunflowers.

Day 10: Gave my Amaara chrysanthemum for her longing of oblivion.

Art 101: slap some florals on a face and call it art, LOL.

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Day 20, uncharted. =P

Marriage is absolutely the uncharted territory for Star. Kinda the follow up for the proposal comic?

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Day 13: Horizon

Midnight skinny dipping with your love and a glass of good wine... exactly the vacation I need right now.

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Spawn Astarion X F!Tav. Post game, before reunion party. The cloak he is wearing is the cloak of Dragomir. Very random idea😅🤣. TW: Blood. Depict of self-harm(not in that context but still.)

This story continues the journey of "Divine Silence". Part 2 of "Love You for Who You Are." In this timeline, my CP find themselves ensnared in a bizarre realm, a land with extreme conditions. Despite the harsh environment and the challenges they face, Astarion and Amaara manage to carve out moments of joy and tenderness.

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My wizard and her dashing rogue. <3

I have all three of these done now. Time to hand them to my hubby and see when he can make me that mini folding screen decor thing I wanted. hmmm, I just realized her eyes were closed in all 3? oh well.

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Astarion rolled his eyes. "Oh, nothing special. You're only the first person I've ever truly cared about." He pulled her closer, holding her in a moment of silence before whispering in her ear, "You keep bothering me with these silly questions. It's only fair I ask one in return... What am I to you?"

"Have I never told you?" With a graceful gesture, she conjured a bright star that rose slowly from her palm. Turning to him with a wide smile, she said, "You are my star, my North Star."

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Astarion x F! Tav mindless fluff. Set around Act 3, post Cazador.

Relationship scenario: Boyfriend shirt moment. LOL.

I enjoyed drawing him over and over again. Plot? What plot? He is the plot =)

Anyway, I wasn't too thrilled with it. I grappled with this project for months, on and off. You can easily spot panels done around the same time because my style underwent big changes over the past half year. I gave up on trying to fix it, and got it done. Moving on.

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Short rest.

HC: For the first time, he attempted to bite her while she was awake and not aroused, only to discover that she was extremely ticklish.

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I'm thoroughly enjoying these new brushes and becoming more comfortable with them. Once I complete my current WIPs, I plan to do comics in this style only. It should be a lot faster, gods I always hated doing flat color in procreate 😅.

I'm still on my journey of self-discovery, and eventually, I'll develop my own unique artistic style. (Art envy is real, and I just have to keep telling myself this to cope🤣)

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Having fun with those watercolor brushes, I really do like them.

I know I know - I should be working on my comics, but I tend to get distracted when my script fails to maintain my enthusiasm. Sigh.

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Summer vibes.