#astarion is SUCH an idiot

[nerdallwritey]

Wip Wednesday!

I was tagged by @khywren :)

I've been working on a new part to Beauty and the Bard slowly but surely. As always, they're idiots. Here's a sneak peak:

He sat, pulling you down with him, far enough away from the edge, where he knew you wouldn’t be nervous of falling. In the distance, the sky was just starting to indicate the sun’s arrival.  You sighed happily and rested your head on his shoulder. You felt him tense a little. “Is this alright?”  Instead of answering, he leaned his head on top of yours.  “What’s something you want to do in the Underdark?” you probed. Astarion groaned. “You don’t need to make small talk with me, darling, sometimes silence is golden.” You scrunched your nose, knowing he hated pure silence. “I wasn’t being polite, I genuinely wanted to know.” He groaned again. “Even worse.” You laughed lightly and felt him laugh too, his arm gently shaking against your own.  He thought for a moment before he responded. “That Zhentarim fellow we met mentioned a cache of supplies hidden somewhere down there. That might be fun to pillage.” You laughed. “It took you that long to think of that? I’m surprised you ever stopped thinking about that!” “Oh I haven’t, but I wanted you to think your little thought experiment had actually evoked some sort of… thought… in me.” He made a face. “Want to try and rephrase that?” “Not particularly.”

I don't really have anyone TO tag (sorry I haven't been as active recently! Life happens!), but if anyone wants to post their work, consider yourself TAGGED!

[starkspi]

[elvhenmage]

misc bg3 gifs -> 5/∞

[ruushes]

couldn’t believe how unbothered all the responses were by being ambushed w this in the middle of a goofy fun circus date like can you NOT ask me that we JUST started holding hands

[sadmages]

In my mind palace my tav and Astarion are playing the exact same game of 5D chess and they don't realize it yet

[baldurspeen69420]

Tav: Thank you for trusting me with your vampirism, Astarion. I'm going to help you and make sure Cazador can't take you back no matter what :))

Astarion: "aw you're so sweet haha" (what a stupid fucking asshole, it's going to be so easy to manipulate this dumbass, I got this shit in the bag)

Astarion, a week later in his romance progression, staring at the ceiling of his tent: O h N o

[kate-komics]

Sorry I’ve become a posting recluse and not finishing the art I said I was gonna make. Please take this drawing of two elf men I’m obsessed with as an offering.

Drawing some just ‘for fun’ art, fan comics or otherwise, is just harder lately. We’ll get back to our regularly scheduled stuff, I promise. Thanks for sticking around in the meantime ❤️

[mutualcombat]

through bloodlust and pain and misery

[nxoxart]

:D

[questdesign]

[sodapopseagull]

fighting for my life not to spoil what this is gonna be but hbhhbhbhbhbhb I am so excited I am having so much FUN

bloodweave save me bloodweave

[sparemoon]

ok but i literally had to draw this though???

[yaksinhats]

2 sleeby elves trancing (astarion is falling in love)

[steelsartcorner]

Something Real

when you have base 10 CHA and your I-don’t-know-what-we-are-friend has base 17 CHA and proficiency in sincerity this was bound to happen, really.

[kingthunder]

I saw a few of those "bg3 characters driving a car" headcanons and decided to do one myself for fun.

Lae'zel: She learned how to drive on the opposite side of the road from everyone else and her instincts are all wrong for her current location, but back home she's an excellent driver with a spotless driving record. She actually follows the service schedule in the car manual. She gets incensed at people who don't maintain their vehicle properly or who disobey road rules. Her car is immaculately clean. She would love to speed a motorcycle down one of those desert highways with no speed limit, but she's never gotten the opportunity and knows it's too reckless besides. But she wants to.

Karlach: She's had a motorcycle for ages and is a skilled if aggressive driver. However, she only recently learned how to drive a car. She is very enthusiastic about it and always volunteers to drive even though she's not very good yet. She's one of those people that do driving "pranks" like swerving back and forth to make people shriek/laugh, or doing "3, 2, 1 BLASTOFF" and gunning it. Could easily be provoked into an impromptu street race. Drives way too far on empty or with the check engine light on.

Shadowheart: Drives stick so that no one else can drive her car. It's a beat up old station wagon with a busted tail light and looks like shit on the outside, but inside she turned it into a goth mobile with like black velvet seat covers and stuff. She named the car but she won't tell you what. She has an air freshener hanging from the rear view mirror that smells like night orchids. She's a perfectly good boring driver with nothing to note about it UNTIL one day a cop tries to pull her over for her busted tail light and she hits the gas and pulls out all these street racing moves that you had no idea she was capable of and shakes the cop. She'll let you pick the music but if she doesn't like it her silent disapproval is so withering that you voluntarily change it to something she does like.

Astarion: Never got a driver's license and isn't about to get one now. Passenger princess who likes to control the radio but his taste in music sucks. He makes funny mean comments about other drivers and pedestrians. He'll complain if you ask him to fill the gas tank but he'll do it; you're paying for it, though. Actually pretty fun to go on a road trip with because he doesn't care about stuff like "making good time" and he's up for stopping anywhere that looks like it might be entertaining.

Gale: Never got a driver's license because he was always too busy with his studies to care and his mom drove him around and/or did all his errands for him anyway. He's real good at maps though and likes to be helpful by being the navigator. He's the smartest man in the world but he's completely stymied by a gas pump; you're better off pumping the gas yourself and sending him into the gas station for snacks. He always manages to conjure a full meal out of convenience food, somehow, and he's really good at feeding you while you drive.

Wyll: He saved up and bought his own fixer-upper car after getting kicked out of the house as a teenager. Good driver in general. People always think he would make a good designated driver, but actually he likes drinking socially and will politely decline requests to be the DD unless there's no one else available. Sometimes when he's having a bad day he blasts music really loud and finds a deserted area to just fuckin tear ass down as fast as he can go (he'll only do this alone and doesn't tell anyone about it). Never lets you pay for gas even if you offer. Will pick up hitchhikers.

Halsin: Has been driving the same car since 1973. Drives that specific car really well. If you gave him a modern car he would have no idea what anything on the dashboard does. Honestly, he prefers to walk or bike anyway.

Jaheira: Has a fuck-off huge SUV full of empty cans and wrappers from her kids. Absolute maniac of a driver who tailgates and speeds with no regard for road signs or lane markings. She is going to GET where she is GOING and gods help you if you get in the way.

Minsc: Failed the driving test three times and just gets rides from Jaheira. This does not bother him in the slightest. He tells you that Boo can drive vehicles you've never even heard of.

Minthara: Has run someone over on purpose.

[midnigtartist]

“Why do we only ever kiss after something dramatic happens?”

Or Sid and Astarion aren’t the most outwardly affectionate couple but when they are they make it count