#bad ending bloodweave my beloveds

[rothime]

this is so ascended astarion and god gale tbh

[oneeyedoctogod]

It is Wednesday and you know what that means OwO A WIP!

this week is a little more of my bloodweaver. He's having a very bad day (ain't that all of us huh).

Enjoy!

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The king only laughs and waves for his guards to stand down.

“Do you think you can?” “I’ve already killed two gods, what make you think a king would be harder?”

But as you talk, already you feel the collar around your neck tightening, both a warning and a threat. The king laughs. You’re bluffing and he knows it. You grit your teeth.

“Aside from that pretty little collar keeping you obedient you mean? I told you I have your friendly fox and while I’d prefer keeping him to use for my army, I don’t mind cutting off his hand to make you submit.”

He gets up from his throne and stalks toward you with his usual condescending smile; you try not to shudder as his perfume invade your nose.

“Poor little bloodweaver… Or is it godkiller now? “ he mocks, “always a servant or a slave, despite your never ending power. It would be such a waste to make you go after all the old gods only to lose you to one of them. I think I’ll keep you, once the Church finally falls to its knees and recognize my authority. After all, it’s only a question of time now. I might not be able to use your blood to become immortal myself, but I’m sure we’ll find a good use for you once you’ve learned to behave.”

He eyes you, getting even closer. You lean back, but in a swift movement, he grabs your chin and —

HOW DARE HE

“Maybe I’ll give you a place in my harem. You’re pretty enough, once one gets past those ugly scars,” the king muses as he turns your head. You blink —

TOUCH

(screams full of rage and terror, the guards rushing at you as you wrench the hand off your chin)

Blink —

(the collar strangles you so with a negligent wave you tear it off)

Blink —

(a pool of blood at your feet, the king begging from behind his throne, his tear-stricken face)

WHAT IS MINE

— and open your eyes to a room full of corpses.

You try to stumble back, gasping, wheezing, except you can’t because your arm is spearing through the chest of the king. In your hand is what’s left of his heart. You gag, swallow bile down because you can’t just throw up all over the king’s corpse, oh gods you killed him you killed them all, you can’t believe it —

What happened?

You close your eyes, try to ignore the terrible sound of flesh tearing as you get your arm back. You know what happened.

“What — what did you do Arkhen?” You croak. Your voice is rough, your throat feels raw like you screamed your lungs out. You’re still short on breathe.

I got rid of the pests

“You can’t just— You can’t take over my body and just…” You try to protest, as if that matters to the old god.

it matters beloved, everything you think, everything you want, everything you do matter I simply did what you wanted me to do

“I didn’t want this,’ you mutter but your voice is weaker now.

of course you did you can’t lie to me Altair

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BG3 fic writing 2023 summary meme!

stolen from @sybaritick (oooohhh you wanna read cal's fics so bad ooohhh)

What are your A03 stats? How many words written, how many hits, kudos, and comments?

Did you have a favourite canon character to write? i have only written gale and astarion, so out of the two probably astarion! i'm still trying to 'find their voice' but i'm more of a fan of writing his internal thoughts and dialogue. gale is too verbose for me LOL

Did you have a favourite OC to write? i did not write any OC stuff LMAO

Which fic was your most popular? Kneading, my first fic. it was posted at the end of september, when there wasn't many BW fics yet!

Which fic was your personal favourite? probably Wizard's Tower. i like the fluff and smut in it the most :3

Was there anything you wrote that was a surprise to you? Why? probably this fic as a whole because i'm sooo much more used to writing fluffy romantic stuff that trying to write anything toxic or angsty is so out of my comfort zone LMFAO

What is your favourite piece of description you wrote? Why do you like it? from this fic, cuz i'm a sucker for pred/prey dynamics >:)

Astarion took a moment, peering down at him poker-faced. Whenever their eyes had met throughout the day caused a strange sensation to shoot through his body, one Gale had failed to place until now. A physiological reaction - his body responding to a perceived threat. Fight or flight, one could call it. He wouldn't consider himself scared of the pale elf, but his body recognised him as a danger nonetheless. A predator, eyeing his prey.

What was your favourite piece of dialogue you wrote? Why do you like it? from this fic, cuz i liked gale quite rightly telling astarion off, even if they're both insufferable as god/vampire lord. toxic divorcees my beloved

“Has it not yet occurred to you that perhaps I did not want to be found?!” he snapped, though the anger was brief and his demeanour morphed into one more sombre. “Astarion, you betrayed me. We made a promise to each other, and you waited until our companions were long gone to turn on me. When I finally achieved the Godhood I so ardently longed for, all I could think of upon my return is that I had no one to share it with.”

What was your overall feeling about your writing in 2023? What were you proud of? What were the highlights? i hadn't written a fic for about 12 years. idk what it is about BG3 and bloodweave but i had so many ideas i couldn't convey through art alone that i felt obligated to start writing fics.

writing has helped me make lots of friends who are so skilled and talented, and i admire them sooo much. i want to improve and get on their level so i feel more deserving of the attention i get. i feel like i get better with each new fic/chapter!

What would you like to explore more in 2024? learn more big words LOL uhhh maybe get better with more flowery prose? i feel like my writing is lacking in that regard. we'll see! it'd also be nice to commit to more multichapter stuff. i have a bunch of oneshot ideas but it'd be nice to have consistently updated bigger fics. idk i'm just winging it!!!!!!!!!!