#bg3 astarion

[jin-likes-to-write]

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fifty ways to kiss someone.   send me a 💏 and i will randomise a number in order for my muse to kiss yours…

…good morning.

…goodnight.

…goodbye.

…where it hurts.

…where it doesn’t hurt.

…on a falling tear.

…to shut them up.

…in secrecy.

…in public.

…desperately.

…in joy.

…in grief.

…discreetly.

…casually.

…passionately.

…lazily.

…to distract.

…as encouragement.

…for luck.

…on a scar.

…on a place of insecurity.

…in a rush of adrenaline.

…in relief.

…in danger.

…as a ‘yes’.

…as an apology.

…as a suggestion.

…as a lie.

…as a promise.

…as comfort.

…after a small rejection.

…to wake yours up.

…forcefully.

…to pretend.

…to gain something.

…to give up control.

…without a motive.

…because yours is running out of time.

…because mine is.

…because the world is ending.

…because the world is saved.

…out of pride.

…out of greed.

…out of lust.

…out of anger.

…out of envy or jealousy.

…out of spite.

…out of habit.

…out of necessity.

…out of love.

[blue-noir-art]

Shadowheart and her cat 🤍

[klaradraws]

I was reading He Hates The Color Red (this story Bloodweave), a beautiful coming ages story, I really fell in love with this story and Dumptruck's writing style.

This scene is a bit of a spoiler for chapter 5, but I had to draw it because it gave me butterflies in my stomach and I rolled around in my bed like a fifteen year old girl.

In that scene Gale and Astarion are 18 years old, I like to think that Gale as a teenager had just a lint on his chin and it was his great pride lol

[hell-alka]

Theme 4 🦋Butterfly - loyalty

Sangvia had an ex - She! She is very smart, She immediately recognized many flaws in Sangvia. She would gladly continue the relationship with Sanya, but she needs to try hard to become "good", worthy of Her! Sangvia is even afraid to pronounce Her name, because she is still "bad", still unworthy.

And then Sanya met Astarion. Who for some reason didn't notice her countless shortcomings, didn't consider her appearance ugly and didn't condemn her for mistakes. Sangvia didn't know what to do, she was faithful to Her! Only She could love her so wretched. But why then is it so good with Astarion?

And what is happening is what is shown in the picture - the removal of the shackles of old affection with not even real butterflies, to expose the true feelings of Sangvia and let them flutter! Simple, pure, but in huge numbers they were hiding and waiting! And Astarion, in turn, reciprocated - with a single butterfly, but the most important affection in his life.

[pumpkin-witch-bitch]

this is so fucking precious omg

SO 👏 a few months ago in the bloodweave brainrot server folks were talking about Gale being spacey and sleepy after Astarion fed on him, and my brain latched onto that like a leech. Took me a bit to work up the nerve to try doing anything synced to music, but ta-daaaaaaa~

This was particularly inspired by a little snippet written from that conversation by Mumble_Bee on AO3! Do give it a read if you want a lovely little dose of protective Astarion and silly, loopy Gale-

Idk how Tumblr works when it comes to audio, but in case it gets muted this is based on a TikTok trend using the song On Melancholy Hill 🎉

[michanvalentine]

Sorry, but this whole thing about the dice roll to convince Astarion not to ascend—let’s break it down.

The dice roll exists because Astarion is intoxicated—by blood, by fear, by power. Power is the only thing he thinks can set him free, but only because his perspective is painfully limited. The Insight check isn’t there by accident; it’s meant to give the player context. Astarion isn’t thinking clearly—not enough to truly reason.

Do you know what real fear does? It shuts down higher cognitive processes. The sympathetic nervous system takes over, triggering fight, flight, freeze, or fawn responses. Blood rushes to the muscles, the heart, the lungs, preparing the body to react quickly in case of danger. But at the same time, other functions that aren’t immediately useful—like digestion, excretory system, sexual function, and, yes, logical reasoning—get suppressed. It’s a matter of priorities—survival over everything else.

For example, studies show that reprimanding a child too harshly—scaring them—actually inhibits learning, making it completely counterproductive.

And in that moment, Astarion is like someone standing on the edge of a rooftop, ready to jump—not because he wants to die, but because he sees no other way out of his pain. And Tav/Durge is the damn firefighter or cop trying to talk him down before he hits the pavement.

And honestly—who here hasn’t had a conversation with a parent, a friend, or a teacher, only to later think, Shit, they were right, I was about to do something really stupid?

It’s not coercion, people. It’s just pointing things out. And the dice roll is there to break through all the things clouding Astarion’s mind—blood, fear, and everything in between. Not to convince him.

At this point in the adventure, Astarion is perfectly capable of making his own choices, and if he's deprived of that choice, he gets so furious that he attacks the player. In fact, if you categorically decide for him—either by refusing to help him or by interrupting the ritual—things end badly. He is the one who has to decide what to do, not the player.

It's no coincidence that Astarion gives his approval at the moment he realizes what it truly means to ascend and abandons the ritual. There's no lie there; we don't forget that approval. Just as it's no accident that, in the cemetery scene, Astarion says he feels seen by the player. Because yes—beyond the illusory veil of a sexy, evil vampire, we've seen through it and witnessed something else. We've seen the goodness within him.

Please, let's stop saying that Astarion wants to ascend at all costs and that he's forced not to do it. Otherwise, the reading of the game's and the character's subtext is completely lost. And note that this doesn't mean he doesn't also have the potential for evil.

It's exactly these internal contradictions—this constant oscillation between good and evil—that make him such a deep, well-rounded, and wonderful character. Please, let's not simplify him; that would be a crime.

[iizven]

My dear @anacdoce requested a black and white shot, so here we go 🖤

[vetochkarowan]

roleplay

[fridayenights]

I LOOOVE your art style! Keep up the amazing work.

Figuring out how to draw our husband (and how to draw in general).

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[chilljustacat]

[maybesomedaywhenimstable]

Astarion: “He’s doing the thing again, isn’t he?”

Gale: *sad eyes*

Astarion: Godsdamnit

[not-so-blue]

BALDUR'S GATE 3 — astarion ancunín (3/?)

That's what you want, isn't it? To be mine? Forever?

(for @livingvicariouslee)

[rahuratna]

Update on my mother watching me play BG3:

I'm on my new Durge playthrough and I've recently re-specced Astarion as my bard. She took one look at him and asked why I'd dressed him up as PUSS IN BOOTS.

I thought she was just being silly, but then ... but then ...

I literally never intended for this to happen. But here we are.

[preciouslittle-bhaalbabe]

Asty baby you forgot your uh, torso.

[fivefoxtails]