#caelnir

[ltleflrt]

Caelnir, Astarion, and Kestrel from my fic The Sun, The Moon, and The Night art by @velnna

I LOVE THEM SO MUCH 🥰🥰🥰

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A birthday present for @ltleflrt of her OCs with Astarion. You can meet these charming boys yourself in her fic: The Sun, The Moon, and The Night.

[fuck-yeah-astarion]

smoochy

[ltleflrt]

This is something I think about a lot. I've given Astarion two boyfriends, and they are the goodiest of goody-two-shoes. Kestrel is a Harper, and Caelnir is a very religious Bard/Paladin, and you'd think that a chaotic neutral (leaning toward evil lol) vampire would be the last person they'd associate with. But neither of them judge him for his vampirism, and they don't care if he bites people now and then, and they kill people sometimes too, so like. They're more neutral than they sound.

When they're looking for a way for Astarion to walk in the sun, they suggest curing him, and he says no. Without Cazador enslaving him, he actually likes being a vampire, aside from the sun thing. They both accept it, and find another way.

But they're half elves, so they would have a much shorter life span than Astarion, even if he were mortal. It's something none of them talk about, even as the two grow old and frail, while Astarion stays young.

I have a headcanon that half-elves sometimes have souls that are made up of shards of full elves. Kes and Cael carry parts of a shattered soul that is Astarion's soulmate. So when they die and are reincarnated, they'll find him again in their next life (whether they're still broken apart, or reborn in a single body again). And Astarion coasts on that knowledge for a long long time.

Then Caelnir dies of old age, and Astarion is DEVASTATED. He looks at Kestrel, who is only a few years younger than Caelnir, and probably won't be around much longer either, and Astarion doesn't think he can go through with watching them die over and over, in each reincarnation, while he stays the same forever.

He'd rather go with them to the other side, and be reborn with them. And while he could take off the object that protects him from the sun and wait for the dawn, he's afraid that being a vampire would prevent his soul (if he still has one) from going through the normal elven ritual of rebirth.

So that's when he starts thinking about finding a cure for vampirism.

Whether he finds the cure before his lovers are reborn or not is still up in the air. But I'm leaning towards it taking him long enough that they're reborn at least once while Astarion's on his quest.

This lets me keep my sassy vampire for a long long time, while also giving me the option of curing him. Best of both worlds, AND it comes with some angst. Win! 😆

Astarion and his Vampirism

Okay genuine question, how do people take on the idea of Astarion's vampirism post-BG3?

It can be for like his Origin path or as friendship, but I'm more wondering specifically if you romance him as Tav/Durge.

I've seen now people either being on the side of having his vampirism be cured or he accepts it as is.

For accepting, I can seeing that make sense. A lot of his dialogue is about accepting himself for who he is, for what he's lost and gained. Even dialogue for Tav/Durge towards the end and epilogue are about finding a way for Astarion to walk in sunlight but not necessarily to cure his vampirism. It also goes back to this idea that Astarion's vampirism is helpful for him since he has a way to protect Tav/Durge so I could understand why he'd be fine with it if that was the price.

On the other hand, curing his vampirism would be able to give him the ability to be the person he lost before Cazador. To enjoy things again, to not have to rely on blood. While he does lose vampire powers, we technically don't get to see too much of that because of the tadpole, so in a way, how we see him throughout BG3 is mostly his own skill.

I'm just curious since for me, I'm not sure how it'd play out since I romance him with a draconic sorceress half-elf so yes, there's an issue of her mortality for either option but she could potentially find a way to make herself live longer and all that kinda stuff.

So it's just about what Astarion would probably want I guess. What do you guys think?

[tamrielhomes]

Tribunal Sermon Room

Player: @Caelnir

House: Saint Delyn Penthouse

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ESO Housing: Visiting Caelnir's Smuggling Harbour

Take the time to see this incredible build!!!

[ltleflrt]

I'm being very on brand today and having fantasies about Astarion in a bathtub with both of his boyfriends. Cael is sitting behind him, washing his hair, while Kes is straddling his hips, kissing him, writhing on his lap, causing water to splash over the edges of the tub. When Cael rinses the soap out of Astarion's hair, he tilts Astarion's head back onto his shoulder, stealing him from Kes, whispering into his his mouth how beautiful he is, letting Astarion nip his bottom lip and lick at the blood. They share a bloody kiss as Astarion comes inside Kes.

[ltleflrt]

My dearest boys! I commissioned @purgatory-jar to do some portraits of Caelnir and Kestrel, and they turned out beautifully! I love her work so much, everything she's ever made for me is my favorite ❤️

You can read all about them in The Sun, The Moon, and The Night

[ltleflrt]

Gale trying to impress Caelnir: I'm skilled in the magical and erotic art of incorporeal lovemaking. Most invigorating.

Astarion overhearing this: *loudly for half the camp to hear* yes, darling, but can you eat cunt?

Caelnir being aroace af: *has no idea they're competing for his affection*

[ltleflrt]

It's like he's looking at the failed perception check and he knows he rolled a 1 lol

[ltleflrt]

• Tav name/pic - Kestrel (redhead) and Caelnir (drow)

• Race - Kes is half sun elf, Cael is half drow.

• Class - Kes is a wild magic sorcerer, Cael is a bard/fighter.

• Backstory - They're half brothers who have the same human mother and different elven fathers. Cael is older and raised Kes after their mother died. Kes is a Harper, and Cael trained for the Order of the Silver Dark which is a group that helps drow and other underdark denizens escape to the surface. (thanks for letting me borrow the Order @joasakura!)

• Personality - Kes is optimistic, cheerful, flirty, diplomatic, and patient. Cael is sarcastic, protective, the Dad Friend who absolutely tells Dad Jokes, and sometimes a little bit too paranoid (he grew up in the underdark, it's survival instinct!)

• Who they're romancing - they're both romancing Astarion because they don't mind sharing, and they can take turns being bloodless lol... Kes is also romancing Halsin and the Emperor.

• An interesting hobby they have - Kes likes to cook because it feels like magic that won't backfire on him. Cael is a music nerd to the core.

Tav thread???  I wanna see em all.

• Tav name/pic

• Race

• Class

• Backstory

• Personality

• Who they're romancing

• An interesting hobby they have

[ltleflrt]

Astarion: Ugh, crushes are so dumb. Caelnir: I know. Whenever I'm near the person I like, I start acting stupid. Astarion: But you're always acting stupid? Caelnir: You're pretty fucking stupid too. Kestrel:… Kestrel: OH COME THE FUCK ON

[ltleflrt]

I saw @joasakura's post about her OC Dem's family and lineage and I decided it would be fun to do a post for his brothers, my OCs Kestrel and Caelnir 😁

Mother - Jayne Tav, human bard and Harper. Has an insatiable wanderlust and a weakness for sexy elves.

Caelnir's Father - Elamshim Mizzrune, Seldarine Drow and Paladin in the Order of the Silver Dark. He trains younglings who want to join the Order, and acts as a father figure for many orphans. Married to Jayne in the human tradition.

Kestrel's Father - Lurleath, a sun elf spy who might be from a noble family. His name might be a pseudonym. Jayne had a week long fling with him, and when she informed him later that she was pregnant, he denied the child was his then disappeared. Kestrel has never met him.

And the boys themselves! Caelnir and Kestrel Tav.

Bonus Big Brother Dem (he's adopted):

[ltleflrt]

The timing of this screenshot cracks me up so much. It's the failed perception check. Fucking hilarious lol

Caelnir is about to get a proper introduction to his boyfriend 💜

[ltleflrt]

Caelnir and Astarion having a chat 🥰

[ltleflrt]

The best thing about realizing that I can customize a hireling to look like one of my Tavs is that I can get this amazing screenshot with Caelnir, Astarion, and Kestrel all together 😍🥰

Shadowheart is the token girly at the gay club. Gurl, been there. SO much drama, but the music's great 😆