#durge x astarion x gortash

[morgana-ren]

So I and a dream that I was in BG as a companion of DU Tav. And there was implications of being stuck in a three way with him and Gortash. So I wrote it out. What I can remember anyway!

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"We were good friends you and I, a shame to be the only one who remembers. But no matter, memories will return in time," Gortash eyes flick to you and back to Tav. "Rather exciting, no? To relearn such wonders."

"I remember bits, feelings," Tav shifts his weight a little, moving half a step in front of you. "Some things, people, are familiar even if I can't quite place them."

"Like your charming companion here?"

"You know her?" Tav ignores him, blunt as usual, focusing on the way Gortash can't seem to keep his eyes off you.

"Hmm," it's an amused sound. "We know her."

You shift uneasily, Tav's sudden tension putting you on edge. 

"We do?" It's a question but not really. You know Tav knows you, even if the circumstances still evade you both.

"She hasn't told you?" The amusement is still strong in Gortash's voice, along with something else, something darker that has goosebumps prickling across your skin.

"She doesn't remember much before the tadpole either," Tav is running out of patience, his fingers flicking and twitching restlessly against his thigh. "This whole mysterious act is tedious. If you know something then say so."

There's a pause, Gortash watching you intently, eyes searching you as if looking for signs of lie. You open your mouth to speak but he cuts you off.

"She was yours," He's bitter, a slight edge to his voice. "a gift from your father, something you wanted beyond anything else apparently." He waves his hand dismissively, obviously unimpressed with Tav's choice of reward.

"Mine?" Tav sounds a little bewildered, but you don't speak up, a knot of panic growing in your chest. You feel dread, fear, as confused as Tav sounds there's something horrid in your heart that's telling you Gortash is not lying. "A... lover?"

He sounds so incredulous that if you weren't suddenly filled with the need to run you might have laughed.

"A lover? Occasionally. more like.... a pet," Gortash smiles, but it's not friendly, his teeth bright and sharp, and its so familiar you feel sick. "Bound to you, dark magic etc etc," he tilts his head. "Such a bond snapped, broken, would be traumatic I imagine. I suppose it would make sense that she doesn't remember either."

You're going to be sick. Bile rising in the back of your throat. "Liar." It comes out hoarse, meek and Gortash gaze flicks to you so fast you almost bite you tongue with how quickly you shut your mouth. That foreign distant voice in the back of your head chiding you for speaking without permission. It makes your lip curl in disgust, why are you thinking such a thing. "He's lying T, you can't seriously believe him!"

"And you? We were close,-" Tav hesitates, but ignores your outburst and that feeling of dread growing in your stomach blooms fully. A feeling of something ending, an oddly familiar misery seems to settle in your bones. "...friends?"

"It is novel to see you so shy to speak your mind," Gortash's smile is different as faces your friend, it's not hungry, not promising pain and torment but fond. "We were close, yes."

Tav sighs, shifting again, although this time he turns sideways slightly, no longer protecting you but more keeping you in his sights, like he knows you're thinking of running. "Again, tedious. Tell me or I'm taking the stone and my charming companion and leaving."

"Still an impatient brat. I'm glad some things haven't changed," Gortash reaches out, thumb brushing over a smear of blood across Tav's cheek and you see it. Not the violent rejection you were hoping for but instead the barest twitch of movement as he leans into Gortash's touch. "We were going to rule together," Gortash's voice drops to a whisper and you whimper in pain and surprise as Tav's hand snaps backwards, grabbing tight hold of your wrist. "We were friends Bhaalspawn. Partners, lovers. We shared-," There's a brief pause, Gortash's eyes flicking over to you. "We shared everything."

Ooh, I love it! Dreams can be the best, can't they?

Gods I love Gortash. Him and my pasty vampire boy and Halsin. Whew.

[kawareo]

Look, at least he tried

I feel like this would've happened if the situation was just a little bit less urgent lol

[panksage]

Emperor is the funniest guy.

[taygra5shaon]

he taste like shit. 🩸

Fix-it AU

one comment made me think what would happen if Astarion brought my Durge to Cazaldor before the main story.

[amaranthsynthesis]

finding that note from pre-lobotomy durge in the illithid colony and then meeting Gortash for the 'first' time........ is it my taste or Ballast's that sucks. don't answer that. it isn't a slut playthrough if you aren't really committed to digging them all out of the grout between the narrative's tiles.

(when your bitchy queen of a bf meets your bitchy goth ex)

also:

[bhaalsbabe]

BG3 characters and their approach to eating you out on your period

MDNI, 18+ content below!

They would eat you out like you're their last meal, and the fact that you're bleeding makes them even crazier about it. They love the taste of your blood, and when it's mixed with the sweet juices of your excitement, they go absolutely feral. They will bite your surrounding areas too - you're not going to be bleeding only from your cunt, but your thighs and belly too. Every time they break your skin with their teeth, they suck at the wound, drawing more blood and making their mark on you more visible. And then they go back to devouring your pussy, playing with your clit to make you release more of that delicious nectar. They could go down at you all night... And once they're done, with your blood and cum smeared all over their chin, they'll smirk, and, while making eye contact with you, they'll clean the mess you've made on their face with their hands that they'll lick clean.

Astarion, Lae'zel, Durge, Orin, Halsin, Nere

They're hesitant at first, not finding it disgusting per say, just unsure if they'll find it as enjoyable as you. Still, after the first few tentative licks, they start to relax. They do not thrive on the coppery taste of blood but rather on your reactions to their tongue and sucking - all the noises and involuntary movements you make. They eat you out diligently, making sure you're fully satisfied. Their hands keep exploring your body too, they want you to feel loved. By the time they're done, which depends on how much you're enjoying yourself, they're a panting mess too, ready to do more with you, if you're willing.

Gale, Karlach, Wyll, Zevlor, Isobel, Dammon

They'll gladly do it, just because they enjoy having control over you and when they eat you out, bleeding or not, that's exactly what they're getting. They don't mind sipping your blood, they'll even tease you about the taste, offering you a kiss so you can try it yourself. They'll make you feel embarrassed for how big of a mess you'll turn into, and they'll make you beg for all of your orgasms. They'll show you no mercy and if you weren't so far gone, you'd notice they're really enjoying themselves too. They wouldn't mind turning this into a monthly thing.

Shadowheart, Gortash, Raphael, Volo, Haarlep, Aylin, Minthara

[steelsartcorner]

BG3 Comic: An Unwelcome Surprise

(Be forewarned: Dark Urge Act 3 Spoilers. Post is tagged. Click “read more” for the full comic.)

I always find myself wondering about the side conversations that must happen between the other characters while your PC is busy talking to the plot point givers.

[roughlytwentytwofrogs]

There is an issue in this community with misstagged fics on AO3, specifically in the FxF tags. I don't know if it's going to reach the actual people or not but I'm still going to put this here:

A lot of MxM and FxM are tagging FxF ships in the main relationship category despite the ship itself only being written in the background.

Which is a problem because when you go into your ship tag to find fics of your ship, a ridiculous amount of them are off topic. And while yes you can lower that amount significantly by filtering and tag exclusion, AO3 has a built in feature that is made to avoid this.

I am going to use the Shadowzel tag for that because it's the most popular FxF ship on there and it's also one of the most misstagged rn. As of right now, there is 607 fics in the Shadowzel tag without filter. If you restrict the search to only include FxF, you are down to 397 fics. That is more than a third gone!

And it gets rid of some shadowzel content as well, so it's either you filter that out or you have to scroll through a tag where 1 out of 3 fics are about Astarion, Gale, Halsin, etc instead of the ship you looked up.

If your fic, let's take for example a Tav x Astarion, has either consistent mention of Shadowheart x Lae'zel, the most popular wlw ship, or has them in the background as support characters, or even just mentions them as a funny little wink and you want to make sure your readers know they are in here, you do not use the relationship tag! You go down to the additional tags and add "Minor Lae'zel/Shadowheart (Baldur's Gate)".

Unless the pairing you are tagging is the main focus or have a significant role and spotlight on them, you should not use the relationship tag! It clogs the feed for no reason, AO3 is not a website where you have to advertise your posts to the most tags possible.

Adding a visual for clarity:

[misschizuchi]

Don't worry, he's into that.

Changed a few things in her appearance for reasons that are might be horny or not, but how would you know ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[sinizade]

Izveta Noquar

Class: Rogue

Dark Urge (Evil but "redeemed")

Romance: Astarion (Ascended)

Besties: Why does she need friends if she has her own company? (Shadowheart is her bestie)

Being the youngest adopted daughter of the prestigious Noquar family in Menzoberranzan, Izveta was able to surpass the matriarch's biological daughters in any aspect, battles or manipulations. The drow had a natural talent for killing ever since she first held a weapon, the family's only concern about the girl was her constant conversations with a butler who seemed like only she could see, but often some other drow could see a small shadow next to her, almost as if whispering in her ear.

Her first love was the first person Izveta killed, a handsome young elf with beautiful green eyes almost the same age as her who was given to her as a gift by her mother. The young drow really thought he loved her the way she loved him, but she discovered the hard way that it was all just cruel manipulation for him to try to kill her and escape... What he didn't expect was that it would be a trigger for something cruel and bloodthirsty to awaken in Izveta who hunted him like an animal and slit his throat completely, leaving him unrecognizable...

Izveta ended up finding out from her butler that her sisters planned to kill her to reduce the matriarch's chances of choosing Izveta to replace her as head of the family. The young drow, possessed by anger and a feeling of betrayal, slew her sisters, showing them both to her mother like a trophy, but she didn't react as Izveta expected... The woman who raised her all her life tried to kill her and was once again overcome by hatred, Izveta killed her own mother, afraid of the reaction of the other drow, she fled to the surface where her butler constantly talks about a place she could actually consider a real home, where she would be accepted and loved for who she truly is

Getting used to the surface culture was one of the biggest difficulties for Izveta, not having males to satisfy her whims or soldies to do as she commanded was a reality check. The males on the surface were not as submissive and obedient as those who served her in Menzoberranzan and this ended up involving her in several fights in the places where she managed to stay, but it wasn't long until she finally found that place her butler talked about, her home, The Temple of Bhaal, the Lord of Murder... Her father. She didn't like her father's temple, it wasn't quite what she imagined as she thought it would be something grand like a castle or a fortress, but it fit with the cliche "I am a homicidal God"

Baldur's Gate was truly a lovely city, so full of light and life, Izveta simply loved walking through the dark alleys looking for some clueless person who would follow her wherever she took them, so that was when she met that dark-haired human man who He wasn't looking at her with fear, but curiosity and even perhaps admiration? Izveta didn't know for sure, but receiving that look after so long made her interested in knowing more about this human, knowing more about this "Enver Gortash"

The years after meeting Enver seemed to improve her mood. Izveta might have loved killing, feeling the hot blood on her hands, but she loved even more being pampered, receiving gifts, ordering and having her carpices supplied whenever she wanted and Enver made a point of doing all of this for her, giving some small gifts like rings, necklaces, masks... Izveta LOVES masks. Even though vanity is not something much used either in the Bhaal temple or by his followers, Izveta always loved simply beautifying herself, makeup, big jewelry, hairstyles for her long white hair, she loved spending minutes and even hours just beautifying herself with makeup or the blood of someone she killed. Enver managed to make her see him as an equal, not just an equal, a potential partner both with this strange plan with a "brain" and in bed, he had a thirst in his eyes, a thirst for her and she would quench that thirst every time he begged for her...

For some reason, losing her memories, even if it caused a certain frustration, at the same time caused relief... Being able to recreate her story without memories of the past to worry about

Some may think that Izveta redeemed herself by denying her "family heritage" by denying Bhaal, but her wave of chaos was just beginning. Astarion may think he controls her, that she is his beautiful spawn waiting only to receive orders from her lord, but something he doesn't even suspect is that he is right in the palm of her hand... A little flattery, a few whispers in his ear, a few touches on his chest and he does exactly what she wants and when she wants, he may not feel anything anymore or maybe feel, but the memories of the love he once felt for her are what give her power. Being a Bhaalspawn may have its advantages, but having the control of an ascended vampire lord was much better and as a vampire spawn everything is even more delicious, an eternity delighting in the death of whoever she wants and without any consequences... No There's nothing more she wants

Some extra information about Izveta

She loves white, she loves seeing the white of her clothes stained with blood, she loves seeing how her skin is highlighted while wearing white, she simply loves the color white.

She felt a little sorry for Orin, her little blood kin might be a kinda crazy, but she wasn't a bad person... At least not before her mother tried to kill her.

The only bad thing about denying her "father" was losing Sceleritas... Her butler, her true father... one of the few creatures she truly felt affection for

[inkyquince]

Okay so maybe in just brain rotted... And I am BUT.

Love interests fucking GRABBING the dark urge for a kissy after the meeting with gortash. Man's turning up the rizz and flexing his stubble and eye bags and his anti-anxiety robe and his voice is low and seductive as he calls the durge an old *friend*.

Like, Karlach wouldn't even wait to be out of the room. Not even take a few steps away. Fully turn to you, grab you by the shoulders and fucking LIFT you up to plant a big smooch on you. Much to Gortash's bemusement and horror tbf. And the rest of the court's.

Gale would be more subtle, stepping close as you head towards the stairs and quickly press a kiss to your cheek with a soft smile. No way anyone would think it's a platonic look of adoration, even if his stomach is still twisting with the revelation that it was YOUR actions that led to this.

Astarion? Yeah, your conversation wouldn't have even ended before he's doing his slutty lil lean against you, resting his chin on your shoulder, still seemingly fully absorbed into the conversation. After it ends, he presses a kiss to your neck and idly follows after you, bemused by his own spark of annoyance at Gortash and his reaction to it. Mostly just exasperated by it though.

Wyll is filled with outrage for his father, for karlach and now for you. The implications seeped in Gortash's words and yet when you had joined up with the group, you had been left in the trash heaped, bloodied and stricken with amnesia. He's disgusted. So on the way out, he takes another look at his father and then slips his hands into yours. Raises it and gently kisses your knuckles on the way out. Even some of the court coo at the cute, gentlemanly gesture. Gortash looks mildly grossed out and Wyll takes that win, even with the prospect of meeting back up with Mizora in a few seconds.

Lae'zel would bare her teeth at him, smack his down and break his face in, if.... Well, if everything else wasn't going on right now, and it would upset the tin soldiers. So she settles for the next best thing, as resentment and possessiveness curl her tongue. Just gripping your waist and pulling you closer should do it. But she must add in a quick, harsh bite to your lower lip. Yknow, just in case.

Shadowheart? Gods, to make it clear, she's dying to press you against the wall and slide a thigh against your crotch, but yknow. Polite company. So instead she just slips her arm around yours, pulls you closer and whisper into your ear. Looks more salacious than it is, as she whispers that your past isn't who you are now and then drops a kiss to your earlobe. But it should to the trick.

Halsin isn't an envious creature. He really isn't. This man wouldn't care about your current other partners, so why should he care about past ones? Potential past parents, nonetheless. But, he'd never turn down the chance to pull his love close, especially in front of the man that caused all this trouble to begin with. Pull you close and tuck you into his side, maybe even kiss your temple.

Gortash? Gortash has missed his favourite assassin. He's waited for you, even with Orin hissing about your demise, and he never truly believed that such a piece of subpar, inbred Bhaalspawn could compare to you. The one who stole the Crown, the one who helped mastermind, the one who your father had chosen first. So what in the world was your little fan thinking? After a sweet, pleasant conversation, to start to paw at you? A fool no doubt. They might have gotten a few lovely weeks with you, but he had been with you for far longer, and he was finished waiting. No, he didn't see them being a problem.

[kawareo]

Flashbacks to old times

Based on this post by @animentality that for some reason took my art block and saved me

anyway i love torturing this shitty old man my beloved

[panksage]

I use Gortash as a prop to bully my durge for his crimes.

[taygra5shaon]

The bargain: charm N20⚡

How to threat without danger your enemies:

Use a duplication spell on Gale.

[primopinku]

uhh au where Astarion is the ex?

I've been listening to Madonna's Take a Bow and I wanted to do some angst.

ALSO THIS LINE IN THE SONG!?

"One lonely star (One lonely star you don't know who you are)"

[charliethechandelure]

Stuff (I like my new way of sketching)