#holds astarion and halsin

[feelboss]

something something sun and moon symbolism something something

[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 ❤️

[sweatandwoe]

I think the funniest bg3 thing is Astarion trying to actively dislike kids in act 1 to getting his personal autonomy and hope back to act 3 where if you think about hurting kids in any capacity he'd kill you

Man got memed to oblivion about being an asshole to kids only to go full dad mode in act 3

[verawhisk]

*tear rolls down my cheek* i love these little gay bitches so much

[s4ndg3m]

my bg3 character, sepher, who is of course a red dragonborn barbarian berzerker. initially i wanted to romance that vampire twink but instead lae'zel has romanced ME. (very politely adds polyamory mod to game)

[funeralprocessor]

Anyone else find they way they implemented Halsin kind of irritating? You save the man's life, save the grove, potentially out a traitor in his midst, and his response is to unhelpfully loiter in your camp until you do yet another favor for him. He insists on coming with you, only to chill in your camp gormlessly while you go fight the shadow curse. And if you don't do his special little errand, at the end of act 2 he just fucks off forever. It kind of makes him seem like a selfish dickhead.

Like Minthara may be a stone cold bitch in many ways, but you rescue her and she's fucking ride or die basically immediately. You saved her, you have common goals (or at least common enemies), and the world is at stake, so she rightly decides that helping you is her best bet. Meanwhile Bear Meatslab, the ostensible "good" option between the two, will not only let his allies and rescuers rot in the shadow while he kicks up his heels at *their* camp but also abandon them to face a world ending threat. Just because you didn't prioritize his needs.

[violacee]

Halsin: Why are you two holding hands?

Tav: He was nervous-

Astarion: I’M NOT NERVOUS

Halsin: …do you want me to hold your other-?

Astarion, grabbing his hand: Yes

[iamapoopmuffin]

What if we adopted Arabella and/or Yenna together? Haha just kidding...unless?

[tavyliasin]

Call this one an experiment in a little something different, darlings~

We all have hard days, and some harder than most. So, perhaps a few words of comfort from some of our most beloved characters.

I may expand on these later to be fuller pieces of comfort, but only if that's something people feel they'd wish to see. So do let me know if it should go on my list, for more with these characters and additions of other favourites too~ I can probably so a short piece from anyone, given a little time to get under their skin and find their motivation/voice.

There's going to be some mild tw/cw for mental health, mention of scars, and subtle implications of pain/hurt/etc.

Astarion: "Darling, look into my eyes. That's right, keep your focus right here. Listen to my voice, breathe slowly. No more tears alone, love, you are a light in my endless night and I shall not let your flame burn low. You and I, we are more than the scars we never should have earned, and we are certainly far stronger than any blade or bow that has ever tried to take us down. You still do not believe it? You are here, living and breathing, despite all of your worst days.  Now, one day at a time, darling, one foot in front of the other. No stumble can erase how far you have come." 

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Halsin: "I am here, my heart, what do you need? No shadow curse or vile beast can reach you from within my arms, no force of nature can tear you from them either. Take all the time you need, my love, I will not leave. Your tears are your strength, not your shame. Let me teach you of all I see within you, your boundless potential proving the acorn can become the oak. I see how you shelter others with your leaves, so let us - let me - hold you through the storm. Your boughs may bend but they will not break." 

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Abdirak: "You endure your pain so well Dear One, but you must stop believing you deserve it. Pain is a gift, it can be loving, and deliver that love to Loviatar. But it must never break, it must not be delivered without purpose. Do not be so foolish as to believe your own hand is purpose enough. Let me show you the right pains, Dear One, the pain that can heal you. No others shall be permitted to taint the art that is you with sullied brushes." 

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Raphael: "Little Mouse, you have set quite the trap for yourself, haven't you? Need I remind you exactly who you made a deal with? No. I shall not permit our agreement to be tainted, not by any insignificant insect that would dare to sting my prey. Do not look so forlorn, Little Mouse, your nickname is not an insult. You might be in the presence of a cat, and you would do well to remember that little fact, but a mouse can be swift, cunning, and survive against impossible odds. That is why I trust you, and no other, to bring me what I want most. It is why I offer you a deal that is almost entirely in your favour - no other could expect such generosity, Little Mouse, so keep that in mind. You are my favourite client, and I shall let none break you. Not even yourself."

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Haarlep: "Ah my Little Thief, you wish to steal yourself away? No, I shall not have that. How bold you were to look me in the eye and to broker your own deal! I could have killed you the moment you stepped into my abode uninvited, but that, Little Thief, would have been such a terrible waste. You noticed, did you not? When I saw you, when I truly saw you, that I did not see just a body stood brazenly staring me down without a scrap of cloth to cover you. I saw potential, so very much delicious potential. Come now, lie back, tell your dear Haarlep what troubles you, and I shall erase every last one from your mind."

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A bonus, from Tavylia Sin, to one and all.

Tavylia: "Hello, darling. I see you, I really do. I can see how tightly you hold on, how easily the little hope you cling to can slip through your fingers. I know you may never read this, I know you may never hear it, but perhaps someone else like you will read this instead and that will be enough. You are too unkind to yourself, even as you show endless understanding and patience to those around you. They love you, darling, they cherish you even when you don't hear it. I know you need to hear it , though, and I don't begrudge you the comfort of soft words. Just...remember them, love. Remember every moment you were heard, every time you were adored just the way you are, and know those feelings are still there. A heart of love is not emptied by a single moment of you not believing in yourself, your worth is not measured by what you provide. Your worth is within yourself. I see it, others do too. Take comfort, darling, you are never ever alone. I am with you, near or far, and my love for you will not fade. If you cannot believe in yourself for now, trust that we believe in you. Rest, love, the dawn brings a new day and you are always a pleasant part of mine."

[svartalfhild]

I can't stop thinking about the heroic endgame of BG3 and how you've killed the Netherbrain and freed everyone of tadpoles, but you get only a few seconds to enjoy that freedom before the Netherbrain begins plummeting from the sky. I'm obsessed with that moment of saving everyone and then knowing that the cost will probably very soon be your life and the lives of the friends you brought with you as you all fall to the ground.

I have this image in my mind of Tav and their friends looking at each other and not being able to sense each other's thoughts and feelings anymore but knowing each other well enough by then to not need to, to see the gratitude and the grief on each other's faces, and they just hold onto each other while the brain goes down, maybe even say a few emotional words or shed a few tears. I imagine even Lae'zel wouldn't say no to a strong clasping of hands in that moment, if you've befriended or romanced her.

And then, by a stroke of luck, the brain lists and falls into the water, allowing all of you to live.

It's some Frodo And Sam At The End Of All Things shit, y'all, and I will never be over it.

[sunnibits]

hello I would like to present my newest update idea for bg3 which is that if you’ve romanced a companion then whenever you go to take a long rest the sleeping animation updates so that you’re cuddling whoever you’ve romanced okay that is all goodnight

[moltensmusings]

Concept: elf tav who is just under 300, all of her children died as adventurers or guards. Her husband and her became vastly different people in the wake of all the grief. They havent spoken in years, incapable of existing around each other before breaking down. The journey after the crash she keeps seeing shadows her kids in the various party members and as such she desperately wants to help them. Save them in ways she couldn't for her own children. A pillar of love and guidance because her children may be gone, but she will always be a mother.

[ofwraithsandwords]

Blacklisting and blocking people who don’t have anything worthwhile to say about any of the BG3 group characters, origin or otherwise, is the best way to curate your experience tbh.

[sharoscylla]

Get loved and cherished, idiot

(Setup to a joke: hey what’s harder than convincing Ripley Savage that she deserves to be loved and cared for?)

>:3c

Doing it the second time after shar erases her memories of the first time

[invinciblerodent]

on a lighter note than most of today, I've kinda been amusing myself by thinking about which companion would be the best dancer, because there's definitely a case to be made for pretty much everyone

so far my thinking is that

- if it involves improvisation OR done as a Display, it's Wyll (incredible CHA and performance)

- if there's someone around to copy and/or one-up, it's Astarion (absurd DEX and acrobatics)

- if it's a slow number that doesn't involve a lot of moving around but DOES involve prolonged, intense eye contact, it's Gale (need I say it, he has proficiency in romance)

- if it's done in some tavern/at some party, with a crowd that's like one spilled beer from a bar fight, AND the goal is essentially to have loud, wild fun while feeling each other up, it's Karlach

but sound off

[pinacoladamatata]

Still absolutely over the moon about Astarion's romance arc because from the fucking get go I imagined my little spider of a Tav was trying to seduce him into a tactical alliance (bc she needs allies. Immoral ones) and now we've got Astarion trying to seduce Tav into a tactical alliance and I've got both of them going "wait. No. Uno Reverse! Bitch!"

So by act 2 they're both like hmm okay I actually would be upset if you died. Let's actually watch each others backs. We're a team. And you're funny so...

By act 3 they're comfortably "friends" and everyone but them realizes these two go everywhere together getting into all kinds of trouble and laughing about it. They're besties. They're in love. They refuse to acknowledge it. Two peas 🫒 (I don't have a pea emoji so just pretend w these limes pls)