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4. Eating/Cooking Together
Pairing: Shadowheart x Halsin x Tav. Tav isn't described, and uses no pronouns.
Warnings: A teeny bit of angst, but they're all happy.
Word count: 1.3k
It's all just fluff. Fluff fluff fluff. Thanks to @kelandrin for the lovely BG3 Pride Prompts! (Link to that post here) (Dividers here)
The sun was grazing the horizon when the door to Chateau Buttercup was gently pushed open to reveal a form waddling through the barn with a stack of boxes too tall to carry with any ease.
“Halsin?” a voice called out from behind the boxes. “I brought the – oof!” The boxes would have fallen comically into Buttercup's stall, had there not been a wall of elf blocking the path. A rough chuckle and relief of the top three boxes revealed a tall, broad-shouldered Halsin wearing nothing but trousers, sandals, and the remnants of Buttercup’s thorough grooming. He easily hefted the three boxes up and over into the empty stall next door, following up with the second three a moment later, leaving Tav’s arms blissfully empty and sore.
“Thank you, my heart, for helping me with this little surprise.” He opened his arms for a hug. Tav leaned back and made a face, gesturing to the leftover cow hair. Halsin laughed heartily, brushed himself off with a casual aire, and then leaned forward to place a kiss at Tav’s temple. He took care not to shed more Buttercup onto Tav than was necessary for the contact. “I’ll take care of the rest of this,” gesturing to the boxes now well hidden behind the faded red wood of the stall. “Why don’t you go and make sure she doesn’t come out here while I work.”
Tav nodded, bent forward for one more temple kiss, and then hurried out the front of the small barn. It was easy enough to find Shadowheart this time of day — sundown was often a time where her mother could reliably remember herself. Shadowheart had taken to sitting at the foot of her mother’s lounging chair, allowing the older woman to run her hands through her daughter's silvery hair. Sometimes Tav would stand in the doorway, just watching as Emmeline carefully braided colored ribbons; Shadowheart would wear them with pride until they fell out of their own accord or her mother insisted on trying a new hairstyle. Sometimes Emmeline would sit back in her chair and Shadowheart would read to her, other times Emmeline would tell her of happy times before the influence of Shar broke their family apart. Arnell would often leave during the latter evenings, the knowledge of those lost years too much to bear in front of their new family.
Tonight was a reading night, Shadowheart had climbed up into the chair with her mother and the two were snuggled, carefully perched on the extra wide armchair. The book was “Nimoneon’s Fantastic Adventures”, which let the two of them choose their way through the story. Shadowheart was endlessly amused by how often her mother chose the same pathways, because they had read often enough that they both knew the story by heart — and Emmeline would always pick the ending where Nimoneon found his true love and rode off into the sunset.
Tav took the long way around their modest cottage, stopping to place a kiss on both women’s cheeks, before seeking out Arnell in the kitchen. He was busily stirring a pot of something that smelled extraordinarily delicious; it reminded Tav of the tomato stew that Yenna had made one night in the Elfsong. Arnell looked up with a smile and pointed at the vegetables still on the counter waiting to be added. The carrots and squash still needed chopping, and after a brief question on how Arnell wanted it done, Tav set to work. Tav also kept a careful ear out into the main room, ensuring that Shadowheart’s beautiful voice was still carrying through the cottage — and not interrupting Halsin’s carefully laid out plans.
Thirty minutes later, Arnell announced to the room that dinner was ready, and Tav left the kitchen to gather the rest of the family to the table. Halsin needed five more minutes, so Tav took the time to make sure that the table was perfectly set, Emmeline and Shadowheart’s wine glasses full, and both women happily chatting about which choice they would make after dinner when they settled back into their peace. Arnell and Tav happily served the table, as Halsin entered the cottage with fresh clothes and hair still wet from rinsing off the day’s work.
The stew was delicious, but Shadowheart’s eyes became more and more glazed over as the meal progressed. Tav and Halsin both noticed; Tav’s hand was on her thigh and Halsin’s on her back as her eyes welled with tears. She was clearly confused as to what brought on the sudden increase of emotions, and Tav looked to Arnell who was gently smiling at his daughter.
“This was the meal you always asked for on your nameday, my sweet,” he said gently. “I’m glad to see you remember it.”
“I do,” Shadowheart said, with a small sob. “But there’s something missing, something sweet and crunchy and —”
“The bread rolls that your nanna used to make,” Emmeline interjected with a smile. “She made them with the local flour and added a touch of honey to the dough. Unfortunately those we lost when she passed, but she would be so happy to know that her rolls were something you remembered!”
Shadowheart burst into tears, reaching an arm over Tav’s shoulder and pulling Tav close. Halsin pulled both hands from the meal and used them to rub soothing circles into her back. It took a couple minutes but Shadowheart pulled herself together and wiped the tears away with the back of her hands. Arnell reached across the table and tossed a handkerchief, which she caught readily and finished cleaning away the mess that had been brought about by such happy memories. Tav and Halsin shared a worried glance, but it was quickly remedied when Shadowheart burst up from the table and ran to her father with a new set of tears.
“Thank you, thank you, thank you,” she cried into his shoulder. Emmeline couldn’t help herself either, blowing her nose noisily into her own cloth. A few more moments passed before — “Wait,” she said, her head poking up from the embrace. “You said that I asked for this on my nameday? Why did you make it today?”
“Oh, my sweet,” Halsin said sadly under his breath, shaking his head. Both Halsin and Tav stood, Halsin leaving the room quickly and Tav helping Shadowheart stand and return to her chair.
“My darling,” Tav stated gently, kneeling at her feet. “It is your nameday.”
Shadowheart’s eyes glanced about to her mother and father, who nodded. A smile began to grow, turning into a toothy grin and another series of tears left her eyes. “Kythorn 3,” she laughed. “With my propensity towards the dramatic, I would have bet I was a winter baby!” The table laughed along with her, and distracted her long enough for Halsin to enter with his and Tav’s gift in tow. He placed it gently in the space where the side table had been (Tav lied very convincingly that the side table never fit with the decor, and Shadowheart allowed its removal).
Tav took Shadowheart by the shoulders and turned her to face an exquisite carving of the five of them, their beautiful found family, holding each other around a small opening, which was currently empty. It seemed as if a candle might fit, but Shadowheart knew better. Tav held onto her tightly from behind as she gestured a gentle incantation, a small call to Selûne, and a wisp of moonlight flickered into being above the circle of their love.
“Happy Nameday, Shadowheart,” Tav said, clutching her tighter. Halsin’s arms wrapped around them both, kissing the top of their heads. Arnell wrapped an arm around Emmeline, kissing her temple as well. Shadowheart closed her eyes and leaned into the warmth of her partners, once again eternally grateful to be home.
#bg3#bg3 pride#bg3 pride prompts#shadowheart#shadowheart bg3#bg3 shadowheart#bg3 halsin#halsin bg3#halsin silverbough#halsin x shadowheart x tav#shadowheart x halsin x tav#poly relationship#poly#tav is not described#tav uses no pronouns#bg3 fluff
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doctors hate her its part 9 of horrible bg3 memes i drew on paint
part: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15
#we are nearing the end but to be honest not by much I really made a lot these past few months lmao. I think this part 9 has a lot of bangers#my wife CAN stab me a little. I do not care.#My tav uses they/he pronouns hes name is Melodic Black Metal! Thats all#thats not even close to all but all you need for this post. lmao#bg3#baldur's gate 3#bg3 text posts#bg3 meme#Gale bg3#Gale Dekarios#Astarion#Shadowheart#Lae'zel#Halsin#Halsin bg3#tavstarion#Melo posting#Melodic Black Metal bg3#Shadowzel#bibegnini#bg3 posting
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I do really appreciate bg3 having neutral pronouns/the ability to use whatever pronouns regardless of appearance but it's really amusing to me when enemies or npcs I never met gender my tav correctly it feels like this
#like shadowheart right at the start of the game referring to my tav as them#i think its bc irl im so used to ppl just. referring to me as my presenting gender#i guess for the companions it kind of makes sense maybe the tadpole mentally protects ur pronouns to them#projects*#bg3
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{Edited some details}
Well here’s the silly little comic strip….tbc-question-mark
It's canon that Nox is genuinely a sweetheart outside of battle, tries to help anyone and everyone and never gets violent or aggressive. But as SOON as they enter battle and get hurt… they forget about everything and become a living lightning storm that just rains hell on enemies until they all die, and he regains his senses, immediately turning to his companions and frantically checking if everyone’s ok. Astarion was probably a little shocked, but also probably respected it just a little bit.
Also ignore the sketchy lines on Astarion in the first panel, they were on the same layer and I didn’t wanna erase my linework, therefore they shall exist together.
#balders gate 3#bg3#baldur's gate 3#bg3 tav#bg3 astarion#astarion#my tav#bg3 fanart#also my tav uses he/they pronouns#I need to play bg3#and draw more of it#completely normal desires as a human who plays bg3#my life is….bg3#and yes my tav is a lightning based magic user#tav nox
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whatever else I might be disappointed about in veilguard, I can't wait to make my Rook the most non-binary little fucker in Thedas
#they gave me they/them pronouns and by GOD I WILL USE THEM#i have like 5 different tavs/durges in bg3 and all of them use they/them pronouns. because i can#and itll be the same with my rooks#some of them might be they/he or they/she#but not a binary fucker to be seen#(gonna make at least 1 rook for every LI probably eventually lmao)#dragon age#juno talks#datv#dragon age the veilguard
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transfem tavros truthers rise RISE I SAY
#I GOT SO EXCITED READING THE PART ABT TAV BECOMING A BRONZE FAIRY BUT STILL USING SHE HER PRONOUNS#GOING INSANE OVER THESE CRUMBS THANK YOU JAMESSSS#homestuck 2#upd8#upd8 spoilers#tavros nitram#transfem tavros nitram
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Some sketches of my Tav, Yeric! I headcanon that Astarion isn't comfortable to cuddle with (pointy!) but its worth it to hold that man
#astarion#baldur's gate 3#bg3 tav#astarion x tav#tavstarion#myart#tav yeric#WANNA HOLD THAT MAN SO BAD#UGH#intimacy save me my good friend intimacy#Yeric is trans btw I use mostly he pronouns for him but he does use both he/they
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🌙 ROBIN | ZARIEL TIEFLING | CIRCLE OF THE MOON
O hunter, snare me his shadow O nightingale, catch me his strain Else moonstruck with music and madness I track him in vain
#bg3#baldur's gate 3#bg3 spoilers#bg3edit#vgedit#gamingedit#dailygaming#videogameedit#miyku#userwolfkissed#userdekarios#mikaeled#oc: robin#zariel tiefling#bg3 oc#bg3 tav#he uses he/him pronouns btw!
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The Vampire Ascended and His Consort, date 1492-1493 DR, artist unknown
guess who forgot how much he hates paintinggggg <- this fucking guy.
#astarion#baldur's gate 3#baldurs gate astarion#bg3 fanart#bg3#bg3 astarion#ascended astarion#bg3 tav#baldurs gate tav#baldurs gate fanart#bg3 tav: nissa#kai.jpg#ok to rb / id#nissa uses he/him pronouns btw <3#they are fucked up yaoi but nissa is clueless. astarion is aware but doesnt care. love wins.#they Are both evil tho. smile.
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bg3's character creator's super limited face options are so lame though. not only do they cause everyone's unmodded tavs and durges to look the same, but all the npcs share the same basic faces too. and you can just find your own player character's face on a random npc. i'm on my second playthrough and i'm so sick of seeing the same generic faces everywhere and recognizing who they "belong" to (=some specific npc that my brain has decided "owns" the face).
i can understand recycling faces for some random npcs that just speak one line, but the characters that return in almost every act and are tied to specific quests should have more unique features. it's kinda funny that zevlor is one of the lucky few with an unique face, but seems like his act 3 storyline didn't even make it properly to the game.
i also have to mention that as a woman, i'm disappointed how little variation there are in the options for "female" faces. apart from maybe few half-orc options, they are all really stereotypically feminine faces and generally just really pretty, even with the makeup removed. i always want to create a more butch/androgynous looking woman and there's not many options for that in the game.
i have seen similar (well, opposite?) opinions about the "male" faces too. they are all quite masculine, almost comically so! the people in charge of creating these face presets seem to have had a pretty narrow and traditional view of what women and men should look like. it's really disappointing for a game released in 2023, not to mention for a game that allows the player to choose non-binary/other for the player character's gender. despite that choice being there, you kinda have to choose between masculine or feminine face, there's not much room for middle ground.
#baldur's gate 3#bg3 txt#bg3 critical#i'm using the terms female and male very loosely btw lol#fem and masc didn't seem fitting in this context when i use feminine and masculine as adjectives to describe the faces' features#but the point is that the game basically just gives you two options with most of the races#do you want to look like a stereotypical man or a stereotypical woman#like yeah you can change the genitals and pronouns but that's about it#especially since even the clothes change to more revealing if you choose the 'female' body type#anyway i'm lucky that only maybe 3 tiefling npcs share my tav's face#which probably means my tav is lil bit ugly lmaoo#also congrats to rolan for having an unique face AND a full storyline that starts from beginning of act 1#and if everything goes well finishes at the final battle
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Hey tumblr bg3 fandom, can we make it a fandom custom to tag gender for Tav and Durge, please?
#astarion#gale dekarios#wyll ravengard#karlach#lae'zel#shadowheart#halsin#bg3#bg3 tav#bg3 durge#bg3 dark urge#i can't always tell!#unless you're using their pronouns in the caption
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part: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15
,part 5
of bg3 memes i made on paint
#the wyll one is like my fav...where are you my fellow wyll fans lets gooooo#bard tav name is Melodic Black Metal pronouns he/they I am still using my mind powers to make you love my son#bg3#baldur's gate 3#wyll#wyll ravengard#bg3 wyll#bg3 tav#bg3 tav bard#bg3 bard#Astarion#bg3 astarion#Melo posting#bg3 Melodic Black Metal#Minthara#bg3 Minthara#bg3 text posts#bg3 meme#bg3 oc#astarion x tav#bibegnini#bg3 posting
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But think of what I offer! The vastness of eternity at our fingertips, the Weave to explore...you would really prefer me as I am?
#baldur's gate 3#bg3#bg3edit#gamingedit#gale dekarios#gale of waterdeep#gale x tav#doomed.gifs#my gifs#virl tav#my ocs#its my oc therefore i must make my own creations#anyways. absolutely enamored with this scene in particular for virl being partial illithid#have a lot of thoughts about them and gale rn. brain full#also virl uses they/them pronouns and is nonbinary ftr ~
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that one bozo who made the gender swapped dame aylin mod: it's unrealistic for minorities to exist in this game because it's supposed to take place in medieval europe!!!!
aasimar, vampires, devils, and dragons aside....
bg3:
#bg3#thoughts about media#where's the outrage over the existence of a 1950s québécois dish in a medieval european setting? hm??#canada...canada doesn't exist in the forgotten realms. the land which this country occupies does- but the concept of the nation does not.#also! in the forgotten realms- bisexuality is the canonical norm and gender is much more complicated than just a clear cut binary.#several races have words in their languages specifically for transgender people.#and it's not viewed as strange in any way for someone to be transgender. transition is also super easy- as magic exists.#in fact. it's very probable that dame aylin CHOSE the form of a woman. based on what I've read- the divine can easily change their form.#and devils are all varying flavours of non-binary. primarily genderfluid it seems. it's totally normal for them to change form and pronouns#the majority of elven societies practice total gender equality- they do not see one gender as better/worse than the other in any way.#and bg3 actually does reflect the forgotten realms canon. pretty strongly. in this respect.#the illithid are genderless and referred to as such. your elven companions are all bisexual & polyamorous...#...duke stelmane has this title because it's a canonically genderless title. there is no use of sorceress/wizardess for the same reason.#and of course- your player character can swap gender & pronouns midway through the game and no one will care. at all.#like. for all the terrible problems with the forgotten realms- it's become FAR more aware of the fact that it's ridiculous for...#...a fantasy world to restrict gender and sexuality in the all-encompassing & discriminatory way that bigots demand.#also this isn't ammunition for anyone to pick on people who have lesbian/gay or straight tavs or durges.#my own main tav is a gay man.
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The full version is over on my Twitter, but have the cropped version.
#you don't see anything graphic on the full version but the implication is enough that I do not wish to tempt fate#gale x tav#gale dekarios#gale of waterdeep#amaryllis (tav tag)#bg3#baldurs gate 3#my art#(amaryllis is genderfluid and uses they/she/occasionally he pronouns)
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didn't know that picking the nonbinary option for my tav meant some non-origin npcs would still misgender them. at least it's realistic
#honestly I prefer it this way#I can understand why some players might find it uncomfortable (especially if their tav is a self-insert) but I think it's more immersive#especially when I'm talking to an evidently ignorant or outright “evil” character#“I can tolerate racism and murder and cannibalism BUT I draw the line at misgendering someone”#I mean it's pretty clear that a lot of people in faerûn have some broken moral compasses#why would they give a crap about my tav using they/them pronouns. when would my tav even have time to mention it?#realistically it's probably just because Larian didn't want to go through a third set of voicelines for minor characters#but i like it#my post#bg3#baldur's gate 3
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