#you think my tav won't be just as fuckin toxic right back???? oh buddy.

[succubusted]

brainworms flavor is still murderhobo baby boy, Mogram, thinking bout what would be his "canon" ending even tho I have not even GOTTEN to the ending lol

right now I'm not sure whether Ascended or Spawn Astarion is Mogram's canon ending. the fact that I know so much more about how he would act with Ascended Astarion tempts me to think that it's the canon one, or at the very least his default one, if no outside factors work on him or Astarion.

Mogram is from the Underdark. loyalty is almost non-existent, at least at his social level. the fact that Astarion has treated him kindly, gently, as a partner is completely foreign to him, and the feelings that come from that are frightening. he has no precedent for it.

he's inclined to encourage Astarion to take over the Ascension ritual, because revenge and power are things he understands. they're things he wants for himself, but he doesn't think he will ever be able to achieve. he feels these strange emotions towards Astarion; he wants to give Astarion the things he cannot have for himself.

so when Astarion ascends, he assumes his role is done. but then, Astarion wants to keep him?

well. that makes sense, Mogram guesses. he's been useful. and he'd be lying if he said he didn't want to stay at Astarion's side, for as long as he could. the confidence and attention has been addictive, despite the fear. that's absolutely all it really is, right?

and then he's bitten and transformed.

and he realizes just how deeply, how completely he loves Astarion. his Master. his true Master. that anyone else thought they could claim him is a joke; he belongs here, at Astarion's hand.

and it is not enough to be Master's favorite. Mogram must be Master's only.

he kills any other spawn Astarion tries to introduce. subtly at first, just accidents while hunting. then the new spawn turn up torn to pieces on the grounds, blood clings to Mogram's fangs.

eventually, if left unchecked, Mogram's obsession would culminate in him aiding a group of adventurers to defeat his Master-- just long enough for Mogram to get a drink of his blood.

and then the new vampire Mogram tears his pawns to shreds, presents their still-warm hearts to his Master.

he has to be the strongest he can be. he has to be the most useful he can be. his Master deserves no less.

how things go from there is really anyone's guess. I have thoughts of them trying to make it work, but it involves long periods of time spent far apart so that their vampiric instincts don't have the chance to tell them to kill each other.

Astarion would still have the edge over a full-blooded Mogram, being an Ascendent, but. there's no telling how deep Mogram's obsession would go, or if it would reroute itself entirely.