Something Real
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Astarion is mildly injured in an Underdark fight, and a guilty Tav makes it up to him. Lines begin, ever so slightly, to blur.
Set in late Act 1.
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- Part 1 of Something Real
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After finally arriving at Last Light Inn, Tav discovers that the great Good Deed of her adult life has in fact backfired spectacularly, imperiling the very people she was trying to protect. Astarion, thoughtful and considerate fellow that he is, proposes a distraction.
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- Part 2 of Something Real
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After foiling the djinni's plan to cheat them at the circus, Tav is whisked away to parts unknown. Astarion, as always, manages the worry with perfect grace and aplomb—right up until he starts bleeding. An exploration of the Warding Bond rings when worn by two people with completely unhealthy relationships to pain.
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- Part 3 of Something Real
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Tav wakes injured, in pain, and surrounded by strangers. Lucky for her, she knows the city's escape routes and hideaways like the back of her hand—if only her hand would move at all, and if only her pursuer weren't so damned persistent.
Set early in Act 3.
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- Part 4 of Something Real
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Immediately after the midnight attack by Cazador's spawn, Astarion struggles to navigate the inconvenient complexities of his emotions. Tav kindly complicates everything.
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- Part 5 of Something Real
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We Do Not Take Moonlight for Granted by loquaciousquark
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
26 Sep 2023
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Tav dies in the House of Grief, and Shar has no interest in letting her go. If Astarion is to have any hope of ever bringing her back, he'll need something a lot stronger than a handful of scrolls and third-level spells.
Or: the gang goes through a Critical-Role-style resurrection ritual.
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- Part 6 of Something Real
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After committing the perfectly innocent, inoffensive, victimless crime of petty theft, Astarion is thrown in Heapside Prison. Tav enjoys the entire experience.
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- Part 7 of Something Real
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Astarion is fatally wounded during the battle with Sarevok. With no healer in the party, there's only one way Tav can save him, even if that means ripping open all their vulnerable places in the process.
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- Part 8 of Something Real
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Cazador doesn't give up after one attempt to kidnap Astarion for the ritual, and this time, he manages to snare Tav too. Astarion faces the grim reality of having endangered the one thing he can't bear to lose.
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- Part 9 of Something Real
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A fight involving poisoned blades goes poorly in Act 3, and Tav won't wake up. Astarion handles it well and healthily.
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- Part 10 of Something Real
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Faced with an uncertain battle, an exhausted party, and the endless fires of Avernus, Tav considers Haarlep's offer. When Astarion disapproves, Haarlep makes a new, much more violent suggestion—and this one Tav can't refuse.
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- Part 11 of Something Real
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Tav returns from a day of rebuilding the city to find Astarion with company. Like any self-respecting world-saving hero, she completely and utterly panics.
Set about a week post-game.
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- Part 12 of Something Real
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Tav's visit to Avernus was supposed to last a few hours, no more. A full week later, she's finally made her way home, and not even the extraordinary, magical gift she brings with her is enough to make Astarion less blazingly furious.
Set about a month post-game.
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- Part 13 of Something Real
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All Gale wants is to enjoy his perfectly prepared Midwinter dinner with the woman he loves. Unfortunately, the portal to Avernus abruptly ripping open in the middle of his library has a different idea.
Set a little over two months post-game.
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- Part 14 of Something Real
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The Lightning Likewise Loves Thee by loquaciousquark
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
14 Oct 2024
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Astarion took a quick, irritated step forward. “My love, would you kindly shut up? I don’t have marriage proposed to me every day. I’d like to seriously consider it.”
He’d like to—oh.
Oh.
Tav took a stunned, shaky breath. “Well, think out loud then. I don’t propose it very often myself.”
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Set about three months post-game.
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- Part 15 of Something Real