Spark of life
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Astarion knew better than to cry over the dead. But as he watches Gale and Shadowheart scramble over Laurence's body on the altar, the word "dead" starts to sound less as a fact and more like a fucking nightmare.
A look at the immediate aftermath of the Temple of Bhaal, and the terrifying realization that "whatever this is" was never actually simple.
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- Part 1 of Spark of life
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Loviatar's blessing by Alassia
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games), Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game)
18 Mar 2026
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“And you would let me, wouldn’t you?”
“Why wouldn’t I?”Astarion hates the answer. He hates the scent of Laurence’s alchemical blood, the flush on his cheeks, and the way the golem looks at him with such ruinous sincerity. It’s perfect. It’s exactly what Astarion always thought he wanted—until he realized that having someone's complete devotion is just another way to feel completely hollow.
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- Part 2 of Spark of life
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The Brightest Thing by Alassia
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games), Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game)
29 Mar 2026
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“You are bright. The brightest thing I have ever seen. I could never forget your face.”
Two centuries of pretending to breathe, smile, and flirt come undone with a single unexpected touch. When the mask finally shatters at the Last Light Inn, Astarion flees to the shadows to fall apart in private.
He didn't count on Laurence—or the realization that a creature made of stitches might be the only anchor he has left.
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Or Astarion has a panic attack and gets comforted by a creature who doesn't have the first clue how feelings work.Series
- Part 3 of Spark of life
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a different kind of question by Alassia
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games), Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game)
02 Apr 2026
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“That’s not the — “ Inhale. Exhale. Count to ten. Laurence had no fault for being such a literal creature. “The idea is to enjoy it. To enjoy yourself by doing it. Something that you obviously still don’t understand.”
A beat passed. Then another. Nothing good ever came from those long and heavy silences.
“Is it a good thing, then? To pretend?”
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Or: Astarion teaches Laurence what playing means.Series
- Part 4 of Spark of life
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a length of red thread by Alassia
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games), Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game)
14 Apr 2026
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Abandoned by his creator and cursed by Bhaal, Laurence is an aimless construct of alchemical spite—a danger to everyone, and a liability to himself. To Astarion, he is a weapon that occasionally points the right way and a cold reminder that for monsters like them, there is no such thing as a safe place. Just blood, dust, and a desperate attempt to hold it all together in the dark.
Or: Astarion mends his partner's self-inflicted wounds.
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- Part 5 of Spark of life
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act of faith by Alassia
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games), Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game)
21 Apr 2026
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“You are suggesting a vivisection, wizard.”
To heal Laurence, Gale needs to understand the mechanisms inside his body. To the wizard, it is a matter of survival—a surgical bypass of artificial fascia. To Astarion, it is a transgression against the man he loves.
A study in golem biology and the weight of love.
Or: Astarion hates the idiot in his arms, almost as much as he hates the fact that he can’t walk away.
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- Part 6 of Spark of life
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in vino veritas by Alassia
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games), Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game)
25 Apr 2026
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Laurence evaluated the new distance the same way he evaluated an opponent's reach and closed it, unknowingly raising the stakes.
“So you have it in you,” Astarion purred.Astarion doesn't have a manual for how a golem works. He has to figure out for himself that wheat beer is the fastest way to crack Laurence's etched composure.
Or: Astarion learns golems cannot handle alcohol.
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- Part 7 of Spark of life
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translation by Alassia
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games), Forgotten Realms (Roleplaying Game), Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game)
11 May 2026
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“You are such a tragic creature, my sweet,” Softening his grip, he tugged Laurence's shirt again and guided him until their mouths met. This time the exploration was mindful and careful, a rhythm that Laurence could match and follow.
Laurence is practical, warm, and frustratingly literal. Astarion is cold, guarded, and currently bleeding all over the furniture. As they navigate the messy process of cleaning a wound, Astarion finds himself grappling with the reality of his new life in Baldur’s Gate.
Or: Their first 'I love you'.
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- Part 8 of Spark of life
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reclamation by Alassia
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games), Forgotten Realms (Roleplaying Game), Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game)
18 May 2026
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Laurence’s big hands gripped Astarion’s waist, digging his fingers into his flesh, still failing to find the correct grip. Astarion let out a satisfied purr, finding the excessive pressure somehow comforting after the feeding.“Be a good boy, darling, and let others have their fun, too,” he drawled with a smug chuckle as he looped his arms behind Laurence’s neck.
In the hollow of a ruined chapel, a routine act of cleaning becomes a quiet, visceral ritual of reclamation.
Or: Astarion enjoys Laurence's devotion.
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- Part 9 of Spark of life
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liturgy of new things by Alassia
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games), Forgotten Realms (Roleplaying Game), Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game)
19 Jun 2026
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Astarion tells himself this is a vital part of his plan. A proof of concept. After all, Laurence is a golem who knows absolutely nothing of the world, and someone has to teach him.
A collection of "firsts" shared between two monsters, discovering that neither of them knows how to navigate what comes next.
Warnings and tags will be added properly. Chapters are not necessarily in chronological order.
Ch.1: First time. (+18)
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- Part 10 of Spark of life
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stone and rosemary oil by Alassia
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games), Forgotten Realms (Roleplaying Game), Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game)
02 Jul 2026
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Laurence was built for murder, not tenderness. He's still learning the difference, hands hovering, waiting to be told he did something wrong.
This time, it isn't.
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- Part 11 of Spark of life
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steel and silence by Alassia
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games), Forgotten Realms (Roleplaying Game), Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game)
12 Jul 2026
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Astarion has learned to read a whole language in the set of a jaw, the absence of a hum, the tightness around a rag. Karlach means well and understands none of it. Some things about Laurence, Astarion has decided, are simply his to notice.
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- Part 12 of Spark of life
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lent by Alassia
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games), Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game), Forgotten Realms (Roleplaying Game)
20 Jul 2026
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Two days apart, and Laurence has run out of patience.
Astarion has spent two centuries being someone's to use. He's not prepared for what it means to be someone's to want.
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- Part 13 of Spark of life
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nothing to take by Alassia
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games), Forgotten Realms (Roleplaying Game), Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game)
31 Aug 2026
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Astarion knows Laurence thinks of himself as a weapon. He knows the golem will endure pain, spend himself freely, and call it necessity.
What he does not know is how far that belief goes.
A cave-in, a bad decision, and one increasingly unbearable argument are about to teach him.
Or: Astarion had a plan.
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- Part 14 of Spark of life
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vigil by Alassia
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games), Forgotten Realms (Roleplaying Game), Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game)
30 Aug 2026
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Sharing a bedroll with Laurence comes with certain complications: irregular sleeping habits, strange circulatory systems, a mechanical heart that does not behave like one, and the occasional alarming failure of basic anatomy.
Astarion is prepared for most of these. Or he thinks so.
What he is not prepared for is discovering that a deeply sleeping Laurence, stripped of the hesitation that follows him while awake, is remarkably determined to keep Astarion close.
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- Part 15 of Spark of life