Film Noir Astarion

film noir astarion

black and white portraits are so chill and fun to paint

WIP Whenever

Tagged by so many amazing folks this week: @khywren @xxnashiraxx @roguishcat @verbenaa @preciouslittlebhaalbae

Been too sick to focus on writing as much as I would have liked this week so Branded Blood update will be postponed to next Friday. In the meantime, here's a WIP:

Astarion woke with sunlight and warmth flooding his senses. He had curled around Flare while they slept, burying his nose in the nape of her neck. He held still, not wanting to wake her and let her go. Her arms lay over his wrapped over her middle. She radiated a gentle heat that Astarion couldn’t help but be drawn to. He sat up carefully, still holding her, so that he could drink in the vision of her. 

Flare’s golden curls were getting long enough that she started brushing them out of her face constantly. Astarion contemplated what color ribbon would look best in her hair, imagining a strand of crimson chiffon spilling across her clavicle. He swallowed, eyes moving back up to her sleeping face in an attempt to dispel temptation. His plan failed because now he thought of how soft the skin of her cheek would feel under his fingertips. 

So innocent, Astarion thought. To kindness, gentleness, love-- Damn him if he didn’t have a weakness for the sweet ones.

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“Casting Vicious Mockery like, PER MY LAST EMAIL…”

30 Questions for Your Tav! [ Ask Meme ]

[ Send in a number for a question to be answered! What is your Tav like? Who are they as a person? ]

Your Tav as a Companion

1. What would your Tav’s greetings be (at different levels of approval)? 2. Describe their tent setup! What’s on the outside? The inside? 3. What would their character quest be titled? Why? 4. What would your Tav’s romance scenes look like? How many would they have? 5. Describe their idle animations! 6. How would the player go about meeting them in Act 1? What is their introduction? 7. Describe their arc. How would a player help resolve it? What choices can be made? Can your Tav be turned down a dark path, or pulled to a lighter one? 8. After Act 3, what does their life look like? What are they talking about at the reunion party?

Back to Basics

9. What’s the significance behind your Tav’s name? 10. Does your Tav have a last name? Is there a meaning behind it? 11. What is your Tav’s go-to comfort food? 12. Does your Tav have any tattoos or scars? Why? 13. What is your Tav’s main color palette? Why do they choose those colors? 14. Where are they from? What was home like? 15. Is your Tav more likely to fight/flight/freeze/fawn? 16. What do they do for fun, when not adventuring? What are their hobbies? 17. Do they have any enemies outside of the main plot? Any friends? 18. Where/with whom do they feel safest? 19. What is their MBTI Type?

Deep Dives

20. What is their relationship to touch? Do they shy away from it? Do they need it to feel present? 21. Describe a defining moment from their past, which makes them who they are today! 22. How is your Tav’s relationship with their family? Their parents? 23. How does your Tav act in situations of stress? In moments of peace? 24. What does your Tav consider to be their own biggest character flaw? 25. What is something they would die on a hill over? 26. Give us one of your Tav’s secrets! 27. What is the worst thing they’ve ever done/said to someone they love? 28. Describe a smell that reminds your Tav of childhood. 29. What fears keep them up at night? 30. What does your Tav want more than anything?

Narrator: "You notice two puncture wounds in the boars neck"

Tav, holds boar up to Astarion's teeth like this: