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Astarion x plus size! Y/N - drabble - 1.3K WC NSFW 18+

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Warnings: insecurities, yelling, self deprecation, fluff on fluff on fluff, Astarion being a big sap, loveeeeee

Part 2

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You and Astarion had been together for 8 bliss filled months. You knew you were in love with him the day he asked you to be his. Yet you never said it. He hadn’t said it either. Honestly, you were still amazed he was with you. You knew your size wasn’t perceived as conventionally attractive or desirable. It used to bother you, but you were quite comfortable in yourself now. Until it came to Astarion. It was like you were trying to hide any and all fat on your body when he was around. He had never made any negative remarks, quite the opposite actually. You just knew one day he would wake up and see through the honeyed fog of lust and find somebody who matched him. Somebody perfect, just like him. 

You watched as Karlach played in the stream, she had such a child-like wonder about her. It made you happy to just be in her presence. Shadowheart sat on the shore with you, meditating. Everyone else was back at camp. 

“Come on Y/N! Come play!” Karlach yelled, splashing a bit of water at you. 

You got up wading into the water up to your knees. Thankfully you wore shorts and a massively oversized top. You felt comfortable enough around everyone to be seen like this. You and Karlach flicked water at each other, finding rocks and shells to take back to camp. You talked about nothing and everything. Gale and Wyll made their way down, even Lae’zel. The weather was just too good to not enjoy your little beach. You didn’t see Astarion make his way down the hill. He walked up behind you, wrapping his arms around your waist. You lurched forwards, not used to touching as you were still nervous about it - especially when he touches your waist/stomach. Your foot slipped on the soft mud beneath you, you fell forwards. You caught yourself, avoiding any injury but you were soaked. Your clothes clung to you, your body on full display. You scrambled up, crossing your arms over your torso. You pushed past Astarion as he held a hand out to you. You rushed up the hill and to your tent, stripping your clothes off. 

“Darling? May I come in?” Astarion said from the front of your tent.

“Not right now Star.” You tried hard to hide the waiver in your voice, or the subtle sniffles you were letting out. You layered on clothes, wanting to hide within yourself somehow. 

“Love…” he said, barely peeking inside.

“I said not now! Please just go away…” you yelled, sounding harsher than you intended. You laid on your bedroll, curling into yourself. You cried until you fell asleep, the moment earlier exhausting and overwhelming you. 

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Astarion backed away from your tent. He had never heard you yell before, much less at him. He racked his brain, not exactly sure what he did wrong. It clicked after a moment, he touched you. You two had never established boundaries verbally but you knew he was ok with touching. You, however, were only ok with light touches that didn’t really invade your person. Holding hands, a kiss, caressing your face - all things he had done before that you seemed to be happy with. But today, perhaps he had overstepped. When he saw you and your radiant smile, so full of joy to just exist in the moment looking for shells and splashing about with Karlach. He acted on instinct, without even properly thinking it through. He felt positively wretched. Out of everyone he understood most how awful it is to have physical boundaries crossed, and he crossed yours. He walked to his tent glumly. He would seek you out later, right now he wanted to give you the space you deserved. 

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You woke up later. The crickets outside chirped and you could hear the campfire crackling. You rubbed your eyes. A blanket had been thrown over you, a note was folded up on your table. You got up and snatched it. “Find me when you wake - A” You sighed, closing your eyes. The way you yelled at him echoed in your mind. You were flustered, you hadn’t meant for it to sound so mean. You peeled off your coat, feeling hot and constricted in all the layers you had piled on. You left your tent in a sweater and pants. You felt less anxious than you had earlier, knowing your campmates didn’t care what you looked like. All you cared about was that Astarion had touched your stomach, the spot you were most insecure about. You couldn’t act like it wasn’t there anymore, you had to face him. You willed back your misty eyes, preparing for the worst. You softly called his name outside of his tent, waiting for him to call you in. He did, and he looked just as nervous as you felt. Your stomach dropped but you tried not to show it.

You sat rather far from him, wanting to have space between you both. “I’m sorry I yelled at you.” you spoke first.

“I’m not worried about that darling… I am worried about the fact that I hurt you.” he spoke softly but you could hear the guilt in his tone.

You looked at him, confusion dripping from your face. “I wasn’t thinking… and I know that isn’t an excuse, but I’m sorry I crossed your boundary. It won't happen again… that being said, we need to have a talk.”

Your blood ran cold, a cold sweat covering your back. This was it. You nodded stoically, convincing yourself not to cry. 

“I would like to know where you are comfortable with me touching you. I, personally, am comfortable with you touching me wherever, whenever.” he smiled at you gently, a simple twitch up the corners of his mouth.

Well… this is not where you thought the conversation was going. “I…” you tried to collect your thoughts, “I do like your touch. I want you to know that. I love it, in fact. What happened earlier wasn’t anything to do with you, I just…” you paused, unsure if you should even tell him. 

He looked at you with his big pleading eyes, you had to tell him or this wall would intrude upon your relationship.

“I am insecure about my… size… my weight. I know you have had many diviner conquests, and you yourself are a vision… I just… I don’t know… I don’t want to disappoint y-” you were cut off by his lips melding into yours. They were soft but you could feel a fire behind them. 

“Respectfully, darling, shut up.” he kissed you again, deeply. As if trying to convey a multitude of feelings at once. “You are perfect. And you are not a conquest, you are the one I…” he paused, his eyes flicking between yours before he spoke again. “You are the one I love. And I love all of you.”

You were shocked, you were sure you felt everything about your relationship deeper than he did. And yet, here he was saying he loves you. “I love you… I’m so sorry about this whole thing.” you scooted closer to him, reaching for his hand. 

“Don’t be sorry. I understand insecurities, nasty little thoughts that cannibalize you from within.” he cupped your cheek, “You have nothing to worry about. You are perfect, I love everything about you.” 

He sounded so sincere you couldn’t help but tear up. “Can we… work on expanding my boundaries? I want to touch you, and have you touch me… I just need some time to get comfortable. Get out of my head, ya know?” you asked, picking at your nails. You hadn’t talked about intimacy with anyone else before, not like this. 

“Of course little love… we’ll go at your pace. Honestly, I’m excited to do this with you.” he smiled, his fangs making an appearance. “I love you, endlessly.” he said as he kissed your cheeks before landing on your lips. The kiss was sweet, almost like it was sealing a promise.

“I love you, endlessly.” you spoke on his lips before connecting your mouths once again.

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Naboo's Note:

Hello! I hope everyone enjoys, I haven't seen too many plus size reader inserts with Astarion so here is my shot at it. As a plus size person I think this kind of representation is important and very validating. Post again soon, love you guys!! Thanks for all the likes, comments, reblogs, and requests!! XOXOXOXO

It's so strange that most reblogs are full of hate. I won't romance Astarion because he's my bro, an amusing friend for all my Tavs. I do not hate any of the companions.

Just confused about people's reactions to this post.

ok stealing a youtube poll again bc the one i saw A: shook me to my core and B: didn't have enough options. SO:

(im excluding the non-romancable ones bc i feel thats an easy cop-out answer) PLEASE feel free to rb and explain why u chose who u did in tags, i am very curious

Barbecue trip with Baldur's Gate 3 companions

Disclaimer: this text is a joke, I like the companions.

- a guy who doesn't eat meat and doesn't eat vegetables (no one knows what he eats, he probably came here to shag)

- a professor (the only person who knows how to prepare barbecue) has a literal ticking bomb (also needs consuming strange stuff for health)

- a guy who works for a toxic boss, who demands him to do some things right in the middle of the party

- a secretive religious fanatic, who has food restrictions (but no beverage restrictions)

- a soldier, who always says that they made barbecue with her squad better

- a former soldier, who is very cheerful and social, but accidentally commits arson (eats anything that is on the table)

- a biology major and eco-activist, who brings honey to the party (and some strange beverages)

- an old lady, who brings wine to the party (and scimitars, just in case)

- old lady's funny best friend, who tells cringe jokes and talks to a hamster

- a dog

UPD: - a very young bear who joined the party because he sniffed food

Baldur's Gate 3 City Game

Practically all the characters of “Baldur's Gate 3” come from different cities: the eponymous Baldur's Gate, Waterdeep or even Menzoberranzan. So, I decided we could imagine how they live and love in different cities.

Choose a city location/situation from the list and make a drabble or headcanon of characters of your choice (and your OCs!). It can also be an ask game.

You can choose any city from Forgotten Realms fandom or even make a modern AU/isekai in an IRL city of your choice. Also you can make it SFW or NSFW.

List of subjects

1. Coffeeshop/bakery

2. Park

3. Main road/highway

4. Market

5. Historical centre/city centre

6. Summer heat in the city

7. Dark alleyway

8. Underground/catacombs

9. Public transport

10. University/academy

11. Administrative building

12. Offices

13. Fun-fair/festivities/parade

14. Vista point high above the city

15. Outskirts

16. Fancy boutique

17. Cafe/tavern

18. Restaurant

19. Cemetery

20. Museum

21. Concert in a big concert hall

22. Castle (surrounded by the city)

23. Cathedral

24. Traffic jams (should be fun with horses and magic)

25. Creative district

26. Rain downpour in the city

27. Big book shop/magic book shop

28. Dumping ground

29. School/kindergarten

30. Hospital

31. Industrial district/docks

There are 31 of them, so you can make a post a day throughout July. Or make it an ask game!

You can ask me about Gale and my Tavs in the city.

It's the first time I make a game on Tumblr, so feel free to drop your advice to me.

I think "The Black Parade" is about Tav throughout BG3. Because all we do is saving the broken, the beaten and the damned (aka our companions and NPCs). Also we have to carry on with a parasite in our head and the world crumbling to pieces around us.

Just saw a post on Tumblr with reference to the song, and now I am ready to post this.

Some people say making all romanceable BG3 companions pansexual was "for commercial reasons". I think there was an idea behind it:

Whoever you are, you can be loved and cherished.

It doesn't matter who the main character is in terms of gender, species and race (or race and subrace in game terms), they have a chance to be loved. A comfort for traumatized souls.

Imagine a person start playing the game where they know there is romance with companions, trying to flirt with someone they like and being rejected. It would be heartbreaking. And it is not the game easily replayed, my first playthrough took 200 hours.

What I want to say is... Thank you, Larian Studios, for this masterpiece of a game. There is nothing like it, and I doubt there will ever be.

A year ago my husband told me that I definitely need to start playing this hyped game that had been finally released. A year ago I bought the second copy of the game, turned it on and closed my eyes when the mindflayer tadpole screamed and rushed from the screen into me. A year ago my husband told me not to miss a funny wizard in the rock.

I didn't expect this game to change my life. I didn't expect it to show me so much of myself. I didn't expect it to be a gateway to a vast community of wonderful people. I didn't expect it to give me friends from different parts of the world.

Baldur's Gate 3 did all that and more. It etched itself inside my heart and became more than just a media to me. I saw myself in it, and I analysed myself through it. Baldur's Gate 3 was the first game I started playing on a difficulty higher than "Normal" (or "Balanced"). The first game I played more than once. More than twice. More than thrice.

I haven't been a part of the fandom for several months, but then I discovered a community of creative and supportive people, BG3 fandom in general and Galemancer fandom in particular. It is a huge chaotic fandom where I was able to find my place. With other fandoms I was just a ghost lurking in the shadows, here I am proud to be a part of it.

Thank you, Larian Studios, for the best game (of the year, decade, century). It saved my soul, it gave me peace, it showed that I am not alone. You gave me a place to be myself, even if I am an insufferable talkative romantic nerd.

Happy Anniversary, Baldur's Gate 3! 🎉

Screenshot from my first playthrough

STOP THIS IS SO CUTE 😭😭😭

These 4 again

the gang wanted to see if it’d work

baldurs gate 3 companion headcanons:

- gale talks in his sleep

- astarion once made karlach laugh so hard that she sprayed fire out of her nose

- shadowheart can and will hurt anyone on purpose, but if she accidentally hits someone/steps on their foot she secretly feels REALLY bad about it

- when karlach told gale she hadn’t read a book since primary school he nearly passed out

- wyll is an emotional drunk. he has cried about the stars being beautiful and about how proud he is of his companions

- lae’zel learned her favorite trick from some of the tiefling children: sticking her tongue out at people she hates

- when she thinks everyone is asleep, jaheira sings old lullabies. minsc and wyll are the only ones who have heard, but they don’t say anything because they don’t want her to stop

- the children love to put flowers in halsin’s hair. he loves it too, and will return the favor if they ask. he once did it to an unenthusiastic astarion, who ended up secretly liking it

- minsc takes the BEST care of his nails. boo’s too, obviously. he has let yenna paint them once or twice

- everyone has a lowkey crush on wyll

- when no one is looking, astarion likes to feed and pet scratch and the owlbear, making comments about how they’re the cutest ones there (besides him) and no one gets him like they do

- karlach asked wyll for dance lessons. she never quite gets the hang of it, but she has fun, and wyll is proud of her

- astarion and shadowheart pretend to hate each other, but gossip about everyone else when they’re not looking

- everyone actually really enjoys gale’s cooking but they’d rather die than admit that

- girls night: shadowheart and lae’zel are at each other’s throats with daggers. karlach is passed out on the floor. jaheira is drinking all the ale she can find. everything’s on fire. the next day they look back on this fondly

- boys night: halsin and gale are laying on the ground to look at the stars, stoned out of their minds. wyll and astarion are pouring their hearts out to each other. minsc and boo are making dirt castles. the next day they pretend none of it happened

This is old but I still like it

Made this a while ago back when i first finished the game. I got a quick recording of astarion and my dark urge kissing and karlach in the background killed me.

style test: wyll & karlach

the funniest thing to ever happen in my playthrough was the part at the temple of lathander because, in a party consisting of my Tav, Karlach, Lae'zel and Gale, he was THE ONLY ONE to pass the strength check while also being the only one with a -1 modifier

These 4 again

Emperor can you stop talking about the tadpole's potential. FOR TWO MINUTES. (Version without text under the cut)

🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸

Gael: Enchanted with anti-inflammatory properties 👍✨

Art by yc24720223 on Twitter

Nice work!

I might love this game a little bit. ❤️

Such a sad Story... and so well done! Thank you so much sunsetagainart! ♡

Baldur's Gate 3: Tabula Rasa (blank slate/empty sheet)

22 page comic.

Ship: Karlach/Sebastian/Haarlep + Ascendant Astarion.

Inspired by the bug of Raphael's resurrection after patch 5 and based on this ending.

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So cute, hehe :D

So no one told you life was gonna be this way

Cool! ☆

karlach time