The Things We Become [Chapter 4]
AKA My Rogue AU duo run self-indulgent fic c:
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Rating: BITE NIGHT BITE NIGHT BITE NIGHT
Pairing: Astarion x Named Female Dark Urge. Astarion's POV.
Chapter Word count: 3,372
Fic Summary: Astarion wakes up on a beach after being kidnapped by mind flayers. The first person he meets is a twitching, amnesiac elf who doesn’t even remember her own name. He intends to exploit that vulnerability to his advantage, refusing to let anyone else join their small group. (BG3 canon game from Astarion’s POV, retelling my duo run with my girl Amara and him as both rogues. Without the rest of the group to help, they only make each other worse).
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(divider by @strangergraphics)
"Are you okay?" She asks with a small voice, and Astarion curses to himself at letting his guard down.
"Yes. Go to sleep." His voice is a command, harsher than intended and than what she's used to hearing. It shocks Amara, who recoils a bit.
"Are you sure? I can keep watch tonight if you need to-"
"I said that I'm fine, Amara." He gives her a very tense grin, not hiding very well his pain. In this moment of hunger, Astarion forgets to keep his fangs hidden.
Amara's answer is a deep scowl. Oh, she didn't like that, did she? Well, he is not in the mood to be appealing tonight. Astarion is in the mood to sink his fangs in her neck and feel her life slip away while his belly fills. Gods. He wonders if her blood would taste as she smells. He has memorized her scent already, and it haunts him whenever she gets too close to his fangs.
Astarion glares away when she speaks and turns away, lying down on top of her bedroll. For the first time since they've met, Amara doesn't wish him a good night.
Astarion doesn't care. Right now, all he can hear is the crackling of the fire in front of him and the steady beating of Amara's heart.