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[just-s0me-stranger]

Coming soon to AO3!

Art by @deannamb

The Doctor & Donna land the TARDIS in Baldur's Gate, excited to do their usual sightseeing

What could possibly go wrong?

Poster to my up & coming Baldur's Gate 3/Doctor Who crossover fanfic in the new year!

[bloodless-sandpiper]

Scapegoat & Golden Child

I've been working on this piece for quite awhile. My goal was to represent how I see Astarion and Leon in their vampire "family", and that while the golden child and scapegoat may seem like two opposite extremes, they are ultimately both trapped in the horrible "family" system.

Even though we don't see him much, Leon is my favorite of the other vampire spawn. Astarion and Leon's relationship fascinates me because I see two people who are pitted against each other and who fundamentally do not understand each other.

Leon is still hopeful that he can fight back against Cazador and looks down on Astarion for not helping him - possibly because he asked Astarion to help him with his daughter and was denied. He also mocks Astarion for spending so much time in the kennels. He doesn’t understand why, if Astarion Is always getting in trouble anyway, he doesn’t channel it into something more productive.

However, Leon has been a spawn for far, far less time than Astarion. Astarion is jaded and has given up on hope of escaping. Leon probably doesn’t know that Astarion did try to escape in the past when he was a young spawn like Leon and how that ended for him. Leon also (while absolutely still being abused) is better fed and experiencing less frequent torture as the favored spawn, so I’m not sure how well he can relate to Astarion's mindset.

As for Astarion, I imagine him looking at Leon with disdain for still holding out hope and for how hard he works to maintain his position as favored spawn. I always got the impression that Astarion did the bare minimum and never really tried to become the top spawn, especially given the fact that he clearly felt a lot of guilt about bringing back victims and tried to find unsavory people when he could. He tries very hard to maintain a sense of pride and expresses a lot of sadness over the fact that he couldn’t resist Cazador’s commands. So I can picture him scorning Leon for “groveling” to Cazador to secure the favored spawn position and not really having sympathy for Leon’s perspective and what he was going through trying to protect Victoria. 

They are both victims. They are both suffering, but each in a way that prevents them from understanding the other.

Interestingly, Leon is one of the spawn that can easily be swayed to helping Astarion - he’s even the one that acknowledges that Cazador would give them false hope about the ritual because it’s more cruel. I think there are similarities between Astarion and Leon that could allow them to work well together if they weren’t in a situation that pitted them against each other. In fact, I've had an idea for a fic tumbling around in my mind where Leon and Astarion are both tadpoled and taken by the Nautiloid, forced to navigate their new situation together.

Maybe I'll write it someday.

[nablastria]

[zindigo]

Astarion Drawing

First time posting my art, I'm sorry if it's blurry! The photo is crisp until I upload it for some reason (I am internet illiterate). I've always been more into watercolour and acrylic painting, but this year my bestie gifted me Prismacolor pencils so I've been learning a new skill. And of course I naturally had to start by drawing her favourite baby girl pookie for her. And of course I didn't think to scan it before giving it to her so this image is from her framed signed gift.

[libanezink]

Gale of Waterdeep, aka, Gale of Undeniable Cow Eyes ✨✨

[libanezink]

Jaheira, the High-Harper 🌸

finally sharing my piece for Baldur’s Gate Floral Zine 🌸

[thyrell]

joe biden should do another stimulus check where the ira sends me a lox bagel. with cream cheese please

[thyrell]

irs.

[efoxgirl]

[lenoxgoated]

I got fired from my job but at least I can kinda draw

Animated version of this!

[hemeart]

Astarion - BG3

Started to draw BG3 characters to make some physical prints, and of course, I had to start with Astarion.

[honeyeyewriting]

The half-life of a mind-addled slave is worse than death…don’t become his.

Reblogs fine but please do not repost without permission or crediting @honeyeyewriting!

[bananiii-0]

[honeybuns3110]

[galadrieljones]

They haven't even kissed yet but I already have all their themes mapped out and also I had to learn Gale's face

[like-a-secret-in-the-night]

[desperateani]

WIP: Hello Darling

Illustrations for: The Parts They Won’t Sing About on AO3

[jiabisu]

[ethane-e]

Hey, are you looking for something?