Join Astarion and my Tav in a post-game fanfiction as they learn new things about their lives in the Underdark, a new vampire manuscript, and each other! Tav isn't who he thought!
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GOOD THINGS COME by Poetsiren
After defeating the Absolute with Tav, Astarion is glad to have his beloved remain beside him. He didnโt expect it to be easy, living in the Underdark with his siblings and the other vampire spawn. Still, a new manuscript detailing vampire spawn has been discovered, and no one could expect to know what knowledge it reveals - about Cazador, about the other spawn.
Tav is a human Paladin, with an Oath of Devotion that has guided her and her companions through the events of Baldurโs Gate 3, saving as many beings as possible and protecting the weak and defenseless, as is her tenet. But she also has a secret that she has yet to tell anyoneโฆ That itโs time to tell Astarion โฆ
But there is so much more to it than either of them know.
All things considered, even she doesnโt know how things will end for the two of them.
Link to my Tumblr post about the playlist I listened to while writing is available here:
โOh, won't you kiss me on the mouth and love me like a sailor? And when you get a taste, can you tell me, what's my flavor? I don't believe in God, but I believe that you're my savior.โ
โ Sailor song, Gigi Perez
I donโt share my wasps around here as much as I would like, so let me finish 2025 with two of them: Reegan and Clemente.
This came from something I call โFun games.โ I like to play it in instagram, leaving an open box for people to throw funny pictures and prompts for me to draw for fun. A very dear friend reminded me of this song and this song reminded me of this idea I had for them.
(If you ever cross Tumblr lands, thank you dear one.)
If you haven't read the BG3 Spawn Astarion/F!Tav fanfiction GOOD THINGS COME, then you also likely aren't following along with the sequel longfic WHAT COMES AFTER!!!
Here's a sample of what you're missing out on!! (from Chapter 12 of WCA)
Join their post-game romance and adventures in the Underdark and then along the Sword Coast! You'll find plenty of angst/comfort, and deliciously bloody battles, uncovering long-hidden secrets along the way!! -- LINKS/info below the cut!
GOOD THINGS COME (AO3 link) is completed w/ 14 chapters.
Join Astarion and my Tav in a post-game fanfiction as they learn new things about their lives in the Underdark, a new vampire manuscript, and each other! Tav isn't who he thought!
After defeating the Absolute with Tav, Astarion is glad to have his beloved remain beside him. He didnโt expect it to be easy, living in the Underdark with his siblings and the other vampire spawns. Still, a new manuscript detailing vampires has been discovered, and no one could expect to know what knowledge it reveals - about Cazador, about the other spawns.
Suddenly, Astarion must not only fight a coup to keep control in his city, but also find a way to coax a changed Tav back to him! What else could go wrong?!
WHAT COMES AFTER (AO3 link) is currently 40+ chapters and ONGOING!
After the events of Good Things Come, Astarion and Tav have solidified their roles in the Underdark with the other spawns, as well as in Faerun. As new threats surface with new secrets, Astarion, Tav, and Gale all realize there is still much more they can do to stop another Vampire Lord, and learn about the inner workings of Karlach's infernal heart engine in the process.
Todays #mermay2026 prompt is BRIDE and of course the first thought that came to mind wasnโt a beautiful union between two lovers, but the haunting visage of a bride-turned-siren, luring ships to the jagged rocks in hopes of finding her long lost sailor groom.
Was she left at the altar? Was he lost at sea on his way to marry her? Or maybe, due to the rigid constraints of the church, she couldnโt be with the woman she loved.
Either way, this screams haunting tragedy, and I love how it came out.
Durgeheart comic based on my fic with a bit of hint on the aftermath of Act 3โs swimming lessons with Shadowheart. ๐ I was hesitant in posting this initially but I thought that I posted worse back then haha.
On other news, can you help a girl out with the required likes and comments for Vgen artists? I was looking into opening an artist account there, to expand my art commission offerings so it would be very cool if you could vouch for me.
I'm currently in there now with my link being https://vgen.co/vireja
I saw this absolutely divine Astarion cosplay by @woodsmokeandwords and the โAstarionโs backstory is really sadโ hit and I ran to try to do a render of their amazing cosplay shoot ๐โโ๏ธ๐จ My little light ray is not as great as the original picture, so the second slide is the render without the light ray added. Off to sleep now ๐๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐จ
I am screaming to the instagram gawds this doesnโt get compressed Iโm proud of this one PLEASE DONT COMPRESS IT AAAA
Well, thank you so much for the tags, @saucy-scribbler, @nyx-knox, @bloodless-sandpiper, @nerdallwritey.
Ugh... I kind of dread the response I'm going to get from this WIP!! ๐
It's not my usual and I'm working on a super DARK chapter for Tav in my Astarion/Tav fanfic sequel....
Tav has just had a victory over a villain who hurt her friend and gets quite ...erm... carried away... ๐ (For those of you not in the know: this IS a post-game SPAWN Astarion fanfic, and he remains an unascended vampire in this timeline! And no, this is my OC TAV and not DUrge! My goody-goody Paladin warrior has a darkness that is revealed in GoodThingsCome fanfic prior to this sequel, and the sequel really delves into this past as well as their futures together.)
So fair โ ๏ธWARNING๐: it's quite gory here.... I'll add a read more just in case.... LOL, Seriously, think "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" ...!! (iykyk, lol)
๐ซฃ omg, why am I posting this? idek! (additionally edited to remove spoilers)
For no-pressure game tags to JOIN IN, I'll mention:
That's what I needed to know following completing my BG3 post-game fanfic novella GOOD THINGS COME. I posted it on AO3 and then my brain concocted several more adventures, this time regarding Tav and Astarion's quest to repair Karlach's heart!
In WHAT COMES AFTER, Gale joins Tav, Astarion, and my other OCs as they rush to stop a new vampire lord and figure out the connections between the Nine Hells and mystery of Karlach's heart in time before she arrives for her quarterly maintenance cycle. Maybe, just maybe, they can finally reveal to her they may be onto something!
Follow along from the beginning in GOOD THINGS COME on AO3 (link), or I invite you to read the very first chapter of WHAT COMES AFTER spoiler free on AO3 (link) to decide if you're interested!
I have so much more in store for these two lovers AND their friends!!
Here is a sample from Chapter 20 of WHAT COMES AFTER for you to enjoy some banter between Tav's two favorite men:
I was taking screenshots for something completely different when this particular moment caught my eye.
In his Origin run, Radiant Hopeful Astarion chooses to save Baldurโs Gate and its people, even after having โlost the opportunityโ to Ascend. He could still โmake up for itโ by dominating the Netherbrain and the world, becoming the Absolute and therefore truly untouchable, while keeping all the benefits of the tadpole. Yet his personal choice โ and the choice supported by the gameโs script โ is to destroy it.
Iโm not saying this to argue that Ascended Astarion isnโt convinced of his choice (this remains true regardless of my personal preferences and my own interpretation of Ascension). Rather, Iโm saying that if he chooses to give up Ascension, heโs equally convinced of that choice and remains committed to it, regardless of whether heโs in a romance or not.
From the very beginning, Astarion frequently encouraged Tav/Durge to take control of the cult. Yet after confronting Cazador and coming to terms with himself, power is no longer his sole focus. He has reevaluated his priorities. For someone who once believed power was the only thing standing between him and safety, that choice says a great deal.
So, the other day I saw this absolutely breathtaking art of Astarion by @pyrateko that took my breath away, and it has been marinating in my mind for a few days. It inspired this 700 word thingy. I hope you enjoy.
CW: suicide ideation, animal cruelty (he chomps a rat), Cazador's general shittiness.
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Astarion hasn't blinked in an hour.
Perhaps it's been two. There is no way of knowing.
He lies on the beautiful tiles of marble, not breathing, not moving. The floor is colder than his skin, and he is ruining it with his blood. It pours beautifully, like everything he represents, breaking the ivory of his flesh with ugly, red streaks.
On his back, a poem has been carved. It has but three lines, but it still took all night.
When the Master left, he tossed the spawn to the floor, kicked his ribs, and slammed the doors of the main hall closed, ordering him to get up and go find new victims; he was behind his siblings. The night was almost ending, but he couldn't care less if he burned in the sun coming back.
And yet, Astarion didn't move.
He will be punished for that.
His whimpers and pathetic noises have died down already, and he has stopped trying to get up. Something in his chest says that he needs to, he has to, or he will spend another year in a crypt.
And yet, his legs don't move.
His wounds don't heal: he hasn't been 'fed' in a tenday. His brothers and sisters have received this exact same treatment, but they have responded better to the torture. In an hour or two, they caught a bird or a cat, and they were all better, ready to resume the day. But Astarion, as usual, was unable to follow suit.
The runt of the litter, Petras called him. Gods, how he despised that pathetic fool.
In front of him, a singular line of light appears. It's the morning sun, greeting him like a promise.
An hour passes, and it inches closer. Astarion panics for about a second, but thenโฆ Then he imagines how it would be to justโฆ stop being. It would hurt, yes. But would it be worse than this? Vampires are immortal, and he has already given up the hope of being liberated by a righteous hero.
This is all he will be. A husk of a person he doesn't even remember.
Astarion watches it approach him. He watches it tickle his fingertips. He watches the sun run up his forearm, his stomach, his chest. He feels it land on the fresh wounds of his back.
Don't move. It'll be over soon.
The disgusting scent of burning flesh fills the room, and he closes his eyes for the first time since he was thrown to the floor. The compulsion his master has over him to keep him from ending it all begins to pull its threads on his body, getting stronger as the pain increases. An uncontrollable shaking takes hold of his muscles.
Astarion moans. He is too weak to move.
Gods. Let it be quick.
A sudden squeak echoes in the room. Astarion's eyes open wide, his eyeballs flickering in front of him as he searches for the rat that made the noise. He finds it, lifting its head in the air, seeking for the delicious decaying flesh that should be somewhere in the room.
Astarion swallows, blinking rapidly, but stays put. If he moves, he'll scare the animal away. He needs to let it get closer. He needs it to trust him to be dead.
So he closes his eyes. While the rat approaches him, his flesh burns. He wants to scream, but he forces his throat silent. The sizzling sound and the awful smell tense his body, but he is diligent in his intention.
He waits.
Soon enough, a soft tickle appears on his lips. The rat's tiny teeth are sinking in the soft tissue, tugging and trying to feast on them.
Now. It's time.
Animalistic instincts kick in, and a snarl leaves the spawn's throat as he lunges forward, sinking his fangs in the fur of the stupid rat. Its squeals echo in the room, but Astarion is relentless. Soon enough, a pool of fresh blood explodes in the vampire's mouth, and he drinks until the animal stops screaming. He drinks until it stops moving and fighting. He drinks until it dies and he is strong enough to roll away from the sun.
He crawls into a corner, claws digging into the fur of the rat, keeping it against his bloodied face. Eyes wide as the full moon, staring into the space as he sucks and bites and growls until his wounds heal and his blood stops pouring out of the cuts on his back.
Ten minutes later, he stands up and dresses up, not a sign of the animal he has been.
He leaves the room, his walking as elegant as ever, to try and steal Leon's sponge to clean off the rat's guts off his chin.
My PS still plays dumb with texts soo, guess what?
We're having text not on comics but in text agggaainnnn.
Q: Is it better to be guided by fear or by trust?
Astarion: A question to a former slave?
Am I not the perfect example of what can be achieved through fear?
Fear makes people bow their heads. Makes them obey.
You can achieve anything with fear.
Except for one thing.
It will never make someone stay when they finally have a choice.
