Plot: Something crazy happens when Winnie and Astarion try to set up an arrangement for Astarion's dietary needs.
Content/Warnings: Sexual humor
Chapter 8: Woot woot!
Chapter 9: Right here!
Chapter 10: Hopefully sooner this time ;-;
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“Oh so you're the one Becca mentioned? Come in then, and be quick. I don't want anyone catching on to my business.” The blonde haired boy quickly ushered them inside. Becca and Winnie followed him in. The inside of his house was absolutely covered from head to toe in extravagant gothic decor. He even had what looked like a stone gargoyle head above his fireplace. The curtains were long and thick, keeping any trace of sunlight out. In front of the fireplace was an elegant looking armchair along with a coffee table that a light grey laptop sat upon. Off to the side on another table sat against the wall, decorated with several jars of green liquid and an assortment of strange creature-like objects (Winnie was pretty sure one was a cat skull). Jimmy was a short and petite young man who appeared to be about 25 years old. He spoke with a slight lisp, likely caused by the false fangs he wore in his mouth.
“So…about the blood…It's uh for this vampire bat I've been taking care of.” Winnie began.
“And you need human blood for your bat?” Jimmy raised an eyebrow.
“He's uh..very…….” Winnie stuttered a bit, getting nervous as she scrambled to come up with a story.
“Her bat is a very rare breed. One that primarily feeds on the blood of primates. But because there are no chimpanzees running around the neighborhood you can see our issue.” Becca stepped in, quickly trying to save Winnie from any kind of suspicion.
“I can't just give out handouts. If I'm going to let you take some of my supply I'll need payment.” Jimmy went on to sit on the couch as he spoke.
“Not only do I go through great lengths to secure this blood, but it is vital that I keep some on my person at all times. Otherwise it could lead to dire consequences.”
Winnie was about to speak when she felt something crawl down her back.
“Dire consequences you say?”Astarion's mocking tone chimed in from behind them. “Well, we best be careful how much we take then.”
“Wait, who are you and where did you come from?” Jimmy's blue eyes widened in surprise as a tall curly haired man appeared.
“Oh I've been behind Winnie this entire time! I'm surprised you didn't notice me sooner.” Astarion chuckled, giving the blonde a forced grin.
“Star!-” Winnie gasped in surprise as she noticed Astarion had hopped out of her coat and shifted behind her. Jimmy gave her a questioning look.
“Star is his name.” Winnie quickly continued.
“I am Winnie's lover.” Astarion added with smugness.
“He's my boyfriend. My annoying and eccentric boyfriend…” Winnie huffed and gave the elf a slight side eye.
"Rude!" Astarion scoffed and crossed his arms.
All she wanted to do was get in, get the blood and go home but no he had to make a scene like he always does.
“Anyway I really need some blood. How much do you want for it?” The brunette haired continued, trying to divert attention away from Astarion.
“200 dollars a pint.” Jimmy crossed his arms.
“You can't be serious! I need much more than that.” Winnie snapped.
“This stuff isn't easy to come by!” The blonde hissed almost literally as he barred the very clearly fake fangs in his mouth. Astarion rolled his eyes with a look of disgust as he stood behind Winnie. The vampire seemed to mutter something under his breath as he gazed over at the strange young man.
“Come on Jimmy Winnie really needs this. And 200 dollars for a glass of blood is insane.” Becca insisted, taking a step towards the short male before suddenly a door opened.
“Jimmy, what’s going on in here?” A tall dark haired male walked in. His eyes were an icy blue and his skin was like ivory pearls. In Winnie’s mind he was almost as pretty as Astarion. Almost. The dark haired male had a softer, more slim physique.
“Just some business to take care of Val.”Jimmy said, trying to shoot the other male away.
“Valentin!” Becca spoke up as the two of them locked eyes. “Maybe you can talk some sense into Jim. He's trying to charge my friend 200 bucks for a pint of his stash.”
“Seriously Jimmy. You don't even need this crap.” The dark haired male rolled his eyes.
“I DO! If I don't I'll lose control!” Jimmy argued.
“I'll only need about maybe a few liters a month.” Winnie insisted before suddenly Astarion stepped in front of her.
“Now darling, clearly our friend here needs the blood far more than we do. We'll just have to go and get some from the hospital. Maybe let them know to send extra blood his way to help with his little condition.” Astarion looked over at Winnie and then at Jimmy with a sly smirk.
“You're going to talk to them?! Wait! We can work something out!” Jimmy began to sputter. “I'll give y'all half a gallon a month. For 50-”
“Jimmy…” Valentin growled at him.
“Fine 30 dollars. Deal?”
“That sounds good to me.” Winnie nodded with a smile before taking out her wallet and pulling out the amount of cash she needed. Jimmy then begrudgingly went to fetch the half gallon he owed them while Val sat on the couch with his laptop and began to start a game, apologizing for Jimmy's behavior in between starting his laptop.
“Oh right.” Becca suddenly looked at Winnie.
“Wyn, this is Valentin. He's Jimmy's roommate. The three of us went to school together.” The red head explained with a sweet smile. “Val, this is Winnie. She's my coworker.”
“A pleasure.” Valentin gives Winnie a ghost of a smile, his icy blue eyes sending chills down her spine. Astarion gives Winnie a slight smirk before placing his hand on the small of her back.
“Ah….g-good to meet you.” Winnie replied shyly with a small wave before she gazed over at Valentin’s laptop. Winnie’s eyes widened as she noticed the black haired male was playing BG3.
Valentin hummed quietly as he clicked through his mod list. One of the files immediately caught Winnie’s attention. It was a familiar looking cheat mod.
“Where did you get that mod?” She asked, her body shaking in fear. If that mod was what she thought it was they might end up having a hell of a time dealing with whatever comes out of it.
“Oh this? I found it on Nexus a while back. Haven't had time to play since then because my work schedule is hell.” Valentin said as he clicked on the button to continue his save. His computer began to blink suddenly before suddenly turning off. Then a spark of electricity shot out of the laptop through the charge cable and into the wall before suddenly the lights flickered on and off.
“Hells…” Astarion gasped slightly before looking towards the front door and sniffing. “It can't be…”
“Star, is everything okay?” Winnie asked with a face full of concern before suddenly the vampire began to leave the house, bolting out the door.
“Hey!” Winnie called after him before glancing back at Becca.
“You go after him. I'll make sure everything here is taken care of.” Becca stated.
“Sorry.” Winnie said before running out the door. Luckily for Astarion the sun had set on their way to Jimmy's house. It took a few minutes for Winnie to catch up to him and by the time she did she was panting hard.
“Ast-Astarion, what the h-hell?” She panted out as she looked over at the white haired elf. Astarion glanced back at Winnie.
“Winnie, be careful. I'm not sure what's going on, but I think I-” A beam of electricity zipped through the power lines before bursting out into a ball of light and ricocheted off a nearby building. Eventually it stopped right above the two of them and began to form a swirling vortex. Before Winnie could even think something came hurtling out of the vortex and landed right on top of her, crushing her against the dirt below. Something large and squishy was pressing down on her face, making it a bit hard to breathe. Whatever had fallen on her was really warm. A couple beads of sweat had even begun to drip down her face.
“GET OFF OF HER YOU OAF!” Astarion snarled out, fangs barred as he shoved whatever had fallen on Winnie off. The young woman was dazed. It took her a few moments to realize she'd just been sat on before she then got to her feet with a bright red face
'Well…. I'm pretty sure I just lived through someone's wet dream…'
Astarion quickly moved closer to Winnie, his hands hovering over her shoulders.
“Ah fuck. Sorry bout that.” A familiar female voice spoke as Winnie regained her composure. Standing in front of the two of them was a nearly seven foot tall tiefling they both knew rather well. Karlach Cliffgate. The tiefling barbarian companion from Baldur's Gate and one of Astarion's friends.
“You better be sorry! You could have killed my Winnie!” Astarion hissed, showing his fangs like a guard dog.
“Astarion, it's fine.” Winnie grasped one of his hands gently, receiving a gentle but firm squeeze in return.
“The hells it is! She could have crushed your skull!” Astarion placed a hand on Winnie’s head, gently moving a lock of hair out of her face before cupping her cheek.
“I'm fine Astarion.” Winnie said a little more sternly as she looked him in the eyes. Astarion pouted slightly with a frustrated sigh. “Besides, it's Karlach! Your friend! She's actually here!”
“Fangs! You're here! Gods am I glad to see you! Everyone has gone missing and…Ah shit where in the hells are we?” The tall mountain of a woman looked around in confusion.
“We have a lot to explain, but right now it's probably best if we get you somewhere…” Winnie trailed off as she noticed her friend catching up to them.
“Wyn, everything is set up with Jimmy. Val even agreed to deliver the blood-” Becca stopped in her tracks as she suddenly spotted their new companion. The redhead clutched the container of blood she was holding tightly as the world around her seemed to slow down.
“B-Big….W-Woman….” Becca stuttered out as her face flushed dark red, heart pounding at ninety miles per hour. Her eyes were glued to Karlach as soon as she came into view.
“Uh….Is she okay?” Karlach asked with a dumbfounded expression.
“Yeah she's just a bit surprised I think.” Winnie replied, rubbing her neck nervously.
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Sorry for the wait! Honestly my mental health lately has been meh... And inspiration just hasn't been coming to me as much as it did last year. I Will continue This Bites since I actually know how I want it to end but updates may be shorter or more spread out. I hope everyone enjoyed the chapter! Hopefully I'll get another project out before Christmas 🤞🤞
