The Velvet Veil

I write sometimes. NSFW and Grimdark. Currently hyperfixated on BG3. follows back from @aodoesitwrite

[thedarksilkpen]

【Ｐｉｎｎｅｄ　Ｐｏｓｔ】

[this blog is 18+, no exceptions]

hello patrons~~ step through the velvet veil and into my world. shed your worries, shed your troubles, and hell, maybe shed your skin too. ...or those robes...

my name is Ao, and i'll be your Madame for the duration of your stay here in the Underdark! a little about me:

i'm in my 30's and use they/she pronouns!

i've been writing for over two decades now, and i'm a huge fan of the D&D universe, as well as other grimdark writings like the works of Joe Abercrombie, Brandon Sanderson, Brent Weeks, and others. just ask! i'm always happy to discuss reading and writing, i've always got something going.

i've been playing games since the Sierra Online days, and i'll gladly give recommendations when asked!

all of my work is edited by @emfirebender (who is an incredible writer in her own right and all of her stuff is linked here) and using the (newish) writing tool Ellipsus!

my shitposting/uncategorized brain blog is @aodoesitwrite if you'd like to see more of my interests beyond bg3/writing

a collection of all of my works can be found here, but there's a detailed table of contents below as well~~

i take requests, lovelies 💚💙

Table of Contents does not include full tags, please read ao3 tags before proceeding!

Gale

Office Hours - 6/15? chapters, in progress, assistant/professor, gale x reader, non-tav

On The Desk of Dekarios - one shot, Gale x reader

Wash It All Away - one shot, Gale x reader

Astarion

Shadows In Scarlet - 1/? chapters, in progress, astarion x dark urge reader, grimdark

The Dance Macabre - one shot, prequel to SIS, astarion x dark urge reader

Evard's Explorative Tentacles - one shot, astarion solo

By The Fireside - one shot, astarion x reader

Halsin

Safe With Halsin - one shot, halsin x reader

Not A City Bear - one shot, halsin x reader comfort

The Rite of Blooming - one shot, halsin x reader, ritual sex

Misc

Letters From The Road - letters from the companions

Short Writings - small little things, collection

Is This Just A Fling? - BloodWeave blowjob

[lexirosewrites]

what they don’t tell you about being a writer is that returning to a long fic you haven’t touched in a while means rereading 50k words first because you don’t actually remember your own fics that well

[greseadraws]

Had the pleasure of being part of the baldur's gate floral zine and drawing shadowheart!

[lostinadmiration]

I like your funny words, magic man 😍

[fethawit]

Consider my mouth sealed. Until you have use for it, of course.

More artwork ♡

[biblicallyaccuratemoth]

Inside me, there are two storytellers. One likes cute characters doing cute things with no stakes. The other commits war crimes against my characters and then cries about it later

[fethawit]

Life could be a dream.

More artwork ♡

[thedarksilkpen]

after a hectic two weeks, life is finally back to normal. we now return to your regularly scheduled Gale thirsting.

[azaablue]

the best fanfiction you've ever read was written by a woman in her 40s before she made dinner for her kids. it was written by a teenager after school when they should've been studying for a history test. and a barista came up with the idea while they cleaned the espresso machine and busser fact-checked it on their break and the post-doc edited between writing grant proposals and the nurse apologized for typos in the notes after a long shift and behind every drabble and one-shot and multi-chapter fic there is a person with a wonderful and interesting and chaotic life and it is such a privilege that we get to be a part of it because they decided to do this thing we all share, for fun.

[thedarksilkpen]

i'm alive, promise, just going through shit LOL. writing tho.

[shkarpetkamax]

I do not love men: I love what devours them

[parkouringrabbit]

Playing with shadows

[thedarksilkpen]

WIP Wfriday

tagged by the always wonderful @cinder-rellish181

just a small snippet so i don't ruin the splendor of the Hall for you all!

From Office Hours Chapter 8

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Warmth rolls out of the opening door in a low, mineral wave, not soft enough to comfort but strong enough to make the cold at your back feel suddenly sharp. It smells like forge-fire, lamp oil, wet wool, old iron, and the deep-buried damp of places the sun has never touched. You step over the threshold just behind Gale and the sound of the wind cuts off behind you as the great door grinds shut, leaving only the weight of the air inside in the mountain and the echo of your own boots.

For a moment, all you can do is look.

The entry hall is enormous and you crane your neck backwards to attempt to see the ceiling, which disappears into inky blackness. Chains as thick as your wrist descend from unseen mechanisms overhead, bearing iron lanterns that burn with the tell-tale blue hue of enchanted fire. The stone that makes up the hall is hewn straight through the living rock with a precision that makes the Academy’s clever arches seem frivolous by comparison. The walls aren't decorated or gilded and the path you walk on is barely marked. There's no mark in the stone done without purpose, no carving done only to impress.

[howtokillavampire]

but what if i read one of your fanfics and then went to your ao3 accounts and read all of your fanfics and left a comment on every single chapter of every single one and you got spam emails from all of my kudos and comments and it made you smile, what then? what if i brighten your day with my words like you did mine, what then???

[idkhowtobenormal]

marrage

[wynnyfryd]

weddning

[steviewashere]

honmoon

[himbosandhardwear]

Babby

[simplyghosting]

Fanfic update

[arcadewizard]

in that order

[kukichart]

I said that once, I'll say that again..I'm feeling personally attacked 😮‍💨

[piosplayhouse]

[bamphi0]

Replaying Baldur’s Gate again as a Gale lover is so sad. Forgot that man tries to kill himself or die alone every five minutes. Pookie. Pookie, please. Chill the fuck out. We love you