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In a distant memory, Elminster stood before him. The message and the charge I bring you are Hers... An old friend made messenger, carrying a wicked demand. Yours must be the sacrifice... You will be redeemed...
A suicide. A death for absolution.
At the time, he was unable to imagine the words on Her tongue, which even then, he held in such high regard. Instead, he heard it now, on the tongue and the teeth of his newly ascended.
A neck bared. A death for eternity.
Astarion's voice slithered around Gale's consciousness. "So, what's it to be, darling?"
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Gale regrets supporting Astarion's ascension, and to correct it, he goes back to the beginning of it all.
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02 Jun 2026
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In one whirlwind afternoon, the party makes camp in the ruins just outside Baldur's Gate. Gale struggles to come to terms with the idea that he's still alive, and might have a chance to live even more. Astarion understands, in his own way.
“I don’t hate you, Astarion. I admire you. I admire how you never let your fear get the better of you. I admire how you pursue your desires so openly. I envy the ease with which you carry yourself.” Gale shrugged and stared into his cup. “I do think you’re abrasive sometimes, but sometimes a little rudeness is what’s needed.”
“And what if I am afraid?” Astarion asked, looking just as surprised at the question as Gale. “What if the idea of going back and facing my— my captor, what if it terrifies me? What then?”
Gale smiled, softly. “Then I’d think you’re very brave for doing it anyway.”
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- Part 1 of red like a sunrise, purple like a bruise
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02 Jun 2026
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A year after the events of BG3, Gale Dekarios lived a relatively normal life as a professor living in his tower in Waterdeep. Things were good, his routine was comfortable and predictable. He never expected his now all-powerful ex to show up, wanting him back.
Though instead of begging like many exes may do, Astarion had different ideas when it came to attempting to convince Gale to get back with him.
*Relationship loosely based on the book Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton. Shit will get quite dark, but I also cannot write a fic without at least a hopeful ending XD Just mind the tags!*
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01 Jun 2026
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01 Jun 2026
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A tired Astarion meets an interesting man at the Elfsong Tavern.
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14 May 2026