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Transactions Between A Vampire And A Stray Druid by Anonymous
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
24 Oct 2025
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The group don't really know Astarion very well, and that bothers Halsin.
So, when an opportunity arises to get to know the vampire better, Halsin decides to take it.
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A self-indulgent fic exploring how exhausting seeing everything as a transaction can be.
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- 10,081
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- 5/5
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24 Oct 2025
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Halsin leads Astarion to a small clearing just a ways from camp. The stars twinkle like thousands of tiny gems against the dark velvet sky, and the stream reflecting the night as it gently trickles down the glen. As they approach the bank, the soft glow of candlelight catches Astarion's eye. Turning, Astarion sees the washtub Halsin had taken earlier, with three lanterns carefully placed around the tub. The steam rises from the magically heated water, carrying the same herbal scent from before.
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22 Oct 2025
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Two years after Sympathy for the Devil, Astarion finally has the life he always wanted: wealth, status, and a manor in the Upper City. But loving a devil, especially one like Raphael, was never going to be easy.
As vampire attacks surge and rumours of a new vampire lord in Baldur’s Gate begin to spread, a fanatical group of monster-hunters set their eyes on them, threatening to shatter the fragile peace they’ve built.
And in the shadows, someone else lurks... An incubus who refuses to be forgotten.
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- Part 2 of Sympathy for the Devil
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22 Sep 2025
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Astarion hates that he can't get Raphael out of his mind after their last encounter.
Raphael wants to teach him autonomy - in ways only a devil can.
Raphael plays with him in his boudoir until Astarion's had enough and takes control.Series
- Part 2 of Hellfire
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01 Sep 2025
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He’s never really fancied himself as someone who enjoys the suffocation that comes along with cuddling. Cazador... had no need for romanticism or affection when it came down to his spawn; they were slaves, not bed partners, after all.
Halsin’s changed his mind on countless things, but: physical intimacy, the innocuous sorts, is a change of opinion he never expected.
A moment of stillness, a morning of connection.
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- English
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- 1/1
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20 Aug 2025
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Another day slips from their fingers and warm evening air settles atop them like a wool blanket. The sun pushes past the shield of the oak and it’s during times like these when he feels jealous of all the lazy farm cats—how nice it must be, to have these quiet moments in the sun with little interruption, no worries.
It takes herculean effort to avoid the tempting pull of isolation that languishes in the slow-moving countryside.
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- 7,700
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16 Aug 2025
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What to Feed A Vampire Spawn: As Told by Astarion Acunín by In_love_with_writing002
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
17 Oct 2025
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After 200 years of being hungry, Astarion finally has an opportunity to try all of the delicacies Faerûn has to offer. It’ll require some forgiven social blunders, occasional accidental poisoning, and a research-oriented dietician who is up for the challenge of helping one severely traumatized Vampire Spawn learn how to trust himself and others. Maybe he’ll find a favorite food along the way.
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09 Aug 2025
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There's the thunk of a book hitting the floor, and suddenly Astarion is on his feet. The other man's slim form is silhouetted by the fire as he closes the distance between them with preternatural speed, invading Halsin's space in an instant. He's not touching, still not saying anything, but there's something banked in Astarion's gaze, something threatening to ignite at any moment.
"What," the vampire murmurs, his cool breath caressing Halsin's lips, "exactly is this, my sweet?"
"It's, ah, a look inspired by Calishite courtesans—apparently very popular in the bedroom these days." The druid swallows, the bulge in his throat visibly bobbing.
OR: Understanding his personal hangups about his body and inspired by Astarion’s self-confidence, Halsin decides to surprise the vampire with a special (and decidedly revealing) outfit. It goes over surprisingly well.
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07 Aug 2025
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Like Peeling an Orange by Cryogenosis for tendermiasma
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games), Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game)
04 Mar 2025
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04 Aug 2025
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A month after the events of Baldur’s Gate 3, the city’s saviours find themselves gathered outside The Devil’s Fee at dusk, summoned by the diabolist Helsik to do a job.
Their task? Deliver a high-value infernal ‘package’.
The problem? The package is tall, horned, and winged – and not at all happy about it.
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- Part 1 of Sympathy for the Devil
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30 Jul 2025
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There’s something wrong with the druid by HermeticPrinciples for ashamedbliss
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
28 Jun 2025
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A “renowned healer,” the others in the Emerald Grove called him. Astarion didn’t really understand what that meant at first because Halsin’s healing magic honestly isn’t that much more impressive than a cleric’s. Now, he gets it. Everything the druid does is calculated, intentional, and all done for the benefit of others. It’s subtle, too—done with the stealth of a seasoned rogue…
And no one notices—except for Astarion; he notices because in his world such a thing is quite out of place—nothing like it was ever allowed to take root in the master’s palace; Halsin’s kindness is as radiant as the Morninglord’s monastery and just as deadly to ancient darkness.
Astarion isn’t the only beast in camp. Halsin is a werebear and guardian of nature. Astarion is a product of the Shadowfell’s darkness. They form an uneasy truce but later, in their similarities as well as their differences, find love and understanding, too.
Or: where Halsin also needs support and Astarion is the unlikely answer.
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30 Jun 2025
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Devils don't have soulmarks, except one: Raphael. And he would bloody appreciate the damn thing not popping in and out of existence every few centuries!
Astarion does not appreciate the new infernal mark on his body. Just as he thinks Fate and Destiny have been satisfied, they sink their meddling claws into him again! Well, no more. He has the perfect bait to entice Raphael into helping him, and he will milk it for all it's worth.
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26 May 2025
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“What do you want from me, Raphael?”
Raphael’s smile was slow and in tandem with the straightening of his spine. His sun-browned hands positioned themselves behind his back.
“I have asked myself that very question over and over again, thinking the answer haunting me could not be such a simple thing. It could not be rooted in such base instinct. Perhaps amidst the chaos of that fateful day, you managed to charm me. But I cannot deny what I am, Astarion, and what I can and cannot resist. The answer is always you. I want you.”
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Astarion suffered many constants at the aquarium: constant boredom, constant awestruck faces pressing against the glass, constant hunger, constant dread of what torment Cazador would bring next…and the constant appearance of the handsome man he had saved four decades ago. The same man that shook hands with Cazador. A man that wasn’t a man at all.- Language:
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26 May 2025
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Ibuki always had a strange feeling whenever he was alone with Louis. Maybe it was a meat craving? He wasn’t sure but he surely hopes it’s not that. What he was sure about was that he wanted to claim the deer, for him to be his.
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- Part 5 of Shishigumi: Behind the Scenes
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30 Mar 2025
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got the groove that hits the bone by falsedoe (thestartofnothing)
Fandoms: ビースターズ | BEASTARS
20 Dec 2021
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Louis learns something new about Ibuki, and gets the confidence to try something different.
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30 Mar 2025
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Raphael is no stranger to brief dalliances followed by a cool lack of farewells while a spent lover scrambles to find their clothes.He is not accustomed to being on the other side of this exchange.
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29 Mar 2025
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This is set in a post-canon alternate universe in which non-ascended Astarion has entered a contract with Raphael in hopes of seeing the sun again.
Astarion sees a gnome peeping through the keyhole to the boudoir. Curious, he pushes her aside and looks for himself.
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- Part 1 of Blood, Sex, and Hellfire (Bonus Content)
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25 Mar 2025
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Only with Halsin does he come to realize there’s a fundamental difference between domination, restriction and control, and actually... loving someone.
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25 Mar 2025
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Astarion schedules another session with Tav. And another, until he finds himself consistently seeing her once a week. Every Tuesday at six in the evening.
The thing is, Tav somehow strikes the perfect balance between being a good listener and calling Astarion out on his bullshit when he deflects or glosses over a detail or even tries to lie. It’s as frightening as it is refreshing.
Astarion often sees the same man in the waiting room after his session. They exchange friendly greetings, except on bad days– on days where Astarion face is pallid from recently-shed tears, or on days there is a haunted look to the man’s usually bright eyes.
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AKA, an AU where Tav is Astarion and Halsin's therapist
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13 Mar 2025
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What If Ellen feel the same about Orlok. Orlok is in love with this human and he will do anything to get her .
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09 Mar 2025