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Aesryn’s mind is at war with itself, a fight that happens far more frequently than he’d care to admit. It’s not a fair one either, one has been well fed, given years of experience and time to gather arsenal. And gods, it seemed as though they were always a step ahead. He wondered if the other side ever stood a chance, part of him was starting to believe they never would.
Guess that's another score for the winning team.
Astarion is a two-way mirror, always donning a mask that easily reflects the desires of whoever stands in front of him. But if you look close enough, you’ll catch a glimpse of the person hiding behind the pane. His fangs bared, a warning to anyone who dared tap against the speculum.
Aesryn knows Astarion is eager to bite.
And Astarion knows Aesryn isn't afraid of getting mangled.
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Before the events of squirming tadpoles connected a group of unlikely strangers into a begrudging partnership to save the world, Astarion roamed the streets of Baldur's Gate as a vampire slave to the Szarr family. His master, Cazador, forced him to seduce and lure thousands of victims to his doorstep, and if that wasn’t slight enough, he saw Astarion as his personal toy of torment and torture.
One hundred and fifty years later, anything that remained of the man before had been snuffed out by the heel of Cazador’s boot. That is until one night, when Astarion, yet again on the hunt for his master, comes across a possible target unlike any he’s met before. A charismatic and handsome drow who is equal parts word-smith, warrior, and wizard. This man’s otherworldly nature seems to see right through Astarion’s elaborately crafted persona, and more than that, he can break the mental hold Cazador has on him and shroud his presence from the vampire lord. The stranger, for whatever reason, is charmed by Astarion and offers him a deal: His protection from Cazador’s control for Astarion’s companionship.
What else can Astarion do but agree?
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20 May 2024
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“Yes,” Cazador says over him, “You will do nicely.”
Astarion tries to crawl back, away from this monster that’s eyeing him in a way that instinctually tells him to run. But all he manages to do is scrape the dirt and painfully cough up more gore in the effort. “Stay away!” he says.
“I can hear your heart slowing, boy,” Cazador says in a hiss, “A few minutes more and your corpse will be cooling on the ground here. Such a waste that would be. You have potential, you have what I am looking for.”
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A narrative on Astarion’s creation and time in captivity.Bookmarked by NuclearPigeon
12 May 2024
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Another time, another place, another situation.
Fifty years before the cult of the Absolute is even a thought, a vampire spawn stumbles across an oxymoron in the night: a kind drow. Curiosity kills cats, but vampire spawn indulge it. Even if it only leads to an inevitably deadly conclusion.“In another life, you’d have led me to this crypt, and not that pretty clearing in the forest.”
“Gods, I can’t say you’re wrong. I can only say I’m so glad we didn’t meet then. I don’t even want to think what would have happened to you…”
“Don’t avoid it. Face it. You would have killed me.”
“I would have killed you.”Series
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