Revenge? Revenge He Can Do.

Revenge? Revenge he can do.

I am highkey obsessed with western cowboy fantasy settings, so I drew Y’allstarion.

Wanted to try and draw a moment from the last chapter of Indelible Imprints, so here's a WIP of Erin and Astarion!

I got some base colors down so far, but it's got a long way to go before I'm happy with it lol.

Here's the rough sketch, too

(Teaser) Chapter 5: Close Your Eyes and Hear My Secret

Guys, I still don't have screenshots, but I SWEAR I'll have some fresh ones for the chapter release tomorrow! So please enjoy this sunrise pic of Mt. Hood from the 205 bridge!

Anyway, if you're interested on catching up, chapter 1-4 can be read on AO3 here!

Astarion’s POV

“Astarion…” A voice drags him out of the black, the world tilting and swaying. He feels hands reach for him as the person belonging to the voice comes into focus. Ofelia.

He nearly startles at her face- can see all the past versions of herself reflected there. The wide almond eyes, brown and soft and concerned, the small birthmarks that speckle her forehead, nose, jaw, cheek- he hadn’t noticed them before. His eyes drift to her shoulder, the tip of one scar poking out of her collar and he swallows thickly, seeing her even more drained and exhausted than she’d been before their link, perhaps worse off than him.

He steadies her before she falls off the stone, brown eyes half-lidded as she looks up at him.

“Sorry for… showing you everything. I know it wasn’t all of it but… it was probably overwhelming. I don’t know how to control it.” He continues to look at her, not letting go of her arms yet not speaking as she blinks moisture from her eyes. He doesn’t realize it, but his sting as well and he hastily closes them, the residual effects of her emotions still lingering like tethers and bonds.

He’d been… wrong. She really is just another victim of the mind flayers…

He wishes he hadn’t plunged in, hadn’t absorbed the chaos and pain of her life and memories as they slowly file into the back of his mind in neat little rows. The violence and agony had scored the inside of his chest into raw, aching wounds that he tries now to madly cover up and erase. He’ll have to be more careful next time he links with someone- the lingering dominion of her roiling thoughts and emotions are proving hard to shake, but slowly they ebb until he feels cold and shaky.

Some of the scenes had left a lasting mark on him- not entirely relatable, but just enough to have him feeling simultaneously sympathetic and appalled. She may not have been locked up in a tomb for a year, or constantly tortured, but it was still enough to remind him of his own not-so-distant past that he both pitied and looked down on her. Weak. Strong. Victimized. Brave. A multitude of contradictions- just like him. The thoughts roll around and around in his mind, unclear if his view of her has shifted… perhaps it’s better left for thinking on later when he’s alone.

Chapter title is my fave Crumb song, Locket!

I thought I'd reblog this with some screenshots from this chapter! These are some of my faves so far!

With Stars to Fill My Dream (1 & 2)

IT'S FINALLY TIME!!!!! I have taken a deep breath, poured over these two damn chapters all day, and I'm finally ready to upload!! 🖤 Special thanks to all the hype I got from this gang- I love them so much 🖤 Thank you for hyping me every step of the way!

@preciouslittlebhaalbae @inkymoonbunny @verbenaa @justabiteofspite @elinorbard @ladyduellist @bhaalsdeepbat @sashitf

Please enjoy Ofelia, my idiotic Earthling Tav/OC, trying to survive and make friends in Faerun after getting kidnapped from her realm! This is a fun, sometimes dark and angsty isekai adventure- what would happen if BG3 wasn't a thing on Earth, or D&D? How would you fare?

Opening of Chapter 1: Chasing Rabbits under the cut!

Summary: A street-smart, musically inclined human girl with a tragic past gets abducted by a nautiloid after her painfully average shift at a retro singing diner. What's worse- putting your all into Olivia Newton-John and Travolta for lousy tips, or getting your guts ripped out by a gnoll? Or worse- getting turned into a hideous humanoid squid? Ofelia Montez will have to see if she can survive long enough to find out.

Pairing: Astarion x female!Tav

Warnings: 18+. Mentions of past abuse and trauma. Canon-typical violence and gore.

Word Count for Both 1 & 2 Combined: 12,093

When logic and proportion,

Have fallen sloppy dead.

And the white knight is talking backwards

And the red queen’s off with her head

Remember what the dormouse said

Feed your head…

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An eerie quiet moves through the streets, cars fewer and farther between than normal. An unsettling feeling crawls over Ofelia’s skin and she shrugs her coat closer to her body, warding the night air off as she turns down a familiar alley. Her tiny apartment window glints at the end of the shadowed corridor and she grins, reaching into her pack to step back into her rollerblades. This last stretch has always been the most fun, and perhaps it’s the trepidation hanging in the night, but a smile and some exhilaration seem like the perfect medicine. She just has to get home, kick start her weekend with a cocktail and a good book, and tomorrow she’ll finally be able to adopt the cat of her dreams.

With the last lace tied, she secures her skirt and hunches over, preparing to rocket down the alleyway. She feels her muscles tense, sets her jaw- prepares to beat her personal best. She can taste the moisture in the air and the warning of the impending storm approaching, feels it in her bones as she mentally counts down.

3… 2… 1…

She never moves. Something flickers out of the corner of her eye, large and black and hulking in the night. It roils and undulates in the sky above the city, sweeping over the buildings like a dark tidal wave. She doesn’t have time to scream when the mass careens towards her, doesn’t have time to raise her arms in defense of a hit that never comes. She’s only greeted with total black as her world spins out of control and she falls unconscious.

We’ll rule the world together, aeterna amantes

From Chapter 11 of my BG3 isekai fanfic, Indelible Imprints

You can read chapters 1-10 on Ao3 or through the pinned post on my blog