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Listen tiktok is a godless land that treats Gale horribly but this came across my page and I was HOWLING

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I love DURGE. I ain't resisting shit and I love it.

Going for the ascendant playthrough mwahahah

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Why is it so good?

I am absolutely dying, wow

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This might be one of the most heartbreaking Astarion moments in the entire game.

If you play Dark Urge, eventually, in late Act 3, Tav gets to try to get rid of the urges for good, or, embrace them further. There is a possible outcome where neither of these happen: instead, Tav becomes an outcast cursed to be a murder beast forever, never to be able to get rid of the hunger.

Non-Ascended Astarion's reaction to it is... well... My heart broke in a million pieces, let's say. Because of Neil's amazing acting, as usual, I felt like listening to the conversation is a must. That's why I had to attach the video, too.

But these specific small moments are breaking me more than others.

The subtle but visible drop of his shoulders. He feels so sad and defeated for Tav.

...And this line? Definitely the most tragically poetic/romantic I've ever heard him.

He is so sure he will never love again after Tav, let alone find someone like them.

This has all but confirmed my personal headcanon that unless something tragic happens, Tav and Astarion will stay together for hundreds of years.

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I like the fruity vampire

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This look honestly breaks me

Is that a spark of hope in your eyes? Is it even real? No matter, I can forgive if that soft expression is no more than a lure. It was all you had and still now all you can offer. Or is it a lie for your sanity you need to cling to? This game we're playing now. Regardless, I know it hurts my love, doesn't it? But it always does when hope is found again and love is oh so new.

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Please man, I banged a Turian in Mass Effect. You think this is a challenge, lol.

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Well, that was fast.

I just browsed #astarion tag for a sec...

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If you stroll around the lower city with Karlach you will encounter her friend. I love this kind of random interactions in the game!

But why did Karlach said "EWW". I know we are friends, but come on!

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"I don't want to see you getting hurt". The delivery and the little cute animation when he says that makes my heart melt.

(I only selected those dialogs that trigger Astarions comments).

I also posted a Dark Astarion version of the same dialogue here.

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Well you cannot really overthink stuff when your mind is already occupied. Oh, I love this game.

before discovering baldur’s gate 3 vs after

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1. Play the game

2. Redo the cutscenes you saved

3. Check tumblr tags 17x a day

4. Check ao3 4x a day

I mean…. I don’t see anything wrong with that. It’s cool right?

I'm at the *refreshes the Astarion/Gale tag on Ao3 4x a day* stage of this obsession btw if anyone was wondering.

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that’s it, that’s the game

*sad vampire noises*

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Dark Astarion meeting Araj.

So as soon as I saw the line that I mention in this post. I was wondering how much of a difference there is in dialog with Dark Astarion. And oh boy I was not disappointed.

"As long as she knows who belongs to whom this time". This is truly a cursed timeline.

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"I don't want to see you getting hurt". The delivery and the little cute animation when he says that makes my heart melt.

(I only selected those dialogs that trigger Astarions comments).

I also posted a Dark Astarion version of the same dialogue here.

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Look how they massacred my boy 😭

I am going to eat all 6,102 of you alive.