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God forbid a pale boy catch a vibe in Grymforge 😔❤️‍🔥

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I wish the person who decided to give us a close up look at Astarion's face when we're entering the dialogue, a very pleasant day :)

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The fact that this post blew up on meme pages that are completely unrelated to bg3 is so funny to me

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In the first picture Zagreus is shorter than Persephone because he is standing one step below, he is still the youngest member of the family and barely stepping into his role on the house as Prince. He is supperposed with the image of his parents gazing lovingly into each other, he is integrated with his figures but still feels like slightly distanced from them, like a teenager trying to find the way they present themselves. After seeing him the whole game with other clothes it feels weird to see him wearing that tunic and his lance is comically big.

In the second picture he is taller than his mom and almost at the same level as his father, he is being embraced by him but his head points out from Hades's shoulder, he is fully integrated into the family but is also respected and acknowledged by all the gods as the one who reunited them. He mimics the posture of both his mother and father, leaning over Melinoë (bathing in her light) and embracing her with his hand (ready to protect her). His elegant clothes fit him and resemble the style of the Palace, even without his crown you recognise him as a Prince of Hades.

He grew up so much between this games. Probably embraced his role as a protector of the underworld population. Seems comfortable wearing his father clothes, he holds himself with authority, he earned respect in his realm. He became an adult. He loved his little sister, look at how his gazed is fixed on her, his smile might be even bigger than the one on his mother.

Hades looks peaceful and calm, he is probably smiling too. Persephone is wearing a light dress, similar to the ones she wore on the surface, without obligations. She wrapped her daughter with a shawl like the ones she used to wear. They are all dressed without their "royal" outfits. Before being the underworld rulers, they are a family welcoming a baby. They loved Melinoë so much. They would have devoted their lives to her until she was old enough to stand on her own. They would have given her all of the time of the day. They were ready to do things right this time.

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Death to Cronos.

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My poor, poor heart

Suddenly inundated with headcanons of Astarion's happy childhood on a fruit farm in Evereska, before his family moved to Baldur's Gate for trade. (I thought about his eye color for a long time. I have so many feelings. I like this sort of sparkly green for now 🥺)

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The trope of a character acting all tough and non-chalant and suddenly falling deeply in love when they least expect it will never not captivate me. Especially in the case of Astarion where he is literally manipulating tav/durge with the one thing he thinks he is only good for, then trying to navigate through the situation and eventual relationship, the feeling of finally finding someone who cares about him unconditionally and accepts him for who he is, not who he was pretending to be before his confession in act 2, and the chance to finally be vulnerable and let that person in. I can only imagine the inner turmoil he still faces after act 3. He definitely hasn’t healed and has ways to go with intimacy and communicating his feelings, and I’m sure it lingers. It fades and some days are harder than others, but I get it man he learns to live with his demons and newfound freedom, it’s oh so viscerally beautiful to watch it unfold throughout all three acts and a tiny bit during the epilogue.

You don’t have to go through everything Astarion has to deeply relate to him which is why I think he has so many people his character has helped in so many different, beautiful ways.

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"After two hundred years of sh*t, pure sh*t, I think I deserve something better."

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MAELLE WINS CLAIR OBSCUR: EXPEDITION 33 (2025) dev. Sandfall InteractivE

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Virtual Photography

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Party mean girls shit talking everyone in elvish

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The many shades of Dark Lady. Part 1

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Maelle Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (2025) dev. Sandfall Interactive