#astarionancunin

[little-lyco]

The cool thing with fan art is to draw what you couldn't do in the game: a big hug during a very emotional scene.

[daintysclaw]

Astarion and Tav spending a little quality time…

A render of Astarion and Tav. Astarions smile tho?? Gracious heavens😫

Tbh u can actually headcanon this urself👀

[gods-ur-beautiful]

look at how pretty he is. i can ‘t

he’s so pretty 🌸

[hystericmuse]

But when does a comet become a meteor? When does a candle become a blaze?

When does a man become a monster...

[dabs-into-oblivion]

"Astarion means 'little star' because that's what Asterion means in Greek mythology"

you do you. however, i'm sick of seeing this because, to me, it completely erases the actual elven culture in Faerûn and the Forgotten Realms more generally. like have y'all forgotten that the game is set in the Dungeons & Dragons world? anyway

in this video,

Brynn dissects some of the possible meanings of Astarion's names. i'll summarize.

"ion", "dewdrop"

"io" + "in", elided to "iōn", "one who moves among/around"

"aster", "power" (i don't vibe with this one because there is no E in Astarion's name)

"aestar", "hearts, minds, essences"

"tar", "soul, blood; people, group, clan"

"tàr/taer", "young, new, recent" (is very common in child names)

"às/aes", "hunted"

potential meanings for the full name include:

"essence of a dewdrop"

"one who moves among hearts"

and his surname, Ancunín:

"nín", from "nì", a common surname ending meaning "cut of cloth"

"an", "hand"

"ku", "to learn/discover"

so Ancunín pretty decisively means "of those who learn by hand."

[podcastenthusiast]

So that scene where you ask Astarion for sex and he breaks up with you in Act 3 if you slept with him in Act 1 but somehow missed his Act 2 romance stuff/character development.

This scene here:

(Sorry I could only find it on Tiktok. Not my video.)

What I find interesting about it is how unnecessarily mean he is. Personally I think he's trying to avoid a much more difficult conversation.

"I never slept with you for pleasure alone. Couldn't you tell?"

...Yikes. Yeah. I could tell.

"Back in the forest, we both came out on the winning side. The game was clear."

But it wasn't, though. He almost makes it sound like they both had a deal here but he was manipulating Tav, using himself like he always has, and it's like he's angry they never cared enough to notice that.

"You get a moment of escape with a world-endingly beautiful vampire. I get someone to defend me from Cazador."

Something about the way he refers to himself here reminds me of that line he says when he's bitterly lamenting the way everyone just wants his body. "There's nothing more desirable in the world than a vampire, is there?"

"I don't think, honestly, that your services are worth the cost."

...What cost, exactly? He really emphasizes the word. Plus, focusing on Tav's "services" as a protector shifts the focus away from his role in things. Astarion was the one knowingly, well, offering a service, for lack of better phrasing. This reminds me of another line of his, too, if you tell him after Araj he doesn't have to keep using himself like that, and he says "It isn't worth the scars anymore."

"This is what I do. Who do you think you were dealing with? Some fairytale prince? Haha! You are one of a tiny number of people I've slept with who aren't dead. Cheer up! It's quite the achievement."

This is so over the top extra rude. He even does his most fake laugh. Brings up his victims like that as if he killed them when we all know he was forced and there's layers of guilt, disgust, and self-hatred there.

He's trying so hard in this conversation to present himself as the monster he expects the world to see. He's saying 'yes, I'm exactly as cold and heartless as a vampire should be so don't look any closer' because in his mind it's too late to be anything else. They're in Baldur's Gate or near enough and he'll have to face Cazador soon. This is Astarion in full advanced survival mode, imo. Nothing matters but his revenge and the promise of power/safety.

He can't afford to let feelings distract him, even if that means burning some bridges with Tav. He can't be vulnerable anymore, because Tav hasn't shown him by now they could be a safe person for that.

[digitalferox]

Hello! I'm Ferox and I'm new at doing Virtual Photography, at the moment i take lots of Screenshots of Astarion from Baldurs Gate 3.

Here are some of my edits! Enjoy

#astarion #BaldursGate3 #vp #virtualphotography #astarionbg3 #astarionancunin #bg3 #screenshot #edits

[gravedoggg]

I am gnawing at the bars of my enclosure 🩸🩸🩸🩸

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[baldursgatethoughts]

He doesn't want to and knows you will fall for his manipulations T_T

[little-lyco]

I started playing Baldur's Gate 3 earlier this month and it's now my favorite game ever, and Astarion - as for a lot of people apparently - my favorite character. A fan art wave is coming ; I hope to have the time to draw every one of my ideas before I get back too fast on my comic ~

[daintysclaw]

snuggly astarion 🥹

A render that i made of Tav and softie Astarionn :3

[tavs-tressym]

Enjoy, my lovelies ~ 🩸🩸🩸

[ducancela-a]

Hello! If it's no trouble could I please ask the context of the quote "you are one of a tiny number of people i've slept with who aren't dead, cheer up! it's quite the achievement"?

Ooh, of course! It's a line from his rejection in act 3. Basically it happens if you start his romance in act 1 but never get the confession scene in act 2 so your relationship never advances beyond sex.

Here's a clip of it if you're interested!

[xthepaleelfx]

Fuuuuuck me sideways how dare

[asstarionn]

Astarion tiktok edits 🖤