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[a2zillustration]

Good for you, Wyll (:

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[thot-writes]

[repost bc i messed up] i’ve noticed that despite the fact everyone makes jokes abt astarion being a bottom i’ve yet to see anyone actually write him like one… and like a bat signal in the sky…. i am here to save the day

sub!astarion (aka canon astarion) headcanons for the girlies and the babes (NSFW) (spoiler warning!);

Astarion appears to be a top-leaning switch. not necessarily out of preference, he likely performs sex differently depending on the partner, but more often than not is the one who has to do everything.

being with a dominant like yourself isn’t anything he hasn’t already done a thousand times before, but he must concede that sex with you has always felt somehow different. is it because you’re more skilled in the arts of intimacy than the vast majority of people he’s bedded, or simply because he had the choice in seducing you?

it could very well be both. you are a dominant of great talent, after all.

the first time you sleep together, it quickly becomes apparent what your intentions are and he readily submits to them. you toy with his body, cradle it, worship it while you ravish him. you can sense a performance from him, but that’s nothing you’re not used to— occasionally you’ve been with subs who think the louder they are the better the sex is. you’re accustomed to breaking past that wall.

astarion is no different.

he seems a little too eager, a little too excited by simple touches— you can tell he’s exaggerating. you want his real reactions.

you map every part of his body and take keen notes on parts of genuine arousal, his yelps of surprise, his deep sighs, his involuntary twitching.

it’s a challenge, and you doubt you’ve scratched the surface with him, but you accurately deduce some of his sensitive spots:

the points of his ears, his nipples, his collarbone.

it’s intriguing to you, how his most sensitive places are those that are far from the most obvious ones.

the first time you fuck, he cums with an intensity that he can’t remember having had before.

and all while you were going easy on him.

you sympathetically cringe at the thought of all the god-awful encounters he must’ve had with people before this, if one of your tamest nights was one of his best.

during your sexual encounters, you slowly notice more and more about his genuine enjoyments. but you notice one more thing too, one thing infinitely more important:

he’s unsure if he truly enjoys any of it at all.

he confesses to you his issues with sex, and like the good dom you are you cater to your sub’s— no, your partner’s — needs. it’s months before he’s ready to try again, but your patience is infinite for those you love.

once you resume your sex life, you start off tame again. tamer still than even your first night together, just to test the waters and make sure he’s comfortable.

astarion has learned to trust you in a way he’s never trusted anyone before, and likely won’t ever again. as the intensity begins to ramp up, he finds himself doing things with you that (given his backstory) he should probably balk at.

he lets you collar him, tease him, punish him, and occasionally even degrade him— because he knows it’s you. he knows you. there may not be many places where he’s safe, but by your side is a guarantee.

astarion is very vocal in bed. it starts out as dirty talk, but as he gets closer to cumming he talks less and moans more. whines more. pleads more. by the time he’s about to finish, he hasn’t said a word to you yet he’s told you everything you need to know.

whenever you go too far (which isn’t often), he pulls away a little. he’s not too good at using the safe word yet, but he’s improving. you know enough of his body, his mind, to know when he’s telling you to stop even if he’s not forming the words.

after every sexual encounter you have, without fail, you clean him up and rest with him. you cradle him in your arms and stroke your fingers through his perfect curls. you make sure that he’s okay with what you’ve just done, and reassure him that he can stop this at any time with no judgement.

it’s kind of annoying how nice you are to him, honestly. you’ve just given him a mind-blowing back-breaking orgasm, and you’re still coddling him? just how in the fuck is he supposed to pay you back for everything you do for him? he’s racking up one hells of a debt.

astarion has never had someone like you before, someone who seems to know him even better than he does. he loves that you’re patient and caring, that you’d give up sex entirely if he’d only ask, that he feels safe enough with you to relinquish control while knowing he still very much has it.

a submissive astarion is one that has reconciled — or has at least started the process of reconciling — with his past. one that has developed a trust so deep with his lover that he can feel comfortable with even the most scandalous of acts.

it will take time until he’s ready for the more aggressive side of being dominated, if he’ll ever be ready at all. but a soft dom is one he can very easily get taken from behind.

he knows that even though he submits to you, he’s the one being served.

[discontentramblings]

having Minthara around in a good-aligned playthrough is so funny because you'll make a Good Story Choice and it's like

other companions: well done on making the Good Choice, we are so proud of you

Minthara: you simple-minded cretin, what the Fuck were you thinking

[dinoserious]

Hey there! I have a couple of questions about your commissions. What size / resolution can I expect one of your sketches to be (not the icons)? And do you do adjustments before they are finalized? Apologies if this information was listed somewhere, I might have missed it. Thank you! :)

i dont keep to a specific resolution for the fullbodies, as i tend to adjust the canvas as i go, but if you want me to keep to something specific i can! and no on adjustments for kofi based comms, tho im willing to make minor edits after the fact

[sailorgundam308]

Brainstorming through doodles: Tav 2, Sasha.

She’s an older, late 30s human barbarian (though she avoids raging for reasons). That’s her “growing up chart”. She’s not from Faerun, and when she’s abducted by the illithids she’s already like her depiction on the right. She has a strangely pale arm on her right. Her right eye is also uncharacteristically blue. She’s got a whole ass backstory she doesn’t like to talk about, presenting herself instead as a mercenary for hire. She’s unreasonably attached to a green ribbon she ties around her neck. Sasha isn’t her actual name.

[kalloway]

never considered giving my OC (Faust) lower lashes stylistically before, but his look I gave him in the Goose Masc mod for DOL+ reaaaaally makes me wanna make that a permanant design choice for him :>

also i still cannot get enough of the lil crop top + leather combo because that's so on-brand for him, it's perfect... despite the literal heatwave weather in-game 8) (fashion comes at a cost, I recall my wearing-jeans-in-summer-because-its-cool days...)

[masterling-caretaking-101]

(Ooc: Glad to see you back hope you are okay)

Carnival finally got the support units in today they are extremely helpful. Plus, the OVER'S are good helpers around here as well, Synth loves his new little siblings and Retro is keeping them from crashing into the others. Xeravin is showing the Support Masterlings what to do around here and Carnival is helping their older sibling build a new pen for them to play in! It is tough but Carnival is so happy that this is going alright but Carnival is keeping an eye out cause early in the morning at 2am, The security camera caught 3 rogue Masterlings running into the woods but they aren't friendly at all... They are very bad Masterlings... there was an X-Kai, a Gate, and a Double but they were carrying something... Carnival hopes it wasn't any of the Masterlings that wander the street... Carnival doesn't need any to be lost because of those pest! Hopefully they stay away after the warning blast from Zeravil and Xeravin.

(Ooc: I’m fine??? Sorry, did I worry you somehow? I added to the pinned that I would be answering asks on weekends bc of heckin SCHOOL… also side note, that was QUICK)

Hi!

Glad you’re getting support! I would like to say, no species of Masterling is inherently “bad” or anything like that, though I will admit that some species are more prone to aggression than others. Just make sure to keep an eye out!

Thanks for the ask!

[eastcoastkid]

I feel like we, as a community, have grievously under-appreciated the comedic potential of small race Tavs

[monkeyssalad-blog]

1945 gates speech input consoles by Al Q

[anendtopursuit]

so like. what is the general consensus abt getting gale's orb tattooed on u. bc i relate to him n his backstory a fuckton and Really Want It (no promises i'll listen to the general consensus, i just wanna know what it is)

[sgdlr]

murder clown(s) <3

[tatomikat]

Thoughts that occurred during the first 9 hours of playing Dragon Quest XI so far:

"Dawwww. Just look at those little guys (slimes). They're adorable! ... Not for long anymore."

"Let. Me. Jump. Off. That. CLIFF!"

"Why is it so difficult to fight a cloud with a sword? ... I think I just answered my own question. Magic it is then."

"I've played way too much Zelda. I keep calling those little goblin guys (Grublin?) 'Bokoblins'."

"The developers must have been really hungry. With so many food themed enemies."

"Why did that random npc think it important to tell me that there's someone in the dungeons? How is that related to me?" (5 minutes later) "Oooooh."

"Hey King guy. I think you've got that causality thing between the Luminary and the bad guy a bit backwards. Also I think you gave me whiplash with that sudden change in tone."

"'Investigate'? What an interesting wording. They'll destroy the village, won't they?"

"Why hello there, stranger (Erik) within talking range. What a nice coincidence to meet you at a place like this (dungeons). Do you come here often?"

"Well what do you say to that. A dragon. Like two or so hours into the game. They are really not wasting any time, do they? Am I supposed to fight that thing?!"

(trying to get to Derk) (lots of cussing while trying to jump from the church to the top of the wall) "Why don't you jump when I press the button?! Why did they put platforming into a game that is clearly not laid out for that?! Oh. There's a rope. Never mind."

(get cat off the roof quest) "HOW THE F DO I GET ONTO THAT ROOF?! Oh look. A ladder."

(After the title cutscene) "So we're gonna turn a tree into a dragon? Is that what we're doing? Okay. Makes sense. I guess."

"Who left that dog all alone? Where is the owner? And for how long has the poor animal been alone anyway?"

(To the woodcutter) "Who's a good boy? Who's a really good pupper? You are! Yes you ar- Oh! You're a person. Oops. Awkward."

"Knock-off Friezer is hiding in that chest, right?"

(a couple hours after the dungeon cutscene) "Oh. Looks like they didn't destroy the village after all. Wait. Why does no one recognize the hero? Why does his mom kick him out? BABY GEMMA? What? Past? What? How did that happen? When did that happen? ... Oh look. There's the destroyed village. Okay guys, everything's alright. We're back on track."

"Just one question. What happened to the people? There's no way that blonde guy (Jasper) would think it fair or justified to kill dozens of innocent civilians, for something they have essentially nothing to do with. Right?"

(Surprise bossfight-cutscene!) Do I get to heal up before the fight starts? I'm both out of hp and mp. No? Well, screw you too."

"What do you mean the last save was more than an hour ago?! I HAVE TO REDO ALL OF THAT CRAP?! Wait. The chests are still opened. The cutscenes are done. The key items are in my inventory. Thank goodness, I just need to walk back to where I was. DON'T SCARE ME LIKE THAT!"

(glaring at Hendrick chasing Hero and Erik) "I hate you and everything your 'brainless soldier, incapable of thinking for themselves' stereotype stands for."

"This little girl (Veronica) sounds and talks like an adult! ... She's an adult, isn't she?" (later) "Called it!"

"Alright. And now everything's in 2D suddenly (Tickington). Takes a bit getting used to. But damn this is pretty. Definitely gonna have to replay this game in 2D at some point. Also because I'm really curious how they would work around those sections that would not translate well into 2D."

[floodlight-bridge]

This one took some doing and is one of the more unique gates I’ve ever made

[valiantvillain]

I actually sincerely feel very bad for Wyll bc Beitris is gonna be a neurotic mess with a history of bad relationships and a constant fear that a serious relationship will end up with her playing mother, wife, cook, and maid to a dude who turned out not to be the prince charming he initially sold himself as like her mother did. Sweet-natured but anxious dwarf girl with self-destructive tendencies in relationships, baby! Good fucking luck, Wyll!

[doozclops]

Today I learned after 75+ hours of playtime that holding down on the d-pad makes everyone sneak together.

[bluuubuns]

I need new friends I need new friends I need new friends I nee