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Astarion x Tav

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request: for @aristenfromwarsaw

Fangtastic days of our lives

➹summary: a comforting day/evening in the life of Astarion and his love Aristen after post-game settling down, takes an unexpected turn as Astarion while enjoying his new found life and love, sees something of interest…

➹pairing: Spawn Astarion x F!Tav (Aristen by @aristenfromwarsaw)

➹content/tags: fluff, comfort, romance, smuty flirting, fun, slice of life, little tiny bit of angst and guilt

➹word count: 5,036

➹cameos: @evander-jane Devana Lysander @alpydk Ragnar @goromimii @pinkberrytea (by order)

➹a/n: another belated birthday present for @aristenfromwarsaw  Thank you very much for all the great photoshoots you always did for me, just like that. Such things really fill my heart with joy. I hope you like it. Thank you for trusting me with your Tav Aristen. I take writing other OCs really serious, because an OC is very personal thing and it is way harder to get them in character. I used the infos/backstory you gave me once about Aristen for the best I could.

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Fangtastic days of our lives

Teak, mahogany, oakwood, dried tobacco with the hidden essence of vanilla. From somewhere the sweetness of honey and roasted nutmeg.

These were impressions of antique wood, boiling kettles, clanging beer mugs and laughing voices that filled the Elfsong tavern.

It was like a honey-colored, subterranean, starless sea.

A sea of ​​people, scents, voices and music.

A sea of ​​life that would envelop the coming evening when the sun would have completely disappeared, making way for the aurora again after the starry night.

Astarion was acutely aware of his surroundings. Perception meant survival.

But not today…not anymore.

He could simply explore and enjoy his surroundings while he waited for his beloved:

Aristen the storm sorceress and former daughter of Bhaal. She was able to walk in the sun and as a vampire spawn he had to wait until the sun had made the rays that were fatal to him disappear.

That didn't matter to Astarion. He was used to the night.

But he never wanted to go back to that cold, lonely life.

The Sorceress, along with the other companions, had freed him from slavery once and for all. But it was she alone who had given him back the vision of his eyes, of his entire senses. Astarion could sit in the tavern and just be, taking in the surroundings of life.

No more looking for victims. No more fear. Never again.

The Elfsong Tavern was full of life and he was part of it.

So after hundreds of years, Astarion could finally taste life again. See it. Hearing it with his pointy ears and feeling and smelling it warmly with the scent of pumpkin, butterscotch and spicy beer.

A quite pretty bard with white freckly tattoos on her face and braided crimson hair beneath her Tiefling horns played the lyre on the Elfsong stage. Astarion noticed dagger-shaped earrings on her pointed ears. The Avernus fire of her origins blazed in her blue eyes as she sang:

“Empty kisses, shallow words,

Fiery passion only hurts

When the sorrow takes an oblivion hint

Will you cure and begone with the wind…”

Astarion continued to look around while the sadly whispering voice reached his elf ears.

“I hope someone sings a song like that for me too. Such expressions of love really manage to make me weak,” sighed a tall black-haired woman, whose face bore at least as many tales of adventure as freckles.

"Me too. But I really hope that the ballad has a happy ending,” replied a long-haired beauty at her table. The human woman's wavy, light hair framed a gentle face with captivating blue eyes.

“Oh you heard that? Oh no! ", the adventuress, ashamed, put her hands on her head with her side-braided hair and covered cringing with embarrassment one of the green eyes. "I should stop talking loudly to myself."

The other woman laughed a little and her wavy hair swayed on the shoulders of the long, light dress with floral embroidery: “It’s all good. I won’t tell anyone else.”

She winked briefly.

“But tell me…” she took her hands away from her face with the little different eyes, “…you’re not from Baldur’s Gate either, right? You also speak with a different accent than me.”

"Correct. I come from the East..."

“What did she say? Sêlune guide me?”

Astarion was distracted by an almost desperate voice that sounded at least as concentrated and angry as it was beer-soaked.

He saw a barbarian sitting at the next table, holding his beer mug almost too tightly.

The raised dark blonde hair did not distract from the piercings and black war paint, which Lae'zel would certainly have approved of.

“Okay, can I memorize this Sêlune prayer or not?” he muttered to himself and downed the beer in one gulp.

Astarion had seen him before and that evening he had stared at Shadowheart the whole time. Was the barbarian building up – or drinking up - the courage to speak to Shadowheart next time?

The vampire was distracted from the barbarian when a pale woman walked past his table accompanied by a brown-haired man. He noticed them because they both had scars on their faces. But no, that wasn't it at all. Something else drew his attention to them...they smelled somehow, almost reeked of...swamp? No magic.

That same hidden scent of feymagic that came from the black haired adventuress with the freckles.

The woman's pale face was friendly, almost cheerful. She enjoyed the music and the sad ballad. Did she know the feelings and sad love that the Tiefling woman sang about?

Astarion was all the more struck by the face of the dark-clothed man with the scarred hands who accompanied her: he was rigid and joyless and his eyes had an almost malicious shimmer. He didn't seem to suit her. He walked rigidly like an aristocrat or a trained soldier, or was he rigid because of the blade - that was clearly visible to the Rogue - that he wore under his clothes?

The man's gaze fell on the bard's dagger earrings. But not only the brown-haired human looked at the earrings, but also a white-skinned, tall elf who walked behind him. Astarion didn't know what was more noticeable: his large deadly sword, the long white hair, the black tattoos on his face, or...or the earrings in the shape of a dagger that hung from his ears.

He nodded almost imperceptibly to the bard and she returned his nod briefly.

Frowning, Astarion averted his gaze and looked around the taproom.

Many of the guests listened attentively to the ballad. Couples in love held each other tightly and some wiped a tear from their face.

“…in the dark of the night I see your tears

Rubies glisten full of pain

Rage and misery

Don’t get lost in brandy, bergamot and rosemary”

The ballad finished gently and the bard stood up.

"Thanks! And now for the bard duet!”

With a wave of her hand, she invited her partner onto the stage.

Wild white hair adorned the scarred drow face. It looked like survival for Astarion.

She could be young and old at the same time, that's how it was always with the elves. Young pretty faces and centuries behind them. Sorrow, suffering, joy. Everything was possible.

The narrow waist with the subsequent curved hips and thighs with short pants was adorned with a weapon belt with a sword and a flute.

The skilled hand whirled out a shiny silver flute and the duo began to play:

„Two bards do the trick, because bards do it better

Drow or Tiefling, it doesn’t matter

Shiny white hair, or wagging tail

Their persuasion will never fail“

They quickly changed the melancholic mood and the silver flute had a captivating sound, as if it were a homage to a goddess.

“One plays the flute, the other smashes lutes

Buy us a drink and we’ll tell you who is who“

A Tiefling whose rosé colored hair matched her white pink frilly clothing cheered enthusiastically to the tavern song.

Astarion heard her applaud with a giggling laugh. Cute little laughs with a sweet smile upon her light face.

It was that kind of sweet laugh that told the vampire how innocent, unspoiled, kind and naive the person was.

Yes, the delicate Tiefling woman was a sweet, innocent thing, Astarion could tell that with just a sideways glance of his red eyes. The sweet and naive kind of girl that immediately fell for him. Who he easily ensnared and seduced for Cazador. Or was she one of the people he would have avoided because they were so naive...innocent, undeserving of it? He would probably have avoided her if possible because such a sweet, lovely person didn't deserve to fall victim to the vampires.

Astarion closed his eyes briefly and grimaced at the emerging memories that he immediately wanted to repress.

Thanks to his beloved Aristen, he no longer had to do this.

He was free.

Cazador dead.

All of Baldur's Gate saved, saved from the Empire of the Netherbrain and the Mind Flayers.

Yes, thanks to the blonde adventuress whose fate was forever intertwined with his and all her other companions, he had escaped his fate as a slave. Their courage and their determination, with the help of the other fighters, allowed him to defeat Cazador.

But not only that, the storm sorceress had also given him love and patience. And the confidence to be better than Cazador. He didn't need blood-soaked, soul-eating power to be safe, to be worth anything.

Astarion would never have to hurt innocent people against his will again.

All thanks to her.

And yet Aristen did not consider herself to be good, nor to be lovable.

She loathed herself for her actions as a born Bhaalspawn, which she only dimly remembered. No one could hate her more than she hates herself.

And perhaps it was even worse for her, imagining every day what atrocities she had committed in the name of the God of Murder instead of knowing for sure.

She didn't see herself as a lovable hero, a savior. Astarion wished so much that she could see herself through his eyes just once. Then she would finally forgive herself.

The problem was that the sarcastic vampire had never said that to her and perhaps never would. There would always be something gnawing inside him, at his battered heart, that would prevent him from casually revealing his innermost, deepest feelings. What if he did lose her to someone else one day?  If it would not be an arrow or observer to steal her from him? How could he then pretend that his vain heart had not been destroyed for all eternity?

Darkness crossed Astarion's face at all the thoughts and he shook his head with his white curls to drive them away.

Once again he let his gaze wander over the audience, while his pointy elven ears only casually listened to the singing of the bards. It was only thanks to his beloved Aristen that he was able to recognize the diversity of the guests gathered. To be recognized again.

It had once been a faceless mass. At some point, after all the years of slavery under Cazador, the people in the taverns had become nothing more than a uniform mush to him. Victims, cattle like sheep, to his master. Criminals who hurt him and whom he hurt in return and they became victims of the vampire lord.

Dark, blank faces.

Without eyes, without soul. Just like Astarion himself had felt.

But after Aristen came into his life - with the craziest tentacle adventure of his life - everything had gradually changed.

First he recognized her blue eyes, then her face. The smile of her lips plagued by guilt and bloody ghosts of the past. The same smile as his own.

Then he saw all the faces, the people, their stories and lives again.

He saw the colors. The differences and the similarities. He heard the voices, the laughter, the music. He noticed the scents and smells again. Astarion saw joy and life again.

A scent that stood out from the rest of the tavern's smells suddenly tickled Astarion's nose.

Orchid drifted discreetly from the front door.

A slightly tickling shiver ran over the tips of his elf ears, while Astarion was already peering towards the door with large, round eyes.

Like the true epiphany she was, a blonde woman made her way through the elven song. Her appearance truly stood out from the rest of the tavern's audience:

Her delicately pinned hair and a ladylike, sweeping blue dress made her truly look like a lady of name and rank.

Astarion smiled as he looked at Aristen's appearance.

She always made an effort to look chic and beautiful, no matter what the circumstances. Like a true lady who belonged in a ballroom and not a tavern.

A ballroom, not a bhaalroom.

But Aristen loved all facets of life and also sat in the meadow under a tree in the forest with her fancy dress on.

If Astarion had his way, then very soon she would be pressed into the grass beneath him with the dress rumpled.

He chuckled dirtyly to himself as he couldn't help but think of that thought. And before he even thought about the first visit to his grave together, he shook his head and pushed it all away from his white curls.

"Darling..." Astarion stood up after Aristen made her way to him, having spotted him with a smile beaming with joy, "...you give me all sorts of ideas as always."

“What do you mean?” the high elf asked in surprise and blinked in confusion because she couldn’t follow him.

“Nevermind little love,” Astarion grinned mischievously and briefly kissed her delicate hand in greeting. He gently stroked Aristen's hand again as he slowly lowered it.

“The sun has already set enough for you to go out, Astarion,” his lover informed him. She would pick him up when it was safe for him outside.

"I've already run errands from a few merchants," Aristen spoke as the two left the tavern.

"Nice. Then we can now buy the rest together. Have you got everything so far?” asked Astarion.

The blonde nodded as they stepped outside.

Astarion sucked the air outside the elfsong into his lungs. Had breathing changed since he became a vampire? After all, he was undead.

Astarion didn't know. He couldn't remember, it had been too long.

In addition, the past no longer counted - smiling, he glanced furtively at Aristen who was carrying the basket with the purchases - only the present and the future counted.

“Yes, I did the grocery shopping that wasn’t of interest to you,” the blonde laughed and winked knowingly. “There was wonderful blossom honey, I couldn't resist,” enthused the sorceress, rolling her eyes heavenly at the thought of it and licking her lips in anticipation of the taste of the honey.

“Then I can taste it from your lips and tongue,” Astarion whispered seductively.

"What?"

“Oh, nothing…” the pale elf just grinned again.

His pointed ears were suddenly tickled by the brush of her lips as she leaned in very close to him.

“I heard you very well, my dear,” she whispered to him, her blue eyes sparkling meaningfully at him after she leaned back and gave him a knowing smile.

The vampire laughed. It was a serious laugh. It went from its sonorous, seductive, dirty murmur to a deep rumble before dying out in a high-pitched spike.

“I saw such a beautiful pair of earrings in the window at the Glitter Gala,” sighed Aristen languidly after she continued the story.

“So why didn’t you buy it, darling?”

Aristen shook her head: “Because it’s not necessary. I prefer to save our money for important things. After all, magical artifacts are expensive and the most important thing is that we find something that makes you immune to the sun.”

Yes, that was the ambition and current mission of Aristen and Astarion: to find a way for the vampire spawn to walk in the sun again.

Their friends also kept their ears and eyes open.

Gale read every book that might contain useful information.

Shadowheart, as well as Lae'zel on her travels through the astral planes, always sent them messages when they heard about mysterious artifacts.

And Halsin and Jaheira also reached out to all their acquaintances from near and far.

"If you hadn't used so much of our gold to rebuild the city and help its people, then you could afford any jewelry you wanted," Astarion nudged her with his shoulder and winked knowingly. The slightly accusatory tone was just an act.

“You know I wanted to try to somehow make amends for my actions when I was under Bhaal's control. This will never work, I know that. I can't bring back the people I killed. But I can at least try to help those left behind. It's too little. It’s no consolation…but at least it’s something.”

There was sadness in the blonde's voice. The look in her blue eyes was sincere before they slid slightly to the ground.

Astarion didn't like that, so he decided to cover up the whole thing: "I don't know what you're doing with this penance and compensation anyway."

He casually folded his arms behind his head and sounded as indifferent as he could.

“But…” he grinned playfully at the blonde Sorceress, “we could visit The Counting House again with Minsc. Then we have enough money to play benefactors and buy jewelry and beautiful clothes.”

Aristen raised an eyebrow with an amused grin: "You want to volunteer to do something with Minsc, really?"

“Now that you mention it…argh…better not. You may find him amusing, but he's always bursting in to chatter about his hamster at the most inopportune times. The guard almost caught me picking the lock of the Tabernacle when he suddenly stood loudly behind me, screaming my name and his hug almost broke every bone in my body.”

“What did you want at the Stormshore Tabernacle outside of opening hours?” Aristen asked with a raised eyebrow.

“Oh, nothing!” Astarion quickly dismissed the topic. Too fast.

“What’s next on the list for today?”

“We really have to go to the Devil's Fee. It has finally opened since the devastating battle against the Netherbrain and the reprocessing. If there are special artifacts or information about them anywhere, it’s there!”

Astarion nodded eagerly and the two elves walked quickly through the streets of Baldur's Gate.

"Oh no! No no no!” Helsik shouted from afar as her eyes saw Aristen.

The Sorceress blinked in confusion at the violent reaction and she looked around to see if anyone else was behind her, as the shopkeeper thought she might be.

“Not you!”

"I? But…"

“Nothing but!” Helsik cut her off. “After last time, I already told you that it was too hot to be seen with you and that the store was off limits for now. After the fuss you caused with your little friend and the black-haired fuzzy head.”

Astarion grinned briefly. He knew exactly who the saleswoman was talking about. After all, they had learned of Bhaal's daughter's past and how she had been involved in the Grand Design.

“I have new business partners, so I don’t need loud attention, after all, hell operates quietly.”

“We don’t want to cause any problems, I swear!”

The vampire let his eyes wander over the lavish and devilishly mysterious display while Aristen soothed Helsik.

“We just want to buy an artifact or information. Nothing improper, nothing complicated, nothing dangerous. Just good old Mammon.”

“Child, you will never have as much gold as I want from you so that I can burn my fingers again because of you.”

"Are you sure? I'll pay any price...whether it's gold or otherwise. We're just looking for a way to break the vampire curse of being vulnerable to the sun. Please."

Helsik laughed briefly, compassionately, not maliciously: “Deary, at the Devil’s Fee we don’t break curses, it’s more about the other way. That should be clear to you from the name.”

“My Love…” Astarion slowly tore his eyes away from the display cases and stood next to Aristen again, “…let me talk to her. I think I can convince them better with less…emotional involvement based on old stories.”

“Are you sure?” Aristen asked, unconvinced.

“Of course, baby…” he was already pushed the Sorceress toward the exit, “…you go do the other errands in the meantime and leave this to me.”

Aristen left the devilish business and made her way to the large square of the lower city wall. She visited the arms dealers and her thoughts continued to dwell on the fact that if even devils couldn't find a way to free Astarion from his curse, who would?

She would never give up hope. Anyway, Helsik was probably right: if it was about help, then hell wouldn't be a good negotiating partner.

Maybe they should trust in nature, magic and clerics. The gods may not have heard Astarion then, but perhaps they could now request divine intervention?

The vampire could walk in the light of the Moon Maiden, perhaps Dame Aylin and Shadowheart could ask even more of Sêlune. Maybe she could expand her moonlight.

Perhaps…

“STOP IMMEDIATELY!”

Aristen was snapped out of her thoughts and the blacksmith who was stationed across from Sorcerous Sundries just handed her back Astarion's freshly sharpened dagger.

“COME BACK IMMEDIATELY!”

From the direction of the Devil's fee came rumbling, loud voices and, above all, lightning and sparks.

“Stop the criminal scum!” shouted a city guard. “Subject, let him stand still!”

“Where for?”

“That way!”

“Or rather there?”

“I thought I saw something in that direction…”

“Then I here, you there,” the steel armored guards rumbled.

The clatter of steel armor slowly faded from the blonde Sorceress's ears, but a perfume that differed from her own scent of orchid and rose reached her nose.

Aristen smelled cherries, musk, palmarosa, black pepper and…

“Does this belong to you, little mouse?”

…sulfur.

Raphael's slightly tanned complexion stood before her. His brown hair was done to perfection with meticulous work, as were his clothes. Large, sparkling brown eyes regarded her, both sublime and mischievous.

The devil in human disguise had the white-haired vampire in tow, holding him by the collar like a naughty schoolboy.

"Raphael..."

“So you still know my name. Ah…very good. Tell the wizard of yours that too. Hopefully he’s still looking for my crown?”

Aristen nodded: “We defeat the brain. The crown will then be at your disposal. That’s how it was settled.”

“Excuse me…” the vampire groused

The devil released Astarion, who grumbled and moved his shoulders.

“Stealing from a shop that has connections straight to hell, very very naughty.”

As was his style, Raphael moved his hands theatrically while his voice whispered mellifluously. The reprimand was more than just played as amusing.

“Anyway, you were there in vain. There is nothing to buy there that could solve the vampire's little “problem”. Otherwise they would all be walking around here freely in the sunlight. Or not?”

The devil made a sweeping gesture and looked around ostentatiously before laughing.

“I'll talk to Helsik and smooth things over, after all you don't sleep well in unmade beds like in clover. But tell your magician that it is my crown. When he finds it, he has agreed to hand it over to me immediately. Not to Mystra and he certainly shouldn’t get the foolish idea of ​​using it himself.”

“He is not my magician,” Aristen clarified briefly, “Gale belongs to no one but himself. Mystra also has nothing to command him.”

“Does he see it that way too? Or does he like to be walked on a leash? He always just does what others tell him. After all, his own decisions are the stupidest I've ever seen...and I've literally seen it all."

“You mean as stupid as wanting to rule the crown of Karsus?”

“Haha…careful, little mouse,” laughed Raphael. “Just make sure I get the crown as quickly as possible.”

“When Gale finds it, you get the crown. That was the deal. We stick to that. But you'll have to be patient. It wasn't intended that the crown and the stones would be lost again, but it was hard to prevent it when the Netherbrain fell into the sea during the fight."

“I'm surprised you're so relaxed about this. You can't put me on a leash as easily as you can put the vampire spawn on a leash. Or was it rather the other way around and you Astarion put the former Bhaalspawn on a docile short leash?”

Mischief sparkled in the brown eyes of the human-shaped Cambion. There was a subtle, biting, malicious provocation in his words, which he spoke with a sonorous purr, as always.

Astarion's face contorted a little and the vampire barely suppressed a roll of his ruby-colored eyes. For a moment he seemed like a disgruntled cat.

"I think I liked you better when you just rhymed all the time," Astarion replied sassy.

Raphael laughed briefly, unimpressed: “Whatever. Less dawdling and making long fingers, but more diving for the crown,” reprimanded the devil with a raised eyebrow.

The devil wrinkled his nose slightly at the vampire spawn before turning back to Aristen and giving her his full attention.

“By the way, greetings from your fiery friend Karlach and her rapier-wielding colleague Wyll Ravengard.”

“Why are you ordering greetings from Karlach and Wyll? Have you met them?”

“Well, those two made themselves quite a name all around Avernus,” Raphael smiled in his smug way, “furthermore, I greatly welcome their actions against Zariel’s forces.”

He made one of his swinging hand movements with his manicured fingers: “I would like to invite you all to my House of Hope to linger, relax and chat. So you can catch up. You know, the Crown of Karsus is the key that grants you access. And until that happens…fare thee well, little mouse. I hope I will see you soon, knocking on the door of my house.”

As was his style, Raphael bowed expansively and his scent of leather, cedar, lily, rose, oud, vanilla and sandalwood disappeared into a swirl of sparks and sulphur.

“He hasn’t forgotten his flair for great performances. I don't know whether I should admire it or whether he's starting to get on my nerves with it," Astarion sighed briefly before straightening his shoulders and straightening his doublet with a quick tug.

"Anyways..." the vampire turned to another topic, "...I think it would be a good idea if we get out of the immediate area while the city guards are wandering around here."

The elf touched Aristen's elbow to encourage her to leave.

“What did you want to take from the store anyway, in the first place?” Aristen wanted to know from Astarion, curious and skeptical.

“Well…” he started to press and scratched the back of his white curls, “…I saw something…”

"And what was so terribly interesting that you would risk to be arrested by the Flaming Fist?"

“Well...it reminded me of you...and...I thought you should have it. But Helsik is really a cutthroat bitch with exorbitant prices.”

Aristen smiled good-naturedly: “Oh Astarion…”

“However…here…”

The vampire held out a white silk scarf to the storm sorceress.

Aristen's eyes widened. You could see from the shimmer and the way the fabric fell that it wasn't just silk that was woven there. It was definitely the weave itself and more that was at work there. Depending on how it fell and how you moved it, a golden blue shimmered.

“The scarf reminded me of the one you told me about. You know, the scarf with your name on it that you were found wearing as a baby in the Bhaal Temple. It’s one of the few memories you have left.”

The vampire took out a borealis blue thread from his pocket and began to embroider “Aristen” into the scarf.

“I wanted you to have something that you could never lose, that could never be destroyed, that had your name on it. Because if something ever happened again that made you forget...that made you forget yourself, at least you would always have your name with you. Then you know that you are Aristen. Not the daughter of the murder god. Not the chosen one of Bhaal. No Bhaalspawn. Just you. You are Aristen.”

The vampire began to embroider an “&” sign into the scarf.

“And well…” Astarion began to shuffle uncomfortably again and focused entirely on his work so that he didn’t have to look his lover in the eyes, “…if you ever forget something again, then you’ll know that we belong together. I don't want you to ever forget me. And so you also always carry my name with you.”

The vampire finished his work and the white scarf now embroidered with new memories read: "Aristen & Astarion"

“There is nothing in the world that would ever make me forget you, Astarion,” the high elf spoke softly.

She closed the distance between the two of them and kissed Astarion. The elf slowly closed his eyes as their lips met. His cool, hers warm. He felt her breathing life into him as they kissed.

"Thank you so much," the blonde said after they pulled away from each other, "you can't imagine how much this means to me. I love you, Astarion."

Aristen held the silky, white and blue scarf in her hands, stroked the pale elf's blue embroidery and smiled. "I think this used to be the color of your eyes too."

She smiled softly, as soft as the silky fabric of the scarf felt on her soft hands. Hands too soft for the crimes they had probably committed earlier in the name of Bhaal. In a previous life.

Aristen raised her eyes, which were also blue, and caught Astarion by surprise. Speechless.

That rarely happened.

Very rarely did the vampire find himself without words.

“Ah, I…” he took a breath to say something, but he lacked a suitable response, so he could only hold his breath, taken aback.

The gentle look in his lover's eyes and her words had triggered something in Astarion that he still couldn't handle: affection, sincere love.

Towards him and in his own heart.

The white-haired vampire exhaled and smiled just as gently at his beloved Aristen.

He reached out his cool hand to her and placed it against her rosy cheek. The blonde nestled herself a little in the vampire's hand and her gaze lingered lovingly in Astarion's now ruby-colored eyes.

“You never stop surprising me,” his whispering voice sounded sincere and just as genuine was the smile he continued to give her.

It was a smile that acknowledged how happy he was, partly surprised, partly just realizing that he wasn't really surprised anymore. And perhaps that was what surprised Astarion the most.

It was a day like any other.

A day like any other.

One day in the rest of their life.

Their life together.

And it was beautiful.

And he would never want it any other way.

📜🪶📜🪶💙🎻🫧🌹🌸🌹🫧🎻💙🪶📜🪶📜

➹a/n: i just gave my own Tav Saulus a little cameo guest appearance  😉 in the style of AU I also inserted aristenfromwarsaws other OC Devana, like a little, what are all the other tavs doing when not being the main character

the great Tavs of my lovely mutuals also did a tiny cameo:

Nala Hartwick of @evander-jane

Thomas Rosewood and Nana of @alpydk

Lovely Vierith of @goromimii jamming with my Saulus, best bardic duo

Mavka of @pinkberrytea

I hope I did the slice of life good justice and you all could taste, feel, smell, hear the life through all the description of scents, etc.

[thebramblewood]

Lilith and Caleb Vatore cordially invite you to a bloody fangtastic vampire fete, hosted at the finest underground establishment in Forgotten Hollow. Guests are encouraged to bring their own human snacks, but at the special request of Mr. Vatore vegetarian options will begrudgingly be provided. Dust off your most extravagant attire for a night of plasma, pipe organ, and partying the way only the undead know how!

I'll soon be in need of a cast of vampire extras for a future scene in my story, Helena Zhao Is Dead, and I thought it would be fun to ask for submissions. There are only a few guidelines, but they're listed below the cut.

Please consider sharing this post for visibility! I'd love to see as many vampires as possible.

GUIDELINES:

Your Sim can be of any gender, color, age, era, etc. but please submit vampires only! (If you don't have the Vampires pack, you can still participate. I'll turn them into a true occult in my game.)

Be as extensive or vague with their biography as you'd like! It probably won't make it into the story, but I always love good lore.

Preferably Maxis match or mix (no alpha hairs, please). CC is fine, as long as it's provided. Only one outfit is necessary, but make sure it's party-worthy!

Bonus points for a dark form, ideally in the same outfit, just as their most fully-realized vamp self (blood is welcome).

Be sure to include a download link! If you don't want to share the Sim publicly, you can send the link to me privately.

I'll try to maintain your vision as much as possible, but I may make small changes to better suit the scene/my Sim style.

Tag me in your post and use the hashtag #bramblewoodvamps.

Submission deadline for guaranteed inclusion is August 31st. I may be able to include late submissions, but try to get in early to be sure!

Any other questions? Don't hesitate to ask.

If you need some inspiration, here are a few guests who have already RSVP'd.

[ladyduellist]

WIP Thursday

Tagged by the ever cool @verbenaa @elinorbard @xxnashiraxx @inkymoonbunny @roguishcat! You guys spoil me with your tags. Thank you always for thinking of me.

Here's the opener for Chapter 20 of Epistles of Saints & Sinners. Just some fun Shadowheart and Astarion interaction. I really believe these two goofs would be huge gossipers with each other.

Frankincense faintly wafted from the aging copper coin as it flipped round and round in the air like an aerialist, attempting to dazzle its one person audience despite an oxidizing teal grime coating its shine. It landed, as intended, on top of Astarion’s knuckles. He rolled the coin off each one, descending it as if his fingers were a set of moving stairs. When it finally reached its destination on his last knotted joint, he snatched it betwixt his thumb and index, putting into the funnel he created with his other hand. With an engaging grin and a maestro’s fluidity to his fingers, it was gone! Snap. Clap. Disappeared!  “Do those parlor tricks actually work on wowing people?” Shadowheart snickered, offering him a meager handclap for his demonstration.  He showed her the front and back of his hands, proving it was out of sight. “When you’re one of Cazador’s spawn forbidden to have any pastimes that invigorate visible delight, you have to get creative.” Rubbing his fingers together, he reached behind his ear to make the coin reappear, giving it a dramatic toss back into the air before letting it plop into his palm. “Unsuspecting street rubes were never the wiser. I emptied their pockets for my own amusement, while they were beguiled by my sleight of hand for theirs. An equivalent exchange, if I do say so.” Astarion flicked the coin back into the dried up fountain they discovered, tucked away in an alcove outside the monastery, from whence it came. Shadowheart mentioned it was likely to have once run with fragrant oiled waters, anointed by Rosymorn monks for those that wished to pay a coinage tithe to sprinkle upon their foreheads for renewed baptismal covenant. “Worshippers of Shar have similar traditions we uphold to the dark mistress,” she had told him, “except it’s typically paid in blood.”  “What hobbies did you have aside from your fangtastic follies?” she jested. “Another person that’s failed their comedic audition I see,” he sneered, turning his nose up at her as he remembered both Gale and Tav’s poorly executed jokes at his expense. “Though, if you must know, hand-stitching and books became silent pleasures that my master paid little attention to.”

I think everyone else has been tagged, but if not, pretend I tagged you and show your WIP.

[telekinetictrait]

i'm batty for you!!!!!

see originally i just made her because i wanted an excuse to use @vintagesimstress's 1896 twilight costume because i am in love with it. but then i also fell in love with the sim model. so, meet desdemona belocrist!!!

guys.... she's so cute.

as usual, cc links and creator tags under the cut!! if any wants her, shoot me an ask and i'll upload her (the first formal outfit and first party outfit would be whats uploaded) and list what you need to download separately!!

see my resources page for genetics not listed here!

non-genetics cas things for screenshots : p00dle's vyxated reflection recolor / vyxated's frontglo v2 rim cas lighting / samsstudio fangtastic model poses / willeekmer's model poses #7 (tsr download)

other genetics : ratboysims' eclipse skintones / gerbithats' nostrils and tip v1 bat nose / gerbithats' bat ears v4 / plantainboat's death flower brows / yooniesim's baby monster quartet teeth / cerberus-cc's vampirica eyes

hair : zombietrait's connor hair / horse ranch hair

makeup : myshunodistrict's basic eyeshadow and eyeliner / stretchskeleton's natural lipstick / needleworkreve's theda bara eyeshadow / realm of magic lipstick

accessories : shandir's bat necklace / bloodmooncc's immortal earrings / feyona's bat velvet choker (tsr download) / deathpoke1qa's nancy rosary / vampires gloves / base game gloves / nv-games' nails in gloves / feyona's little bat hoop earrings (tsr download) / base game tights / bluecravingcc's goth is rock garter tights / myfawnwysimblr's ts3 layered choker conversion / vintagesimstress's 1896 twilight headpiece and gloves / blahberry-pancake's night sky choker and earrings / base game sun hat / giulettasims' rimless bat glasses / oranostr's bat earrings (tsr download) / feyona's bat drop earrings

clothes : sforzcc's thistle dress / sifix's nyx gown (tsr download) / sandrinifeierabend's flavia dress / cookiemonsterssims' bat bra / base game pants / bramblefinch's bat sweater / pigeonhome's boxers / dissia's bat dress / vintagesimstress' 1896 twilight gown / saruin's batty lingerie / sforzcc's 1901 tee / realm of magic shorts / realm of magic set

shoes : dallasgirl79's ea mosh boots / simtone's oxford heels / cottage living lace-ups / kamiiri's peggy sneakers / jellypawss's bat slippers / vampires heeled boots / cottage living lace ups / dissia's bat slippers / pandelabs' bat wing boots / shakeproductions oh my goth! high heel boots

thank you to @p00dle @vyxated @willeekmer @samsstudio @ratboysims @gerbithats @plantainboat @yooniesim @cerberus-cc @tricoufamily @myshunodistrict @stretchskeleton @needleworkreve @shandir @bloodmooncc @feyona @deathpoke1qa @nv-games @bluecravingcc @myfawnwysimblr @vintagesimstress @blahberry-pancake @oranos @sforzcc @sifix @sandrinifeierabend @cookiemonsterrsims @bramblefinch @pigeonhome @dissiasims @saruin @dallasgirl79 @simtone @kamiiri @jellypawss @pandelabs and everyone not on tumblr!!!

[malin-moon]

Hey Mal👋

Sleep has evaded me and so my brain has the urge bother other people about it.

Since there are "Top 5" polls going around, I was wondering: 1) Who are your current top 5 Thai GL pairs?

2) As a fellow BounPrem enjoyer, now that they're with GMM, what top 5 genres/tropes would you like to see from them in regards to future projects?

Please never feel pressured to answer anything I send lol I'm just a curious bean.

Also

Thank you for tagging me in the poll thingy, I just have weird social anxiety where I think no one care about my opinions so I didn't do it ❤️

-GASP- Have I made it into the inner circle? 👋🏻 Hey Sammi!

Who are your top 5 Thai GL pairs?

Faye/Yoko's chemistry in "Blank" is off the charts. Say what you want about the show, but you cannot deny their talent. It would be great to see them star in something that hasn't been shrouded in controversy so that more people will support them. It's what they deserve!

I enjoyed watching June/View play together in 23.5. They really stole the show for me! I don't know if GMMTV has plans to put them together in another series, but I would not object.

I know "Dream" isn't everyone's favorite series right now -there seems to be a pattern-, but I am very much enjoying Fay/May and their characters. Kim/Wan's relationship is super flawed, and I like how they have conveyed that so far. I happen to have a huge crush on May Yada lol and I feel bad that they seem to get overlooked whenever they have events together with Billy/Babe.

You can't mention Thai GL without mentioning Freen/Beck. @hallowpen is really fond of them, and they've shared stories and interviews in the GC that make it pretty clear how much the girls value and cherish one another. It's really beautiful to see such a strong female bond. I'm eager to watch "The Loyal Pin" because "GAP" felt like a chore to watch -it's just my opinion, don't come for me lol-

I loved Milk/Love as Ink/Pa in "Bad Buddy". I didn't feel as attached to them as Ongsa/Sun. I think they should get another go as GL leads, in a series that's a bit more challenging for them. I know Milk can ACT and I don't think we've seen all there is to see from Love.

As a fellow BounPrem enjoyer, what top 5 genres/tropes would you like to see from them in regard to future projects?

I'm a horror girlie! Anything in that wheelhouse would be super fun! I don't count "Long Khong", Boun was barely in it lol We've seen bits of them flexing this particular acting muscle with Prem in "The Box" and future Boun -if he's still a part of it- in "Zomvivor". But I want to see them really go for it.

Boun achieved his Vampire dream, now let him have his mafia, action, crime drama fantasy. I think Prem would dig action, too. Make it enemies to lovers, mayhaps? This one's for you Sammi!

Boun/Prem do longing really well! Let's upgrade them from a side couple in someone else's fated love story to starring in their own.

I won't say no to another -or several more- fantasy series after "Revamp". I know in my gut that it will be fangtastic -insert corny smile here-

Take a page from Zee/NuNew and have Boun/Prem do a royalty romance! "The Prince and Me" gay Thai version. Hell yeah! *Put them in anything with a GMMTV GL pair. Let them interact with the lovely female talent that is so often underused over there.

[vampirefest]

And that's a wrap on our glorious fortnight of vampire romance!

Thank you so much to the wonderful artists and writers who participated and also to everyone who shared, reblogged, left kudos and comments.

We are, once again, so grateful to have had a large turnout from both the AMC IWTV and the VC fandoms. It was a lot of fun organizing this event and we hope you all enjoyed it as much we as did.

You can browse the Bloody Valentine ♥︎AO3 Collection♥︎ to read all the wonderful fics written for the event. And as usual, the collection will remain open for any late submissions.

You can also take a look at our account @vampirefest under the tag ♥︎#Bloodyvalentine♥︎ to see all the other submissions for the event.

We wish you all a happy rest of the month and we'll see you again very soon for some more fangtastic events.

xoxo,

The Vampire Fest team ♥︎

[gposers]

HAPPY POSETOBER EVERYONE! 

Hey GPOSERS! Get ready to scream your hearts out for another fangtastic edition of Posetober! 

We decided to change things up this year so instead of weekly themes, we’ll be providing you with 31 days of bone-chilling prompts based on some of the best hair-raising Horror cult classics! 

Starting on October 1st, share your ghoulicious screenshots and art using #posetober2023. Make sure you tag us in your screamworthy creations! 

We look forward to seeing all of your amazing art and screenshots. Happy All Saints’ Wake!

Rules: Keep it SFW. 

We don’t have an auto-repost bot anymore, but we will have people manually reposting this month so we can all celebrate together! 

Any photos containing not safe for work (NSFW) mods will not be reposted. 

ReShade/GShade/Post-Processing are allowed. 

AI generated images will NOT be reposted. 

[mhrarepairmonth]

Welcome to Week Two of MH Rarepair Month!

Week one has been absolutely fangtastic! Thank you to everyone who has created something so far!

This week's prompts are Cooking and/or First Kiss!

Remember to tag your submission with #mhrarepairmonth or mention this account in your post so it gets seen!

Guidelines ✦ All Prompts ✦ AO3 Collection

[fitzrove]

How many have you read?

The IDC estimates that most people will only read 2 books out of the 25 listed below. Reblog this and tag with how many titles you've read.

1 Hamlet - William Shakespeare

2 The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

3 I Am Malala - Malala Yousafzai, Christina Lamb

4 Emmy - Ruth Boswell

5 The Wild Swans - HC Andersen

6 Phantom - Susan Kay

7 The Secret History - Donna Tartt

8 Maskerade - Terry Pratchett

9 Die Österreichisch-Ungarische Monarchie in Wort und Bild, Vol. 6: Ungarn - Rudolf Crown Prince of Austria

10 You & Your Cat. The Ultimate Guide to Cats, their Health, Care and Behaviour - David Taylor

11 The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

12 The Phantom of Manhattan - Frederick Forsyth

13 Ulysses - James Joyce

14 The Epic of Gilgamesh

15 A Journey in the East - Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria

16 Tenshi no Hitsugi: Ave Maria (Angel's Coffin) - You Higuri

17 My Sister The Vampire: Fangtastic! - Sienna Mercer

18 Love and Death in Vienna: The Story of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and Mary Vetsera - Bunny Paine-Clemes

19 Flights of Angels - Fitz Rove

20 The Magician's Nephew - CS Lewis

21 Metahistory: The Historical Imagination in Nineteenth-century Europe - Hayden White

22 Before I Fall - Lauren Oliver

23 Future Documentation Chapter One, Limited Edition - Máté Kamarás (little booklet)

24 Otavan ISO Musiikkitietosanakirja: Hakemisto (I use this as a mouse pad)

25 The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

[kanayatherainbowdrinker]

What does each of your tags mean? I mean, they're cool in their own rights, but using them repeatedly imply those tags each translate to a different type of post you reblogged.

grimAuxiliatrix [GA] began trolling tumblrAnon [TA]

GA: :? GA: TA I Dont Understand What You Mean By Imply GA: My Pinned Post Explains My Tags GA: There Exists Multitudes Of Secret Personal Reasonings Upon Them That I Will Simply Never Divulge GA: My Blog Is My Art Form Existing To Be Interpreted By Outsiders GA: Purrhaps One May Gleam Sufficient Insight Or Meowybe Not GA: I Merely Weave Wonderfully Tangled Threads To Create Carefully Cultivated Fangtastical Fabrications GA: It Seems Rather Presumptuous Or Rude That I Meekly Imply Multifaceted Ramifications When The Truths GA: ... GA: Extensively Exist Outright For The Audience To Decide Upon If These Refractions Deem Further Insight Or Simple Enjoyment GA: For How May The Humble Artist Decipher Personal Interpretations When The Patrons Deem The Masterpieces GA: The Curator Provides The Apropos Experience GA: ... GA: ... GA: ... GA: Impromptutations

grimAuxiliatrix [GA] ceased trolling tumblrAnon [TA]

[maribatserver]

Maribat Mix & Match Monster Mash 2023

It's that time of year again! September has begun, at least for anyone living in Kiribati (aka the only nation permanently located in GMT+14), which means that @newdog14 is officially allowed to spookify our server and blog! Halloween is just around the corner, and our haunted house is filled with phantasmal prompts for your inspiration! We're very excited for this year's spooky season, and we can't wait to see what fangtastic fics and abominable art you manage to create!

So get ready! Our grimoire is already inscribed with eight seasonal mix-ins for your perusal:

Bones Fair Folk Grave Whodunnit? Smashed Pumpkin Howl Blood Pact Mask

But that’s not all this event has to offer! From October 25th-31st, a window will be go dark every night when the moonlight shines in just the right way for spell casting (by which we mean Midnight), and a new daily prompt will be revealed to curse you with new ideas! Muahahahaha!

In the meantime, we’ll be releasing ghastly graphics of our pre-announced mix-in prompts each week, with an order decided by our server members, as a part of our ongoing count down to Halloween, the

Mix and Match our grimoire prompts with the window prompts to create supernatural scenes, then post them so that we can all get in on the freakish fun! Feel free to add to your cryptic creations with other calendars and prompts, as we all know that October has its fair share of those.

When your spooktacular submissions are finished, you can post them on tumblr with the tag #mm&mmm2023 and we’ll reblog them here, or you can submit them to our Ao3 collection, Maribat Mix & Match Monster Mash (Maribat_Mix_Match). Just make sure that you’ve tagged and rated your work accurately, and that any sensitive content is under the cut. Halloween may be the season for scares, but we want to keep our frightful fun safe for everyone!

Special thanks to @newdog14 for designing our calendar (she’s been in a spooky mood since July and had way too much fun), and to @nottesilhouette and @izanae for helping brainstorm prompts, titles, and other logistical things for this event!

[only-fangz]

Let’s try something with a little more… life, shall we?

You can call me Bats or Vega- both work, it’s just a matter of which you would prefer to use. I use he/they pronouns, so I ask that you respect that and refer to me accordingly.

I’m both an artist and a writer, although both of those are used loosely despite my best efforts. I’m not a professional with either, and yet my goal is to be a professional (in a manner of speaking) at both— as in i want to follow both paths professionally. Anyhow, On this blog I will be posting updates on a vampire novel that I am slowly piecing together, and possibly spewing random other writing ideas that I have.

I don’t really want to have to put too many rules here, so just know I’m asking mainly that you don’t act like an asshole, and that you don’t be homophobic or transphobic. And basically don’t steal or post my work to your accounts claiming it to be yours (even if you ask or offer to credit it, my answer is still a no.) reblogging is fine, reposting is not.. I also request that if I tag something with #mdni, #nsft, or any variation of those you respect it and if you’re under 18 don’t interact with those posts- or if you do, you’re held accountable for your own actions since I give fair warning of content and tag accordingly.

Here’s a breakdown of tags I’ll be using here if you want to follow specific ones so you can see specific things with ease!

#Boys Will Be Vampires Vampires WIll Drink Blood

-This is simply the workshopping/placeholder title for the story and will be used for all posts regarding it until further notice.

-A variation of this would be #BWBVVWDB which just looks terrible, but t’s faster to type.

#Vampire novel

-This will also be used for all posts that have the actual posted book chapters.

#Vampire story updates

-Obviously this will be used to let you know things that will be happening/that are happening with the story.

#A Fangtastic Idea!

-What I will use if I’m talking about random other story ideas I have (I have a lot of these)

#Vega Speaks (or) #Bats Chats

-i tend to use both on the same post, but generally this is just me having silly random brain thoughts or just talking about utter nonsense.

#Inspo

-What I tag anything that kind of inspires me or just has neat vampy vibes, ya know?

[new-seas]

I posted 559 times in 2022

That's 385 more posts than 2021!

39 posts created (7%)

520 posts reblogged (93%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@halfbakedpoet

@dark-whimsy

@fangtastic-bastard

@libraryoftheancients

@strawberrygardenkisses

I tagged 305 of my posts in 2022

Only 45% of my posts had no tags

#heartstopper - 96 posts

#dracula daily - 68 posts

#religion - 19 posts

#bookishness - 18 posts

#joe locke - 13 posts

#ozzie - 12 posts

#sparkly - 10 posts

#alice oseman - 8 posts

#i won’t lose my heart - 8 posts

#radio silence - 7 posts

Longest Tag: 114 characters

#the rugby lads aren’t all steeped in toxic masculinity but their leader is and they don’t have a reason to protest

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Quincey Morris only acceptable good guy with a gun

37 notes - Posted October 1, 2022

#4

So anyway I had to make this cursed Venn diagram

38 notes - Posted August 25, 2022

#3

Stoker: which character in my novel should be so fortunate as to share a first name with me?

Stoker: I know, the eccentric intellectual, perfect 🤩

INTRODUCING ABRAHAM VAN HELSING, MD, PhD, OTHER VARIOUS ESOTERIC TITLES, etc

82 notes - Posted September 2, 2022

#2

Benevolent sexism is a trip, yeah?

ALL four of the men in the Dracula Takedown Squad (tm) have noticed Mina is competent, emotionally literate, determined, and kind. All of them have been impressed by her and commented on it to her, themselves, or each other. And yet- they leave her at home because it’s better “for a woman” not to witness The Horrors. They aren’t thinking about the Mina they know. They’re thinking about women in the abstract. And you can tell that Jonathan is fighting his best instincts to tell her. That’s the cruelty of prejudice, isn’t it? Reducing people to generalizations or stereotypes instead of seeing them as individuals, including even those we know best.

120 notes - Posted October 1, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Underrated heartstopper lines

“Only if it’s in the form of a board game tournament or cake eating contest”

“The match was canceled and we were losing anyway. But thanks!”

222 notes - Posted July 25, 2022

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[zenifar-telbert-blog]

30 Best Halloween Gifts for Lovers of This Spooky Holiday

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Halloween gifts go way beyond the candy bars you typically hand out to kids. In fact, there are plenty of reasons to give out petrifying presents and ghastly gifts to your loved ones, especially if they're obsessed with the spooky holiday. That's why we're sharing the best Halloween gifts we've seen this year (no matter who's on the receiving end of your generous gesture).

Perhaps you're looking for a hostess gift for a friend or coworker who's throwing a festive get-together, or you want to make All-Hallows Eve a bit more special for your kids. Maybe it's a just-because gift basket for someone who counts Halloween as their favorite holiday, or it could be that you simply want to treat yourself (trick-or-treat yourself, that is).

So if you want to add a unique and fun flair to this "fangtastic" and "spooktacular" day (Halloween puns, anyone?), browse through this gift guide full of creepy card games, Halloween-themed baskets, spider bouquets, non-candy picks and more. And for additional on-theme ideas for the season, check out our Halloween games for kids and DIY decorations.

1. Witchy Woman Spa Gift Box

2. Hocus Pocus Sweatshirt : https://www.wholesalespoint.com/tags/halloween-fashion/

3. Halloween-Inspired Soy Candle

4. Friends Horror Movie Tote Bag

5. Embroidery Witch Kit

6. Bat and Boojee Halloween Doormat

7. Dead Barista Skeleton Mermaid Coffee Mug

8. Anatomy Dishes

9. Spooky Spoons

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10.Halloween Knit Dog Sweater

11. Wild Witchcraft Book

12. Baby Halloween Pajamas

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13.Skull Ice Mold Set

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14.Little Witch: 60th Anniversay Edition

15. Personalized Halloween Tote

16.Halloween Countdown Calendar

17.Reversible Skull Throw Blanket

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18.Skeleton Hand Wine Glass

19.Spooky Sweet Bouquet

20.Skeleton Arm Salad Servers Set

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21. Halloween Rock Painting Kit

22.Retro Stay Spooky Shirt

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23.Bubble Blower Wand

24.Skull Candy Bowl

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25.Pumpkin Picking Scented Candle

26.Room on the Broom

27.Reversible Pumpkin Plush

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28.Scary Bingo

29.Pumpkin Cheesecake

30.Trick or Treat Halloween Basket

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