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Hi hun I figured I'd send this over if you're not busy and see what you thought! I'm sure I'll post officially but I've still got a lot of works to transfer first and got too excited! 

I got inspired by your Human Kink stuff and Riff's request so this is super self-indulgent but I still hope you enjoy it!

I don't have a lot of experience so I thought you'd be the best person to go to if anything seemed off. I'm still figuring out genders, and classes but this was what I came up with. I'm bi with a male lean and I may go reverse harem style cause I'm weak for those in otome, but also female tieflings are really hot so we’ll see how the wind blows 🤣

My only experience atm is the little of BG3 I've played and Critical Role, where I'm currently up to Campaign 1, Episode 19 so I looked up a lot and hope it's accurate. Unrelated, but every time I think of Drow I can't help but picture Aaravos from The Dragon Prince. Not technically a Drow but he's that world's version of a kind of dark elf if I'm remembering right. His deep, sultry voice does not help. Come to think of it, he was probably the one who made me realize I had a thing for Elves even before BG3 came out. 😅

Tried to put a gif here but the ask broke both times I've tried to and this is now my 3rd time reformatting 😭 If you look him up you'll see what I mean and why he reminds me of the way you portray Drow- very smirky arrogant, similar appearance and such!

Human Kink DND Party

Human Bard

Nadton Aleanmtor(“Cunning/Darkness” Male Drow Rouge) 

Ivelran Galamaer (“Starwhispher” Eladrin) Wizard

Eya (“Pandaemonium” Tiefling) Fighter

Hookt(real Changeling name) Vesper (fake Human name) Artificer 

Valtir (Aasimar Cleric)

“You shouldn't have that; give it back!”

Your pulse rabbited against his hand and the Drow laughed, cooing into your ear, relishing the way you shivered. You looked so pretty like this. He had his hand around your fragile throat, holding you steady against the tree while he whispered into your ear from behind. 

“Shh shh shh, little Human. You don't want the rest of the camp to hear, now do you? Think of what would happen if they found out~”

You freeze, biting back a whimper.  

“You read it? That was private-”

“Should've done a better job of hiding it then. Under your mattress, little Human? You couldn't even string together a simple invisibility charm? Clearly it didn't matter much to you if I saw.”

He felt the way you swallowed and his grin turned to a knowing smirk. 

“Don't you worry. It'll be our little secret, for now. I rather like the idea of being able to make you whine and squeal for me and me alone with such a pathetic little weakness.”

He hissed on the word pathetic and chuckled at the way you twitched and squeaked at his breath on your ear. 

“What's wrong, Human? Too ticklish for your own good?”

You were already giggly from anticipation.

“Please dohohon't say it!”

He cooed in mock sympathy, and the fingers around your neck began to tap, making you try to pull his hand away. His grip held firm however and you gasped as his other hand pinched at your side, rushing to grab his other wrist for all the good it did you. 

“How precious you are like this. You whined and complained oh so often about wanting to be treated as an equal- but that was all a farce, wasn't it? You truly wanted to be here, to be teased and tormented into submission by someone greater than you.”

That annoyed you, and you opened your mouth to snap at him, swallowing back your giggles with difficulty in an attempt to be taken seriously. 

“You're wrong; you'll pay for-hnngh!”

You squealed as his left hand wrapped around your side, squeezing ticklishly. His right hand loosened, and he began tracing patterns into your neck. 

His voice was raspy with a dark warning. 

“Oh I really wouldn't talk back if you know what's good for you dearest. You can, I'd relish the excuse to put you in your place, but I'm afraid you're much too sensitive for such idle threats.”

“You don't have to do this. Please. Just pretend you never found it!”

You squirmed more vehemently and he finally released you, letting you stumble away to glare at him as he sauntered out from behind the tree, stopping momentarily to pick up your diary from the forest floor. 

“I could, but why would I? You're so much fun to toy with, and now? I have even more ammunition. I only read the first chapter so to speak, there's so much more fun to be had after all. Why spoil it for myself?  Let it never be said I don't even the playing field, even with a Human.”

He tosses your diary in the air and you fumble to catch it, hugging it to your chest as you manage to grasp it with a sigh of relief. When you look up you can't help the way you backup a step instinctually, but otherwise hold your ground, refusing to let your glare waver as he hovered over you.  

“Nadton. What do you want now?”

He smirks, crimson irises alight with amusement. 

“I just wanted to offer you a piece of advice. Get a stronger lock this time, yes? I do so relish a challenge. I'm looking forward to what other dirty little secrets you've written for me~” 

A flash of teeth and his laughter had your face burning in angry embarrassment as he left you, white hair swaying behind him as a breeze blew through. 

You didn't plan on giving him access again, perhaps Vesper could create a lock? He could be playful, but you didn't think he'd break your trust and his Artificer knowledge may prove beneficial. Ivelran too, was an option. Despite his currently quiet demeanor, given he was in his Winter season, you trusted him too. He'd never liked Nadton and had strongly disagreed on allowing him to join your party but you felt too bad for him not to- given the shape he'd been in at the time.  His pride hadn't allowed him to ask you for help, and he told you to fuck off when he’d caught the concern in your eyes, but you just couldn't leave well enough alone. He may be able to whip up a more magically based protection.  

Now? He didn't leave even when you asked him to. He followed you everywhere, and was a ruthless bully. Kept you all alive, though. He'd saved all of your lives on many an occasion. …Even if he only saved you so he could boast about his talents and how dead you'd all be without him there.  

You'd just have to prove him wrong, that's all. Let's see how weak he thought you were when he couldn't break the lock, or detect it in the first place! With a determined nod to yourself you headed back to camp for the night, trying to get what little sleep you could. 

Hope you've been well and are excited for the New Year! Still fighting off this sickness but I'm heading down to North Carolina to spend time with family early on Friday. Hope this wasn't too cringy, I know it's really self-indugent 🫣

-S

Good food good food

I like how you gave them distinct names and personality. It was really good to read! Thanks for sharing <3

I say go full self indulgence really. All art is cringy by nature. You are writing a story, you have characters, motives, a setting and an end goal. It's as real and as valid as any other story.

Because the self-indulgence part is subjective to the reader really. Someone like me would be over the moon for finding a story like that, i would happily stay up all night to read about the human and their companions.

To other people it depends on their tastes. Every jar has its lid and every story has its target audience, no one can really decide what counts as a story and what doesn't, only the author who wrote it.

People have a tendency to belittle smut writers, to overlook smut or kink based stories as just glorified porn. As if sex is something that lowers the value of art.

They're stuck in their worlds of sterile and sensitised arts, where everything has to be clean or only have majorly liked kinks but "oh never actually call them kinks because we are normal you see, unlike the other non-normal people with their weird niche interests."

Because even critically claimed stories do have hints of their creators' kinks or interest, it just flies over most people's heads. Or it's so widely spread that people forget it's even a kink anymore cough softcore-hetro bdsm cough.

On the opposite side, children media also gets belittled for not having things like kissing or cursing or sex, as if those things give meaning to art and without them the art is for babies and shouldn't be consumed since it has no mature themes.

It's really hypocritical, isn't it? They don't want too much sexual content or niche kinks because then it's a porno, but if there is none at all, then it's considered immature. It's completely subjective yet they think they get to decide what belongs in art and what doesn't. As if even the smallest of things can't be art like the way electrons orbit a nucleus isn't art.

Because smut and sex is just...sex. it doesn't have a higher or lower meaning. Your story doesn't benefit from having it, and it doesn't suffer from the lack of it.

It's a tool like any other you can use in your story.

Think of it as eating a cake, maybe some authors will use it as a metaphor for something else, a power play maybe.

While other authors include it because they genuinely like cake and want to write a story about the different cakes their characters get to eat.

Some authors don't like cake at all themselves, but still write or read about their characters eating cake because they find it interesting or would like to explore it in a setting away from themselves.

Some do like cake but never put it in their works. Maybe they just rather their characters eat pizza or clean a kitchen or move the plot along rather than eat cake. Even if the author can be someone who is very open about their love for cake, doesn't mean their story has to have it.

And there are ones who don't like cake and don't write about it.

There are also ones who know cake is not appropriate for their demographic or customers. Maybe it's based on cultural differences or maybe because their demographic is too young and shouldn't be reading about eating it yet.

So, really, please don't think less of your story because it's based on a kink, so many works are, it's just not mentioned in public. If you don't want to tag it as such, then it's fine, but I think forcing people to acknowledge its true nature will make them have a new look on stories.

Also it filters out any reader who holds these ideas from reading your work. Even tho I mostly post light themed works, i still keep dark content in my bio because I don't want people who abhor or look down on these things to read my works.

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Decided to do voice claims for all of the Merry Men kids from My Tav’s background (minus Fred because he’s a goblin and I don’t have a model of him yet)

In order

Gillian Gysbourne, Evie Frye from Assassin’s Creed Syndicate

Katharina Lamelin, Helga Sinclair from Atlantis (I imagine her with a German accent though there’s just not any female characters with a German accent that I know of or could find)

Esai, Nightcrawler from the Original Fox X-Men movies (See you can find plenty male characters with German accents)

Zarek, Alexios from Assassin’s Creed Odyssey

Randgrid, Randvi from Assassin’s Creed Valhalla

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And since I was talking bad endings a while back with @sorcerous-caress I decided to do a voice claim for Bad Ending Sean Shanahan

Again from Assassin’s Creed it’s the voice of Jack the Ripper from Syndicate

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I know I’ve already posted a voice claim of Sean Shanahan but sometimes the fact he has an Irish accent slips my mind so I imagine him both as Irish and as English so I wanted to do one with an English accent

Once again a character from Assassin’s Creed, Jacob Frye from Syndicate (yes I know it’s the same photos as last time I don’t take many photos)

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I don’t remember if you’ve talked about this before or not but is there a companion romance that you think would fit Sol the most based on her personality and her story? Like with me I think Sean and Lae’zel would be a pretty interesting romance (even if I prefer Karlach) given how different they are.

It's hard to say, Sol's romance is a rollercoaster and a constant game of push and pull. Being friends with them comes much easier than romancing them, and being friends is always a struggle on its own.

Take Lae'zel for example, she makes the perfect candidate because they are such good friends right? But the problem is that if they end up in a relationship, they'd feel too comfortable with each other as they are.

They would never learn or grow as people because they already get along so well with all of their flaws and self-destructive behaviour. Why would you ever change when the person you're dating never challenges you as a person?

They are so used to never putting effort in and easily liking each other, so they'd never know how to deal with an argument or when they find something they don't like about one another. They take liking each other immediately for granted.

It's a very fragile relationship where the thread connecting them could easily snap at any moment. They don't have any support beams lifting them up and everything could crumble when life becomes too windy.

Tav romance challanges Lae'zel's views on dating and sex. Sol wouldn't do that, they wouldn't ask her to cuddle afterwards. Neither of them will ever know true softness with each other, only companionship and the occasional sex. Even if they truly love each other, neither is willing to take the first step of vulnerability and mark themselves as weak.

They'd be that one couple that breaks up every month over a stupid argument then get back together the next week, because neither is ready to have the actual serious argument.

Also, Lae'zel might lead them down a dark path, Sol wouldn't stop her spirals into brutality or remind her to be kind. Think about their romance trigger in the druids confrontation.

Lae'zel would either leave them outside or sneak them in and tell the druids to fuck off. Which might result in a fight against the druids and even their death. Sol wouldn't care if they were left outside, but they would swoon if someone was willing to murder just for their company.

And this is just the start of their romance with each other, imagine how much this cycle will repeat and encourage both of their toxic behaviours.

But I do see Sol encouraging Lae'zel to leave Vlaakith at the first sign of abuse. Sure their way of persuasion can be rude and tactless at times but Lae'zel listens to the meaning of their words and not just the surface.

But honestly, I don't see Lae'zel encouraging Sol to lose their magic. Both of them hold this idealisation for death in battle or dying for the sake of a cause. Sol might help her resistance against Vlaakith with their few remaining years.

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So it's not always the friends. Take a look at the most popular ships in the fandom.

Shadowheart and Lae'zel aren't even close to being friends, and yet they are the most shipped with each other. Shadowheart is the closest to Wyll as a friend, but people don't ship them as much.

Astarion isn't close to Wyll or Gale but they are shipped together because...well they're the only men in the party let's be honest. They make an interesting dynamic even when a Sebastian x Astarion ship would make much more sense.

I see Sol getting the same treatment. They would be shipped based on what's the fandoms finds the most interesting.

Probably Gale. They solve each other's problems too.

He has an orb inside his chest that is a literal leech for magic and Sol has too much magic inside them that is melting their bones. Together they keep the other alive.

Sol's bullying of him will get reduced to playful banter and Gale's ignorance about them will get reshaped into good intentions.

They don't get along because they both view each other through clouded lenses of judgement. If Gale wasn't a wizard, then Sol probably wouldn't have been so shit to him.

If Sol wasn't a mean harsh person then Gale would've sympathised with their past instead of treating them as a byproduct of their environment.

He thinks there the mean bully isn't them, he only focuses on the human in them and deems all their harsh edges to not belong to them. They are annoyed because of that, every part of them is them and he doesn't get to pick and choose.

So they poke holes in his logic by constantly reminding him of his failures, his jagged edges, and his meanness masquerading as intelligence. He gets defence and they are at each other's throats screaming about how the other person is wrong and they are a shit mage actually.

Fandom would see that and want to make them smooch and honestly I don't blame them.

I think in a different au where mindflayers never kidnapped either of them, the two of them might have had an arranged marriage. If Gale became desperate because of the orb killing him and running out of artifacts, then his mom or Tara would've done some digging and found Sol's family of powerful sorcerers.

Their families talk together and they end up in a marriage to keep Gale alive by feeding off their magic, meanwhile Sol doesn't seek freedom in this au and they don't care.

It would be a loveless marriage, really. Even if they were polite to each other in this au, Sol is beyond finding love at this point, and Gale would hate the idea of marrying someone he doesn't love.

If either of them cheats, I don't think the other would care. They would have kids just to appease their families, and they'd make decent co-parents. As much as Sol doesn't care for Gale, they admit he is a much better teacher and guide when it comes to magic than their harsh ways.

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Talking about marriage, i planned for their wedding in their good ending as a fighter in a village to be to an npc.

Either a cute barmaid in a tavern who took time off her shift to bandage their wounds after a battle, or a cute farmboy that Sol saved from a wild animal once and carried him back to the village.

They need someone to be enamoured with them and make the first move. Especially since their fresh start, this person probably doesn't know about all their past sins. Sol wants nothing more than to start over with someone new.

They'd probably never mention the fact they were a sorcerer to their spouse, tell the companions to shut it if they start talking about Sol's past around their spouce.

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They want someone selfless. You'd have to be that to look past all their flaws and burning exterior during Act 1. The gift of kindness.

But you can't be too selfless, you need to stop them when they're too much, tell them when they're wrong. Challange them as a person in order for them to grow up and mature. Help them face their fears and self-reflect whilst still offering comfort and love.

And tbh none of the companions really fit the whole selfless thing.

All except Halsin.

Oh yes, the fucking irony.

But everything about him puts them off. Sol knows how he is only selfless to those he deems worthy. How easy it was for him to murder goblin children but not tiefling children. How it's okay to kill the shadowlands plants while claiming to respect all of nature.

Sol sees themselves in those things, the goblin children, the withered cursed trees. They know the only reason Halsin is extending his good hand forward to them is because they are human and their sins are deemed forgivable in his eyes.

And he knows that and pities them for it, treats them like a wild animal who needs coaxing. But it's different with Gale because at least he was staying ignorant by choice.

But they fear Halsin actually sees them that way, a charity case. So they opt out of his whole Game and never participate. Never bicker or argue, just avoid him.

The only way I see them two getting together is if Sol met him after their good ending as a stranger.

He would see them as any other human, an equal rather than a lost soul. Sol would see him as a decent kind druid. Both unaware of the other's flaws or past.

So they'd get along over plants or animals. Maybe Sol would have an issue with the fact he doesn't want to use a relationship label on them but after a while they'd let it go. They're not as possessive as they used to be and polyamoury might be worth a try.

The thing is they do want to get married, but they'll never get that with Halsin. So their relationship wouldn't last long.

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Minthara would be a mirror to Lae'zel's relationship in some way. But much much worse.

They are both extremely possessive and jealousy, both want to own one another and both consider murder threats as foreplay.

Probably would end up with Matron Minthara establishing a new drow house with her red dragon "pet". Sol wouldn't object to the title only if no one else ever gets it.

She'd rather them die powerful than live weak with shame. Maybe even Minthara gets to take over their own family house of sorcerers after Sol's death. They'd leave her in charge and their family would have to accept it, even more so if they had kids together.

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That leaves Shadowheart, Wyll and Astarion.

Ascended Astarion makes me wonder if he is Sol's only ticket to immortality whilst keeping their magic.

The problem is that their fire is literally burning them inside out, their bones are melting. It gets to a boiling point where it become an entirely new fire that ignores fire immunity.

And vampires heal very quickly, i think it would double their lifespan from 5 years to 10.

Oh, but they'd absolutely hate him during it. He becomes someone selfish and condescending. An ancient red dragon is much more powerful than a vampire without weakness and yet they can't lift a finger against him because of his mind control over them.

Whatever love they had for him at saving them quickly turns sour and bitter as they are forced into a decade of slavery. Doing his dirty work and destroying his enemies, wishing for their death to come sooner while Astarion becomes more agitated at the idea of death stealing them.

They'd probably try to kill him with their death. Bury him deep down below with them beneath so many mountains and inside molten lava surrounded by obsidian so he may burn with their corpse for all of eternally. There is no way he is crawling his way out of this tomb unless someone else moves the mountains for him.

I see them freezing during his choice with Cazador. It depends if they finished their quest or not, their answer will depend on it.

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Shadowheart has potential. Both of their good endings work together. Sol would move in with her parents and their farm. They'd treat Sol like their own kid, too.

Raising animals, enjoying a slow life. They slowly get stronger as a fighter with a whole cleric to have their back whenever they get too injured. They'd spend time with Shadowheart's mom because of her fleeting time, writing down all the recipes and memories she shares with them.

Sol wouldn't interfer during her choice with Dame Aylin. They think it should be her to decide for herself once in her life, not Shar, not them. Does she want to kill her? Then Sol would help. Does she want to not? Then Sol wouldn't bring it up.

And I do see Shadowheart telling them to abandon their power. Who cares for the magic when they're alive and well?

But during the druid choice, Shadowheart would decide to leave them outside. And that locks her out of their romance.

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Karlach would be a cute romance for a while. They're frustrated and stunned by her at times. How easily she throwns love and smiles around, how quickly she forgives their mean words.

How she jokes and never takes things seriously while Sol is a drama edgy bully.

Oh, they would more than kill Gortash with her. They'd gladly fight him during the coronation no matter how stupid.

They tell the other companions to just wait outside while they take care of it, if they die they die. Karlach would refuse and Sol would be touched that she wants them beyond their use.

Good ending Sol is a guarantee after dating Karlach. They go with her to the hells, they'd suffer a lot from that choice and feel guilty over the fact she is using her own body to protect them with.

They want to become better and stronger, they try their best. For her sake.

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With Wyll, he probably has the highest success rate.

Wasn't it for Sol being so envious of him and his life. But he is including them in it and celebrations. He is selfless to a fault but he calls them out on their awful behaviour.

Sol never saw a reason in protecting others. If they can't defend themselves, then they deserve to die. Much like if sorcerers couldn't control their magic, then they didn't deserve it.

Which is why being a wizard or warlock annoys them so much, it's basically cheating magic. Like the difference between a walk into the park with full protective gear and a hike through the mountain by your own with no help.

That magic is tamed, weak, and an imitation of real power. But Wyll didn't choose it really. He was forced to use that fake power while protecting himself, and that makes him better in Sol's views than warlocks who do it for fame.

He would take the peaceful option and convince the druids to let them stay. He is kind and his words are beautiful, beyond any beauty Sol could ever know.

Also red dragons are so vain they love praise and flowery words a lot, Sol would eat that shit up from him.

He wants out of Mizora's contract. He doesn't latch on to this power, he rather makes his own. Sol notices that and remembers it when he tells them to leave their magic behind.

He comes from nobility and knows how to dress. Sol's attitude doesn't put him off. Also the fact he hits on Lae'zel is a plus to Sol, it means he has taste and working eyes to them.

They wouldn't want him to be a duke just to please his father, do what you want, fuck anyone else. Also both of them ending up losing their magic and having to start all over would make them bond together and encourage one another in training.

The major flaw is that Sol wouldn't defend Karlach from him during their meeting. Wyll will do something he regrets if no one else steps up.

The silver lining is how fast he admits to his mistake afterwards, Sol is used to themselves and others never admiting their mistakes and instead doubling down. They respect him a bit bc of it.

Another flaw is how he claims he is a hero but still cherry picks which people are worthy of his help? Again the whole Goblin and devil things. He is a hypocrite as far as they are considered.

But unlike Halsin, he isn't some wise archdruid. But some dumb 20 something guy with a sword and flare so they cut him some slack. Also he never treats them like a charity case, never pities them and rightfully is careful around them.

Also just to establish something, they don't care for killing someone. Goblins or humans. They just hate when people clutch their pearls at killing humans but cheer for goblins, like either you're a hero who defends every single life or you're as bad as Sol. You don't get the middle ground, there is none.

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Okay, I'm hungry and tired. I wrote a lot a lot. Thanks for asking this. It was really fun <3 but my food is getting cold so imma go.

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Honestly I think Bad ending Sean would use that time of being kidnapped to sleep because he doesn’t get much of it anymore. Some of the first times he’s caught is probably from him passing out from exhaustion. But to talk about Good Sean and Good Sol I think Sean would actually go out of his way to be friends with Sol after getting comfortable around them and that kinda goes with all the companions. He’d see the companions as a new family even if he was a bit awkward and shy at first. I mean he’s already got two other families this is just the only one where he doesn’t call one of them mom… but that’s dependent on if he’s romanced (that last part is a joke lmao)

Okay so i just wanna say I'm really enjoying this conversation and having fun omfg <3333 I love how much we're writing and bouncing ideas off of each other. We get to explore our OC and learn about the other person's OC too. Thanks for indulging me with this.

And good ending Sol wouldn't reject his attempts at friendship, but I don't think either of them would get enough time to actually be friends.

Because in their bad ending they are making time for each other without realising it, they are spending time together. And like how you said Sean would get rest during his kidnapping trips, Sol probably gets a chance to get out and use their power instead of having servents or other sorcerers bring them the people and the gold.

They are helping each other without realising it.

But in the good ending, both of their attention would be stretched too thin. Sol doesn't want a found family and would reject that notion. No matter how much Sean tries to inculde them, they make it clear they only prefer one on one hangouts.

They're a very high maintenence friend.

If they end up leaving with Lae'zel or Tav it would be harder too, they'd have to make do with letters. Honestly probably Sol would be too ashamed of their past and just ignore the companions attempts at reconnecting unless it's Lae'zel or Minthara.

Funny enough, they are still unwilling to talk to Halsin, some things neve change.

Sean has a lot of found familes by that point, plus his whole project with Jaheira and taking down the rich to give to the poor but doing it right this time instead of harming others.

Sol's morality didn't change, they still don't care for his cause, only admire his dedication to it. Hell even if his cause was to steal from the poor to give to the rich, they'd think it is a little strange but still support him and his ambition from afar.

Basically, anyone who didn't end up their friend in Act 2 won't make it to their good ending with them.

During the epilogue party they might meet Sean and catch up with him, give him a list of the rich people in the past cities they travelled to and say it's a gift to makeup for ignoring his letters.

They'd probably apologise over the fact they can't catch him anymore if he falls from heights, so he better start looking for a plan B. Dying in a splat is too pathetic and they expect better of someone with his potential.

If he offers them to join him, they'd probably decline. They're really looking for a mundane boring life, wasn't it for Lae'zel and the need to show her Faerun, they wouldn't have bothered to travel.

They'll tell him that maybe they'll meet him one day in a tavern and pretend not to know him from across the bar unless he buys them and Lae'zel a drink, of course.

Sol is struggling to be kind and it shows in their awkward attempts. There are too many questions in their head about him and the other companions but they rather not say it and let him live his life, they don't want to repeat the past.

If they don't end up leaving with Lae'zel. Then they'd probably find a grove or a small village to live at. They'd defend its people as a fighter whilst having their isolated small home. Oh, they'd definitely adopt so many pets that the village chef has to make an intervention meeting with them and get them to stop.

Maybe they'll send Sean a couple of these pets instead of releasing them back into the wild. Writing a note that says

"Hey, keep them or give them to Halsin. DO NOT mention my name. xoxo - your #1 hater"

That'd be the second letter they sent to him. The only other one would either be their wedding one or funeral preparation one. They're both the same letter, btw

"This is Sol.

I'm either dying/getting married.

Come over to find out, or don't, more cake for me/my funeral guests.

Formal dress code only.

P.s. Gale may only attend if he is accompanied by Tara, but she isn't required to bring him to attend."

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I think the only time route where they end up as actual friends in the good end, is if he's Tav. Since he was nice to them in act 1 and their friend by act 2, they'd agree to follow him and fight for his cause but warn him that they won't be as strong or useful.

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I was smiling the whole time while reading that lmao but honestly I think the only way a bad ending Sean could be brought back is by his tiefling mother Bayarmaa or a romanced Tav/Durge/Origin. Honestly Bayarmaa would probably be the only person from his past he wouldn’t turn on and not because that’s his mom but because he literally can’t find anything to judge her for. If he ever was brought back he’d probably break down not being able to handle what he became. He only ever wanted to help people like his mothers helped people, how they helped him. He’d probably be torn between going back to helping people or running off never to be seen again and dying alone and he hated being alone, the start of his romance is a scene where he asks to stay the night with you because he wasn’t used to sleeping alone. But with the Bad Sol vs Bad Sean stuff I honestly think he’d actually have fun doing that because honestly he likes killing more than he would like to admit and I honestly think he’d like the cat and mouse game. Leaving trails purposefully, taunting Sol in the shadows of a cave or forest, leaving notes in his empty cage telling Sol to step it up, etc. I think he’d be disappointed whenever it ended, thinking there wouldn’t be anyone else who put up as much of a fight as Sol did. Also a last minute thing I thought of is Bad Ending Sean cutting off the Robin tattoo on his face that repeats his mom Robyn Hood because in some versions of Robin Hood he was originally a noble.

There is no greater irony than bad ending Sol and Sean forming a fun platonic friend-enemies cat and mouse relationship whilst their good endings would have them being awkward long distance half-friends at best.

Like the single sliver of goodness that came out of this dumbsterfire of bad endings.

Would those five years before Sol's death would be Sean's last ever experience of having something close to a "friend to play with" ?

And honestly? Probably Sol's, too.

They don't want to kill him. That's the thing. They want him alive until their own death kills him alongside them, probably the heat from their fire melting the gold and burying him under it, which is their ideal scenario if he just stopped escaping their claws for one second.

And I don't think their death would change him, if anything it would probably strengthen his resolve that greediness must be purged from this world, because technically it is the thing that called his last remaining "friend" who didn't hate him and kidnapped him on the regular so he'd be near them.

I'd like to think that Lae'zel would visit them once, at least before their death. Sol asks if she's here to kill them. They're at the end of their lifespan and tell her they'd prefer to die by her hand, but they must finish what they started. They want to go out by their own fire and nothing else. Lae'zel lowers her sword for once, bidding her friend goodbye and never seeing them again.

If Sol saw Sean one day with his ripped face tattoo, they'd say, "Oh no, now you're ugly, how tragic." Ignoring how their own body has been deforming and mutating lately.

Do you think he would purposely stay in his cell during the night and only escape in the morning? Just so he wouldn't be sleeping alone? Their lair is probably filled with people plus their family members. They've kidnapped many others.

Imagine if Tav wasn't even near either of them, just off on their own farm with Shadowheart raising sheeps and cows while baking applepie.

Meanwhile Sol is burning down a forest because Sean escaped into the woods and he is too quick to spot between the trees, he keeps taunting them with his shadows and they're getting fed up and started turning everything to ash.

Would Sean even know when they're gone? Or would time just pass without Sol ever showing up to take the gold he stole back. Suddenly, it's all over, no more chasing, no more games, no more fun. Their whole layer has melted upon itself, and everything is buried under a mountain alongside their molten bones. Just quietness, and he is truly alone.

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I’m glad you mentioned about Sean viewing Randgrid differently after his bad ending because I have definitely thought about how he’d be around his fellow Merry Men after his bad ending. Bad ending Sean would be very hateful towards anyone who doesn’t agree with him or anyone who even ever had a past of selfishness and greediness. He’d take low shots at people’s background “Zarek wasn’t your mother so consumed by greed they turned you into one of those statue actors on the street?” Stuff like that. Him hating Randgrid because she is the spawn of a dragon would also show how far he’s fallen because I always imagined him believing that there are no naturally evil races. “All goblins are evil? Nonsense those guys just suck.” He’d turn on the companions too even if they had their good ending, Astarion and Gale for being power hungry, Wyll just for having a noble background, hell maybe even Karlach for fighting for a devil and working with Gortash even if it was against her will. If Sol was a companion he’d probably turn on her for her dragon heritage.

But enough about that the last Merry Men kid is Alfred Nikolas a goblin Artificer nicknamed Fun-Sized Fred. He is based on Tiny Tim from A Christmas Carol. He was taken in by Lord Marion (genderbent Lady Marian) as more of a protégée than an adopted child given his parents are still alive and still on good terms unlike the rest of the kids. He became a well-known artificer using the money of his version of Scrooge after he gave all his money to Fred’s family when he passed. Fred uses modified crutches to get around but they double as his weapons. Really wish they had Goblins as a race in bg3 so I could make him in it. I’ll just have to make him in Hero Forge at some point.

Okay, wait, I'm obsessed with the potential for Sean and Sol interactions. Let's play barbies with our OCs for a hot second.

Let's say by some miracle the two of them end up kinda friends in act 3. Maybe a series of failed bullying attempts from Sol that just strengthened their bond instead.

Now bad endings! Sean gets hyper-vigilant and vindictive with his judgment. Everyone is put under the microscope and all their hearts are weighted on a scale against a feather just so they wouldn't end up on his list of enemies.

What if, Sol gets their bad ending too. But since Sean bothered to befriend them, they think "oh. Maybe he belongs to my hoard."

It's basically about 2-5 years of life before they die. Might as well make the most out of it yk? So eventually after amassing all the gold and gems they want, they think it's time to round up the people they care about.

Romanced Tav tied up in gold chains in their chambers? Check.

That one druid who was nice to them and restored their flower? Check.

That dog who didn't bite them too hard when they tried to pet it after he smelled dragon on them? Check.

Now, time to get the friends.

Ascended Astarion and God Gale would be too hard for Sol to manage with their short lifespan so they'd skip them. Sharran Shadowheart would hide too well for them to find and Lae'zel is on another plane of existence serving Vlaakith.

Halsin is there, free to grab. They pass by his village and don't look back. He can stay, he's not on the list.

Minthara IS on the list however. Although they have no idea where she is in the underdark or how to get to her. Did she get killed? They'll pay some drows to search for news about her and wait.

Now Sean, he would be fun because Sol is on the list of his enemies. He would seek them out himself. Afterall it is his fault for being kind to them to the past, now they see him as a part of their hoard.

And oh they'd be so delighted, he spared them the trouble of hunting him down, how kind of him, now off to the cage.

But he just keeps escaping, it's driving them crazy how time after time he comes trying to steal from them or kill them, and they throw him in a pure gold cell and the next day he's gone.

Do they have to pin him down with magic? Curse him with a tracker? How does he keep managing it? They follow him in their dragon form and take back their gold, pick him up with their claws and return him to the hoard.

It's a constant cycle of playing tag, except it is murder and steal tag.

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If it's their good ending they'd just be confused, there is as much dragon in them as there are wings in a fish, even their scales fell of buddy. They're fully human.

If he brings up their past, it would anger them. After all, they sacrificed? After all the effort they've put in to change? Now he brings it up? Sol would call him a hypocrite for befriending their awful self before and coming to hold them accountable now.

I doubt it would work or convince him but honestly words is all Sol has at that point. They're a low level human fighter who lost all their powerful magic, not even a family left to hide behind. They're weak and defenceless and an experienced rogue could easily take them down.

So they'd keep attempting to use their high charisma to convince him or at least distract him from their trail. They might be able to overpower him with strength, but he'd be too tricky and slippery.

Him coming after them even after their half-frienship would hurt them but they'd never show it. It wouldn't anger them.

But him going after his own family? That'd infuriate them so much because he definitely talked the whole camp's ears off before about his family and moms and how much he loves them. They'd take more offence to that than him betraying them

At least Sol knows themselves, they were shitty and deserved it, but his family weren't shitty to him. Especially if he brings up Sol's greedy family after condemning his own. They'll dig at him for being just as rotten and greedy as the rest of them.

But also, that is all hypothetical bc I'm not even sure if Sol would bother kidnapping anyone but romanced Tav, yk? Like platonic Tav wouldn't interest them and they'll just increase their security against Sean instead of putting him in their hoard.

Man Jaheira has her work cut out for her, first Ascended Astarion neighbour, then vigilante Sean lurking the streets and now a dragon-human mutant flying over the city and stealing everything.

Not mentioning corrupted Arch-Duke Wyll and the Shar cult just below the city with Justicier Shadowheart.

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Anyway goblin guy let's goo!! When I read fun-sized-Fred, I thought of scooby doo Fred ngl. And omfg modfied crutches that actually shoot bullets? It's like that one meme with "call the hospital call the hospital...but not for me" and Fred lifts his crutches and starts firing and it's glorious.

The only one on good terms with his parents, if he is adopted I wonder if he ever thinks about his bio parents. Sol would probably encourage him to, because they feel a special connection to their kin, be it another draconic being or their actual family and would think that Alfred needs to experience it too.

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Sorry if you’ve already answered this but what would it be like romancing Sol? 👀👀 —WyllGirlDadAnon

It's alright I'm happy to just talk about Sol in general <33

In short, you know that song "your stupid face" by Kaden Mackay? It's what I imagined Sol's romance to be.

Because how dare you make them love you and care for you? They can't stand how much they like your stupid face. You shouldn't be smiling! Wel...maybe you can smile it looks sweet, but only for them!

I also wrote partially about their romance and romance ending as a companion here . I'll talk more about it in details below.

Act One

After taking them from the underdark to join you, their romance triggers start when you take them to the grove.

You have a cutscene if you attempt to walk into the grove with them, the gate doesn't open and Sol informs you that they're actually not allowed inside...because of a certain incident.

They tell you to go ahead, they'll just wait here. If you inquire further about the incident, they admit they've came here before the underdark but set something on fire, multiple times.

If you ask them why or if it was accidental, they don't answer you. They don't trust you yet to let you know about how dangerous their magic can be so they ignore your question.

If you poke fun at them for supposedly being a powerful sorcerer who can't control their flames, they'll tell you off but you do gain their approval for calling them out.

If you try to be nice and say it's not their fault, they stop you and say no it was definitely their fault, they don't want your useless pity. If you keep pushing it you gain their disapproval.

After going inside, you can talk to the druids on why they banished Sol. They tell you the same story about them setting things on fire even when told they shouldn't. You can solve it peacefully or take the druid's side.

Also you can ignore the gate and find another way to bring Sol inside, if you defend them when faced with the druids and say you don't care what they did, you'll take them wherever you please. They are kinda impressed.

That starts their romance, taking their side against the druids. You can also murder the druids, it still starts their romance. The tieflings have no problem with Sol, they just didn't want to anger the druids. So they aren't involved in this fight.

I like this as their introduction quest because it mirrors their ending. Sol says druids are their favourite when you first meet them and the flower they carry around in their hair. Yet their quest allows you to murder the one thing they love most.

Like how in their bad ending they plan on destroying everything they deemed beautiful and killing every person they loved when they die.

If you take the druids side and just leave Sol outside, they don't disapprove, they expected this treatment out of you really. They already have low views on anyone else and since you never stood out for them, they'd never bother with romancing you. You're just like everyone else afterall.

Solving it peacefully is a good middle option honestly, Sol isn't murder hungry, they just generally don't care if you are.

After their romance route unlocks, you get two more cutscenes in camp.

One during the morning after a long rest where you find them struggling with their hair in front of their tent. You can offer to brush it for them, they're really hesitant and eye you with suspicion.

Telling you they don't need your help, they make a second attempt but set their wooden hairbrush on fire and drop it to the ground. With a sigh they turn to you and say, they changed their mind actually, you may help them.

Agreeing to brush their hair for them will gain you their approval and progress their romance even more. At first their shoulders are stiff and they're restless. The more this goes on the more they relax against you and let you do it.

If you tell them to say please or ask nicely, you need to roll a persuasion check and survive their intimidation roll. They finally say please help them, but this time around you don't gain any approval from this interaction. And it lowers their opinions of you.

They add the flower to their head at the end, you can ask about it. They'll answer that it's pretty so it matches them and nothing else.

If you comment on how isn't it counteractive since it's siphoning their magic? They'll laugh and say "yeah that's the point."

If you ask to hold it they refuse. If you grab it without asking they'll snatch it back and burn your hand by accident, saying to never fucking do that again.

If you destroy it or crush it, they leave your camp.

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During Act 1, it's crucial to agree wit them 90% of the time. Their gaurd is still up and they'll erease all the progress you've made if you even hurt their feelings once. They're very vindictive. Luckily most things don't hurt their feelings, including insults. But it only takes one domino to fall for the whole thing to unravel so be careful with how much you push them.

During act 2 it changes where it becomes important to disagree with them, otherwise they're see you as a doorstep in the romance who agrees with all their whims. Much like a red dragon would treat a kobold.

I mentioned it before, they don't care how you treat others or what your morality is, as long as by the end of the day, they get your special treatment and they are the exception to your rules. It is pure selfishness.

You do gain their approval by complimenting their appearance, they are vain. But compliment their magic and they'd start thinking you're trying to use them. Flirting attempts or sophisticated lines most likely won't work on them, they prefer straight forward basic Flirting and compliments.

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During the tiefling party, they aren't drinking but sitting far away from the group of people. Especially as far from Halsin as they can manage.

Near the riverside.

You can invite them to join and they'll tell you they're good, the noises give them a headache. Go and have your fun.

Sitting near them and picking a flirty option will get their sole attention to focus on you, they tell you to come closer, sit on their lap.

You can ask them to sit on yours instead and they'll oblige.

Holding your arms behind your back, they tell you to continue talking, tell them what else do you like about them?

The scales on their skin brush against your face, their head lowers until their lips are on your throat. They ask if you'd like a gift from them?

Refusing makes them leave a small kiss on your neck before pulling away.

Agreeing will get their teeth to sink into your neck, biting and leaving their mark on you. Their hold on your body tightening as a strong feeling of possessiveness takes over them, the urge to own you, to mark you.

They let go, giving your neck a lick or two, they wish they had sharper teeth.

Pulling away from you, they tell you to go back to the party, show everyone else who you belong to.

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During the goblin celebration they're actually in the party, drinking this time and standing next to Minthara and talking to her.

Minthara will ask you to sleep with her in front of them and if you agree, you gain one approval point from them. They tell you they hope you aren't biting off more than you can chew.

It doesn't effect their romance tho, you're free to sleep with whoever in act 1.

If you flirt with them in front of Minthara, especially after her proposal, they burst out laughing. You really have a deathwish huh? It's kinda of hot.

Yeah whatever, they'll makeout sloppy with you just to get her jealous. You can get away with touching or groping them anyway you like during that moment, the more you play along with their little show of exhibition the more approval you'll gain. But they still leave to the riverside after and don't spend the night with you.

You don't get their bitemark tho.

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The second cutscene is before leaving to act 2. If it triggers it means you successfully romanced them and can start a relationship during act 2.

If it doesn't trigger it means you've picked some wrong options along the way or missed some important dialogue.

It's night-time and you're sitting by the campfire. They walk up to you with their arms behind their back, holding something.

Kneeling besides you, they say how since we are leaving this area and probably won't be coming back, they took it upon themselves to go back to the underdark and bring you this.

Nestled in their hands is another sussur bloom, a paler blue than theirs but just as beautifully glowing. They offer it to you.

They tell they did some test while in the underdark, it takes the effect of three flowers to completely suppress their magic rather than weaken them.

The one they're offering you, will weaken them. They're giving you an easy way out, a backup knife to press against their throat if they ever prove to be a danger to you. Don't hesitate to use it.

They offer to put the flower on your head, to match theirs. If you refuse then they place it on your lap, if you accept then they smile and give its petals a kiss before placing it on top of you.

If you offer a hug they'll refuse, a kiss will be met with rejection.

But maybe...holding hands is okay. Excuse their sharp nails, as they entangle their fingers with yours. Sitting side by side watching the campfire.

There are so many feelings swirling inside of them, they want to get up and leave. The things you make them feel are too overwhelming and they can never tell you that.

Worst of all, there is an ugly urge rearing its head inside of them at the idea of other people being with you. They wonder how long they can hide it before you eventually find out their true nature, the inhuman greed inside their heart.

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First actual post about my Tav, Sean Shanahan, lol. I’m probably not gonna post much about him on here at least I’ll probably do that more on my main blog. I mentioned in the Tav as companion questions that I did for @sorcerous-caress that I thought Shay Cormac from Assassin’s Creed Rogue was his voice claim since Assassin’s Creed was a big inspiration for the character. Shay was one character that I drew some inspiration from, alongside Ezio, Arno, Basim, and Conner, but Shay isn’t the main one he’s just the only one that was Irish so he’s the only one with a voice that fit lmao. Also ignore the bad images of him this is a new playthrough and I don’t take much pictures of him so I just hoped on and quickly took some.

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I know this probably isn’t really your cup of tea but I’ve have been thinking for a while how fun (or funny) it would be if humans were more ticklish than the other races. I don’t know why they would be more ticklish than the others but I keep thinking it. Of course the other races are still ticklish but not like humans they can easily handle it more than them for some reason I don’t know and they’re just “wow really I get you that good?” I mean a couple races kinda have natural ways to tickle real good like Dragonborns and Tieflings with their claw like nails and then obviously the Aasimar with their wings. Those are the only ones I could really think of but I think a ticklish human in a party of all non-humans would get a lot of attention. Anyway sorry you’re probably not really into this concept I've just been thinking about it and I have no one else to talk to about this

Hey, I appreciate you sharing this with me, and yeah, it's not exactly my cup of tea but honestly it's endearing how passionate you are about it so I'll try to answer asks about tickle kink whenever I can.

But really, i think you are onto something here. I've always liked the idea of each fantasy race having their own different skin and texture. Elves' feeling more like plants or wood, Dwarves' being thicker and less prone to bruises, tieflings enduring heat at the cost of not having many nerves in their skin, githyankis' having the skin nerves to distinguish water and wetness from dry stuff when humans lacl those nerves and relay on temperature instead to determine if something is wet or not.

So it makes sense for humans with their relatively softer and more sensitive skin to be more prone to being ticklish. Sometimes something as simple as someone trailing their fingers against the side of a human's stomach can send shivers up their spine and a breathless laugh or two.

So a human in a party of non-humans who ends up stumbling upon an old friend they used to be very close to, they invite their friend back to camp to introduce to their other companions and talk about the past.

One thing leads to another and their friends end up play fighting with them, their hands moving under their shirt and tickling them until the human was breathless and panting through laughter, they can't keep their voice down and they're squirming under their friend's grip.

The other races would look at this display with great curiosity, tickling has never been something they gave much thought to, or even felt greatly. At most it was just a laugh or two.

So, to see their human companion reduced to a laughing tearing up mess, helpless and squirming as their voice gets higher, it stirs something deep within them.

You admit defeat and your friends let's go of you, giving you the time to catch your breath and help you back to your seat.

After dinner, your friend says their goodbye and leaves.

You can't shake the feeling of your companions' eyes following you, tracing your body. As if imagining what other spots under your clothes are sensitive too, hands? Feet? Stomach? Neck? Are humans really this defenceless?

Maybe some days pass, and none of them make a comment about it, but you notice a certain shift in their demeanour. They're definitely more touchy.

Sometimes a soft feather traces against your nape, making you jump and turn to see the Aasimar of the party staring at you, apologising that their wings must have touched without meaning to.

Sometimes, a certain clawed hand with scales curiously moves under your shirt and up your back, a ticklish sensation taking you by surprise as your dragonborn companion sits next to you. Their forked tongue sliding quickly against your neck like a lizard and intensify the sensation as you cover your mouth the stifle your laughs.

They are getting more bold, especially with how you never object or move away from their wandering hands.

Does it really feel that good, human? Do your kind submit so easily by a brush of feathers?

The drow in the party is most curious about your ears, are they also ticklish? Your face gets all heated up and your legs squirming whenever they use their hands to softly trace them, their own pointy ears twitching in anticipation with each laugh slipping out of your mouth as you look at them with such needy eyes.

What if they grazed them with their teeth? What if they kissed and licked them? Would you be able to stay still and keep your voice down human or is that notion far too hard for the human brain to comprehend?

They wonder just how many different noises they can get out of you, how pretty your voice sounds, how both soft feathers and sharp claws tickle you.

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Boy math is saying you're not ticklish but knowing just the mere threat of tickles has them blushing up a storm

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Could I request Karlach, Shadowheart, and Alfira and Lakrissa together (if you’ll write for them together), when an embarrassed Tav nervously asks to sleep with them for the night because back home they shared a room with people and sleeping alone makes them paranoid which is causing them to lose sleep?

Asking to share a bed

[Fluff, suggustive, cuddling, nb!reader]

[Karlach, Shadowheart, Alfira / Lakrissa]

Karlach

She greats you with the same military nickname she gave you since the start, endearing in her own way as she fights back a yawn.

Your nervousness doesn't go past her, and wasn't it for the curl of a smile at the corners of her lips, you wouldn't have guessed she noticed either.

"Hell yeah, gods know I'd take any excuse to cuddle." Is her enthusiastic reply after you explain your situation. "Well, only if you're cool with cuddling, it's on the table, right?"

She takes your nod as permission to wrap her arms around you and playfully throw on you on the bed next to her, you softly bounce against the mattress before settling in.

It doesn't take long for her to drift off. The glow in her chest dimming, and the engine sounds muffling.

The heat is comforting, you realise as your eyes grow heavy, like a warm bath after a long day. Her big arms secured around you and making you feel safe, nothing bad could ever get to you whilst she held you this close, protected you from whatever lurks in the darkness.

The next morning, you wake up while still in her arms. She rubs the sleep from her eyes as she takes you in, a smile bright enough to rival the morning sun as she asked how was yout sleep, is she was scary enough to chase away any nightmares, her sharp teeth peeking through her lips.

Shadowheart

She's usually the last to go to her tent, preferring to bask in the darkness of the night. Linger amidst the shadows hidden from the moonlight and appreciate the beauty found in the allure of the unknown, the swirls in the shadows, and the fading of one's self to join a bigger and greater purpose.

It's when she'd usually get on her knees and pray, grovelling with her face to the sky.

You waited for her to finish, and the intimacy of the act felt almost forbidden to say wasn't it for her reassurance that it was alright before.

There's gratitude in her eyes afterwards, for the acceptance you've offered her, for the indifference you've gifted her with.

The answer to your question is met with hesitation.

"Just share a bed?" There are undertones to her words, "or do you mean like the bottle we shared?"

Heat flares up towards your cheeks at the memory, you play it cool. "Just share a bed, i promise."

Her covers are soft, princess like almost. A flowerly smell with fluffy pillows and layers of blankets neatly stacked at the end.

The smell of her shampoo is easily identified on the cover of her pillows. A half empty bottle of wine sits on the table nearby, next to a pocket-sized book.

As the two of you lay motionless under the covers, sleep doesn't come easy. There is an uncomfortable empty space between you.

And then you feel it, just under the covers, her hand moving towards yours, her pinky entangling with yours.

Shadowheart looks at you with anticipation, the space between the two of you close. You can feel her heartbeat falling into rhythm with yours as you drift off to sleep.

As the night fades and the morning comes, you wake up to the same hand hand still holding yours, on top of the covers this time. Shadowheart's focus on the small book she took from the bedtable, whispering and practising her spells for the day, preparing the healing ones beforehand.

Alfira / Lakrissa

The laughter and humming of a melody comes to an immediate stop as you knock on the door, the sound of clothes shuffling and the string of a lute being accidentally pulled follows.

You wait patiently, looking around the hallway to pass the time as your eyes glance over the various oil paintings of the elfsong tavren. Feeling disappointed when you came to the realisation that despite its name, their paintings weren't just of elves.

"Hello there, Hero." The door swings open as you're greated with the sight of Lakrissa in her night attire. Behind her, Alfira quickly came into view as she realised it was you waiting in the doorway.

With a smile, she urged Lakrissa to invite you in, the other obliging with amusement.

The mellow atmosphere from before slowly returned, both women feeling at ease around you as if you were a long lost friend.

As the conversation went on, Alfira sat next to you.

"Thank you so much for allowing me to stay in your camp that night." Her words wer sincere, "Adventuring really wasn't for me at the end but, still, I'm grateful you didn't turn me away in the morning."

"How sweet." Lakrissa's arm wrapped around Alfira's waist, giving her cheek a small kiss. "Were you waiting for the chance to thank them all that time?"

"Hey don't laugh" a blush coloured Alfira's cheek as the other women teased her, "I just...well...yes so what if I did?"

"Then I'd say that's exactly just like you." Another kiss, this time a tender one to her forehead. Lakrissa let go afterwards.

Both of them made it clear that they'll be here if you ever need anything.

So when you stated your request with embarrassment, Alfira enthusiastically agreed. Lakrissa was pleasantly surprised at seeing her usually introverted lover so welcoming and eager.

Alfira is in the middle, Lakrissa hugs her back close to her own chest while you're held by the bard. Her hold is careful and loose, as one would hold a bird so gently in fear of damaging your wings.

You're so fleeting in both of their eyes, so close yet so out of reach. So even as they bodies entangle with yours, they keep your need for freedom in mind. Heros like you never liked to be tied down, and they never want to be a burden.

As the sunrays filters through the outside curtains and announce a brand new day, you slowly wake up the strumming of the lute. Lakrissa still sleeping, having moved to where Alfira used to be and cuddled into your warmth.

The bard is at the end of the bed, humming a soft melody as her fingers strum the cords.

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My Tav when Orin kidnapped Yenna:

At least Yenna didn't have your best equipment and swords when she was kidnapped like FUCKING LAEZEL GIVE ME BACK THE ARMOUR

i lost my best ever equipment throughout all of act 3.

Tho I have a feeling Yenna will be kidnapped this playthrough. Weirdly Orin can only kidnap Laezel/Gale or Halsin/Minthara. Are Astarion, Karlach, Shadowheart and Wyll just too unkidnappable or something?

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Literally my thoughts 24/7

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oh god VERY MUCH NOT mommy kink like it’s just “funny haha” slip up

Accidentally calling them "mom"

[Fluff, platonic, nb!reader]

[Jaheira, Karlach, Minthara, Halsin, Gale]

Jaheira

"Very amusing, cub, it's still not getting you out of doing your chores."

She'd think you said it on purpose to tease her about her age or being a mother, although she is mostly used to using the hag word instead. Doesn't take it to heart.

It's probably your silence afterwards that makes her realise it was a slip of the tongue.

It honestly doesn't phase her even then. She has been called weirder stuff by some young harpers before. She won't call you out on it to not embarrass you.

It is anything. It is ironic a bit because she has been treating you and the companions like she'd treat her own kids for a while.

But you don't need to know that.

Karlach

Laughs nervously. "Hey soldier, I'm not that old yet."

Even when she thinks you meant it as a joke, she'd get a bit concerned if she's been suffocating or nagging you like a mother, not that she knew what it was like but still, she really wanted to be a friend.

Unlike Jaheira, she will embarrass you by bringing it up later, during dinner, in front of the whole camp.

"If you're dead set on it, how about big sister instead?"

She sees it as a win, she has finally fixed the situation yes. The reason you've abandoned your plate and hiding your face from Astarion's wicked witch cackling is because you're so happy to have a cool big sister like her.

Minthara

"Ihars demand respect, something you need to learn."

To her, being a mom is a position of authority more than a parental role.

You explain it was just a slip of the tongue and not you actually requesting her to act like your mom.

"It must hold some truth to slip by your guard." She'd argue.

Honestly she never had plans to be your mom, she is in her own twisted sense of humour, messing with you.

She knows how to joke, yeah, she is hip like the teens. How are you doing, fellow kids?

It's just that uh...all her jokes are delivered with a dry tone and a serious expression, which causes massive misunderstandings.

It would take you a week before you realise she was only joking.

Halsin

Happy, actually happy. "Oak father preserve you child, mind saying it again?"

You better run and find a hole to bury yourself in because Halsin is wearing that mom badge unironiclly

He doesn't even care for the title gender being the wrong one, he is a proud mom okay?

Is understanding if you explain that it was just an accident. Still asks if it means he isn't a mother figure to you?

It's a fair game if you say he isn't. But if you say he is? He'd actually feel warm inside, being this mentor or guide figure to you. It's genuinely a great honour.

Don't worry he will never abuse the accidental mom title, merely using it as an achievement or trophy to prove that he is walking the right path in life.

Gale

Chokes on the soup, he was test tasting, face red and eyes avoiding your gaze. You'd almost think he was the one who called you mom and not the other way around.

"Well- I...you see. The thing is" keeps stuttering while you help wipe away the soup he spilled all over his camp clothes.

Clearing his throat, he attempts to regain a grain of composure as he says, "With the current circumstances, i don't think I would be the best available option for your...choice of parental figure."

You feel less embarrassed about the whole situation from how much embarrassed he is by it.

You get a bigger portion of soup and food each night from now on as an apology from Gale.

[thebottomseareef]

I would like to request Karlach and Shadowheart (maybe Jaheria) with a Tav who loves praise and compliments but they always get incredibly shy and embarrassed whenever they are praised or complimented if that’s cool

Praising a shy Tav

[Fluff, nb!reader ]

[Karlach, Shadowheart, Jaheira ]

Karlach

It's a guilty pleasure of hers that she absolutely adores seeing you flustered whenever she compliments you. Acting as if she doesn't notice the way you look away or try to change the subject when she loudly announces how badass you were in the last fight, or how pretty your armour looks on you.

Strong, smart, and humble? You're really the whole deal, huh soldier. She'd say teasingly.

Also she isn't blind, she notices the light in your eyes whenever she compliments you. The way you always look at her whenever you achieve something remarkable as if you're anticipating her praise before turning away in shyness when it comes pouring in.

Her heart can't take it, literally, she had her engine heat up multiple times because you were just so damn cute. Gale had to resort to an emergency casting of ice storm to cool her off.

She didn't learn her lesson after, the second she could speak again she immediately went to fluster you even more.

Shadowheart

Few ever who lived to tell the tale of being complimented by Shadowheart. Her praise is never earned easily.

And yet, even at your first meeting with her after the ship crash, she couldn't help but thank you and compliment you for saving her life.

You're an anomaly, she herself can't understand why she is so enamoured with you. Why praises in your name seem to slip so easily from her lips as if it was her second nature to point out your well doings.

Maybe it's the face you make after she whispers a praise in your ear, staring at her with wide eyes like a deer in headlight.

Or maybe it's how you seek her out after every battle, like a puppy looking for treats while attempting to be subtle.

She'll indulge you, even if you won't ever admit what you want put loud. After all, how can she not spoil her favourite hero?

Jaheira

Unlike what her children claim, she is more than capable of praise and giving compliments.

It's just that...well, she was never good at them. It was usually Khalid who gave the compliments freely to people like candy, so she never had to deal with the situation herself.

She tries her best, even when her compliments sound like something a football coach would tell to their team. Even when most people don't appreciate her or her seemingly plain compliments.

Yet, cub, you've always seemed to reveal in her praise. No matter how many layers of harshness and bluntness it was coated in, you'd still accept it and have the nerve to look embarrassed from how happy you are by it.

It's more than a surprise to her when you don't only seek more of her praise, but do so while acting as if her words made you redder than a tomato.

In a way, your reactions encourage her to put more effort into her vague compliments to be more honest, sincere, and touching.