comms open!!

I wanted to share this with the accompanying chapter but I simply couldn't wait. Absolutely obsessed with this comm from @bby-bel of modern AU Eve and Astarion as Magenta and Columbia from Rocky Horror ❤️ It's so perfect and the attention to detail is just incredible. Thank you so much for bringing this scene to life 🥰

Halloween chapter coming soon to an AO3 near you 💋

“You gotta hear this one song, it’ll change your life, I swear.”

I received such an incredible birthday present from my beloved @xxnashiraxx drawn by our beloved @bby-bel 🥹💚

Words cannot express how touched I am to have received such a beautiful gift of her Ofelia and my Andromeda dancing their little hearts out. 💚

AGAIN, SORRY I'M LATE - I am the worst. I was so exhausted after holiday decorating last night, fell asleep around 9, and didn't wake up till 2AM - my apologies!!!! I keep getting afflicted with illness for some stupid reason, but I am finally feeling better, and while I may still be really not as present as I'd like to be on here because of the holidays, I will try to pop in as much as possible so I can celebrate all my lovely friends!!! Anyway, enough about me! Thank you all again for being here and reading and following this journey this far! I am far from the finish line, but it feels so good to get here 🥺 After SO LONG 🖤🖤 I hope that everyone who reads can listen to the title song as well, I just feel that it really fits these two and I've been listening to it on a loop for a YEAR because of my wonderful friend @bby-bel who solidified it in my mind that this would be their song for the confession chapter 🥺

There will be some shout-outs below, which I'll put under the cut to not make this post a mile long- but thank you for being here and for reading when you get the time!!! I appreciate you all! 🥰

The next chapter will be released in January!!!

Summary: When the summer dies... severing the ties... I'm with you always, always... Amidst hopelessness and fear, suspicion and doubt- Astarion has walked his serpentine path ever since stepping out of his pod. With his future still uncertain and cloaked in fear, Astarion mulls through his thoughts, trying to find a path forward- to salvage what little is left of his dignity and stand apart from what he truly wants, or to surrender to the warmth of ruby lips and tender affection...

Pairing: Astarion x female!Durge ✧˖ Astarion x Ofelia

Warnings: 18+. Mentions of past abuse and trauma. Mentions of past self-harm (minor), Canon-typical violence and gore.

Word Count: 13,539

AO3

BEAUTIFUL ART BY @bby-bel OF OFELIA AND ASTARION!!! IN THE CHAPTER!! AHHH!!!! 😭🖤🖤🖤🖤

✧˖Tag List: @khywren @pinkberrytea @bby-bel @andromedaancunin

✧˖Dividers: @/strangergraphics

✧˖Songs:

Got this amazing surprise from my dear @bby-bel 🫂❤️

♡ So welcome to our little corner of the world ♡

Hi everyone!! It's been a bit of a rough week, which delayed this a little, but I did it!! I am really excited to finally make it into the Shadowlands- it's about fucking time 😭 Anyway, this fic will no longer be slow burn in three chapters, so here's to that! 🖤

ALSO!!! We have an official fic playlist now! Not the 500+ long writing one I usually listen to, lol. Featuring @bby-bel's lovely art of Ofelia and Alfira as the cover ⭐

Summary: As the party surfaces from the Underdark into a waking nightmare, they find horror after horror with each step they take. Astarion's denial of his feelings grows more complicated as they meet a High Harper, fix their hellion's heart, watch romance blossom, and find an unlikely surprise waiting within this little haven among the shadows.

Not even in trancing will he find solace from the unfortunate snag over his heart...

Pairing: Astarion x female!Durge ✧˖ Astarion x Ofelia

Warnings: 18+. Mentions of past abuse and trauma. Mentions of past self-harm (minor), Canon-typical violence and gore.

Word Count: 10,822

AO3

✧˖Tag List: @khywren @pinkberrytea @bby-bel

Songs:

HELLO HI I HAVE RETURNED!!! AND ON THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIC!!! I'm so proud of myself!! 🥰 I've missed writing so damn much, and I am so glad to be back to Ofelia my beloved 🖤 I was in a rut for a very long time, but all my friends brought me out of it and helped me get back into the swing of things 🥺 @pinkberrytea, @andromedaancunin, @bby-bel, @khywren, @vividiana, @bum-dragon, @nerdalmighty, @arzen9, @bloodinwine, @anacdoce, and @loserscardigan!!! I cannot thank you all enough for making me feel loved and getting to see you all create and make beautiful things was such an inspiration 🫂

HUGE THANK YOU to @andromedaancunin- Taylor, I cannot thank you enough for beta reading this and hyping me up the whole way through your read through. I am so grateful to have someone as incredible as you in my life, and especially someone as talented, kind, and sweet. 🖤 You have been such a light in my life and I love you so much 🫂

Please enjoy this one! It took me a long while to work out how these were going to go, but I am confident in the path ahead!

Summary: The party finally faces their final challenge of the Underdark- taking on the Grymforge. Tensions rise in camp and add to the already growing unrest that plagues them all as they search for a way to the surface. As the sun sets on Act 1 of their adventure, Astarion comes to terms with an unfortunate truth he must face, or turn away altogether- will he embrace it, or push it all away?

Pairing: Astarion x female!Durge ✧˖ Astarion x Ofelia

Warnings: 18+. Mentions of past abuse and trauma. Mentions of past self-harm (minor), Canon-typical violence and gore.

Word Count: 10,273

AO3

✧˖Tag List: @khywren @allymcfee @pinkberrytea @beewilko @bby-bel-art

Songs:

Rules: You flip through your work (published or WIP, doesn't matter) and share whatever little section you're genuinely proud of. Something that makes you smile or swoon or that tugs at your heartstrings just the way you want it to. Let's give ourselves a little pat on the back and normalize being proud of our work ❤

Thank you so much for the tag @deadly-diminuendo! I'm sorry it took me so long to get to this, I guess I'm still struggling with imposter syndrome and all that, but I think this is a lovely idea and I want to pass it forward! The snippet I chose is from my ockiss25 collab with @xxnashiraxx, featuring my Mavka and her lovely Ofelia:

“Can I touch you?” Ofelia asks, her voice somewhat sheepish as sudden shyness starts to also deepen the olive shade of her skin, giving it a ruddy undertone. In hindsight, she should have asked earlier, but touching someone’s eyes is one thing; touching their mouth is, well, different. Mavka nods timidly, and Ofelia nods back, clearing a lump in her throat. She breathes in slowly, taking in Mavka’s image, her face flushed, eyes wide and lips puckered—adorable. Then, after brushing her own hair to the side, she pushes the pad of one of her tinted digits against the other’s bottom lip, feeling it give in and dip easily under the pressure. So soft… she thinks, trying but failing to ignore the growing need blossoming in her chest—the persistent, nearly painful need to know what Mavka tastes like. Flowery like spring? Sweet like honey? Or maybe something unexpected, something that Ofelia never would have guessed; earthy like a rainy day, citrusy like lemonade. She wants to know—must know, even.  “Can I kiss you?” The question is whispered rather than spoken, and Mavka nods again, not thinking twice. Worried that if she waits any longer that will be enough time for them both to second guess themselves, Ofelia decides to cover Mavka’s mouth with hers there and then, cupping the tiefling’s warm cheek with the hand she had been using to apply the lip paint and resting the other on the small of her back. Raspberries and white tea—more fruity than she had imagined, not quite as floral, initially light and mellow, then surprisingly rich. Addictive.

So, so grateful for this commission I got from @yennefer-of-vengerbergs. ❤️❤️

These couldn’t be more perfect and I keep staring at them cause I’m just so in love. I had a few simple ideas of what I would like for these edits and I could not be more pleased with what she came up with.