elinor, the bard

series: sex and violence, one is just the other (Dark Urge/Gortash) ✨

I Knew You When (Mature, 8.6k, Act 3) Ta'av, the Dark Urge, confronts Gortash and discovers the truth about their past.

A Banite and A Bhaalist (Mature, 5.1k, pre-canon) Gortash meets a captivating Bhaalist who is nothing like he expected.

Bad Idea (Explicit, 10.7k, Act 3) Ta'av gambles on her newly discovered connection with Gortash and makes things messier than ever.

get in my bed, I wanna kill you (Mature, 7.9k, pre-canon) Gortash tests the boundaries of his alliance with the Dark Urge - and the limits of her temper.

A House, A Home (Explicit, 21k/3 chapters, Act 3) After visiting the House of Hope, Ta'av lets Gortash draw her back into the mystery of their shared past.

our strange duet (Explicit, 8.4k, pre-canon) Gortash hires the Dark Urge to assassinate one of his rivals in a way that happens to require a night at the opera.

what she came for (Explicit, 7.6k, pre-canon) Gortash finds his life disrupted when the Dark Urge decides to bring him three gifts. (Gortoween: A Bloody Mess)

Guilty Pleasure (Explicit, 8.4k, Act 3) One bad decision gets Ta'av arrested. Several more get her brought before Gortash to beg for her freedom.

Blood, Iron, and Rot (Explicit, 13k/2 chapters, pre-canon) Gortash and Ta'av travel to Moonrise Towers to forge an alliance, and their partnership is irrevocably changed.

Dead Girl Walking (Mature, 8k, Act 3) Ta'av descends into the Undercity for a long overdue reckoning with Orin the Red, and Gortash finds her in the aftermath.

Marked, Mine (Explicit, 2.3k, pre-canon) Ta'av makes sure her lover will always know he belongs to her. An expansion of a flashback from A House, A Home. (Durgetash Week 2025, Day 2: Domestic/Bondage)

A Little Prayer (Explicit, 5.8k, pre-canon) Gortash's work is interrupted when Ta'av seeks out his help with a new kind of uncontrollable urge.

Masquerade (burning faces, turning heads) (Explicit, 2.7k, pre-canon) Ta'av and Gortash attend a masquerade ball in celebration of a momentous victory. (Durgetash Week 2025, Day 4: Masquerade/Voyeurism)

the best of you belongs to me (Explicit, 2.9k, Act 3) Unable to sleep, Ta'av goes for a walk in the middle of the night. Gortash isn't pleased.

Chosen (Explicit, 11k, pre-canon) Gortash and Ta'av achieve their greatest triumph… and Gortash meets the Chosen of Bhaal, again.

Choice (Mature, 1.8k, Act 3) Ta'av and Gortash confront each other while Baldur's Gate sits on the edge of ruin. (Gortash Week: Ruler/Redemption)

Heaven Is Not Fit to Hold Us (Explicit, Ch. 5 / ??, post-canon) The Netherbrain is defeated, Baldur's Gate is burning, and Ta'av is reeling in the aftermath. With her last link to her past now severed, she faces an impossible choice: does she try to be the hero that others seem to think she is, or does she defy fate and the gods in pursuit of her heart's desire?

series: death and politics (Dark Urge/Gortash, modern AU and canon) ✨

Deadly Ambition (Explicit, 55k over 13 chapters, AU) U.S. Congressman Enver Gortash eagerly accepts Governor Richard Bhaal’s invitation to join his presidential campaign as his running-mate. In the process, he discovers the true mastermind behind the campaign: Bhaal's daughter, Elegy, who is as ruthless as she is charming. Together, they will do anything it takes to win the election… but will their web of deals and deception fall apart when they find themselves relentlessly drawn to each other?

Congressman Gortash's Office (Explicit, 2.7k, AU) Elegy Bhaal stops by the office of Congressman Enver Gortash; smut ensues. (Gortash Week: AU/Dealer's Choice)

Cold, Cold Heart (Mature, 4.3k, pre-canon) Gortash is confronted by the leader of the cult of Bhaal, and he is determined to find her again, despite her warnings. (Durgetash Week 2025, Day 1: First Impressions)

The Lamb and the Knife (Mature, 3k, pre-canon and canon) A story of Orin the Red, her sister Elegy, and the tragedy that befalls all children of Bhaal. Written for the Dead Three zine, Blood, Bones, and Tyranny.

That Deathless Death (Explicit, 5k, pre-canon) Elegy, the Dark Urge, seeks out her ally, Enver Gortash, and finds his god waiting for her instead.

other fics ✨

The Heart Cannot Be Broken (Mature, 2.5k, post-canon) The Netherbrain was defeated, but Archduke Enver Gortash rules Baldur's Gate with an iron fist. In the face of betrayal and tyranny, Wyll chooses resistance and hope. (A gift for incognito_ghost for the BW3 fic exchange!)

revenge tastes sweet and so are you (Dark Urge/Gortash; Mature, 1.5k) Gortash reunites with his favorite assassin. A companion piece to Black-Eyed Susan by flamemittens for the Love in Faerun exchange.

Hunger for Blood (Dark Urge/Astarion; Explicit, Chapters: 8 / ??) Astarion and the Dark Urge discover they have a hunger for each other and a hunger for blood.

My other loves include: D&D 5e; Critical Role; Kushiel's Legacy; The Witcher; Buffy the Vampire Slayer; Ninth House; Stardew Valley; LOTR; ASOIAF.