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I'm trying real hard to get back in the game.

Until then have a gif or two of my favorite Astarion graveyard scene awkwardness. That little leg clap he does when he's prepping to show you his grave and steadinging himself to share something clearly so meaningful is just the sweetest.

Bonus facial expressions cause I just love how he's zoned then like "Oh Yeah I'm not alone! ALRIGHT let's do this."

You can see his little mental pep talk playing out.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 • (dev. Sandfall Interactive)

minimalist pencil sketches of cats by Shou Xin (手訫)

me: I will be normal about money

life: 2 cons, brother’s 18th, health bills, dog + 2 snakes with expensive taste

me: okay. COMMISSIONS TIME ✨

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It's a very, very Polish joke. But chaos? That's international.

Been playing BG3 again recently, and the crèche is as fun as ever :>>

Karlach: Never met one.

Wyll:

Astarion: Right, funny creatures. Don’t they seem to have those funny festivals-…

Karlach: OH! Hang on, Wyll, you’ve meet humans!

Wyll: No, no…

Astarion: Yes! That’s right you’re one of them! Well, before the whole-.

Karachi: Right, try not to mention it.

Wyll:

Note: the scene I am analyzing is the version after defeating Yurgir.

~ I really appreciate romance scenes that are not based on erotica. There is zero erotica here and it is not necessary to show the emotions and feelings of the characters. I think that this scene is very romantic in its own way.

~ Beautiful portrayal of the character's trauma and his attitude towards himself. Astarion has very low self-esteem, he believes that he is not able to offer anything to another person except a passionate night. He is very surprised when Tav hugs him - someone sees in him something more than a one-night sex partner. Also he is not used to this type of touch - touch without any sexual contention from someone who really feels something for him. At first he is paralyzed, he doesn't know what to do next. Later he is calm, relaxed, you can see that he needed this hug.

~ Here we have the real Astarion, without the mask. An elf who has been broken, who doesn't know how to be with another person, he is confused and lost.

~ Neil's acting, his voice breaking when Astarion says that he doesn't know how to be with another person, although he really wants to. By the way I love about Neil that from his voice we can tell when Astarion is putting on a mask and when he is sincere.

~ I consider this scene (and the entire Astarion romance) to be a huge reward for the player. Astarion is in "survival at all costs" mode and he is not interested in others. But you're the only person he's interested in, also he wants to have with you serious relationship. You showed him kindness, interest in his problems. Someone finally listened to him after over 200 years. It's very sad, but also very beautiful.

To all the people from Larian who were involved in this scene - thank you ! You did a great job and one of the most beautiful romance in games ❤️.