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Spoiling rotten @ztudiolaire 's troubled youth

Jaheira Helping Durge correct his "extended puppy" form while politely turning down his latest startup idea - everyone knows that Bhaalspawn make for awful business partners!

When Aldiirn timidly asked if Astarion would ever bite him like how Araj wanted, life slipping away and all, Astarion knew what the man who was once fed to spiders really wanted. To be bundled up nice and tight and cozy so he cant move or worry about anything at all. 💖

For all the talk about how gruesome ceremorphosis is, I really thought the partial illithid transformation should have been a terrible time and the game didn’t really touch on the body horror aspects enough. Like imagine a few long rests into the transformation you get hit with a hunger condition, and only then does Emperor tell you you gotta feed regularly if you want to keep using your fancy new powers. And you can’t just nibble on part of a brain!

So here I make my tav, Aldiirn, suffer as I think he should, but luckily he has Astarion to help out like a cat leaving a dead mouse on your bed.

Next two pages are gorier so beware!

I wrote this when I was in the midst of Act 3 and it originally had a more somber tone, but then I finished the game and Astarion reacts so VISCERALLY like he’s gonna vomit to the sight of a mindflayer eating and well… I cannot resist dark humour lmao. He’s doing his best!

The best catboy there ever was 😼

reminded me of astarion and orryx. what a helpful guy!