balding the gates

You feel the tadpole quiver as you realize Gale is letting you in.

shakin' off the rust with a wizardly warm-up. also includes a timelapse!

Art done by the wonderful AkumaKat47! She was so amazing to work with and has been so supportive of me throughout writing the fic. I'm so glad I got to work with her for this event! 💜

So, here is the fic I've been working on for the past month! It's my submission for the BWBR MerMay 2026 event. It's my first time writing for an event like this and I had a blast! I also ended up writing way more than I expected but I enjoyed myself the whole time which made everything worth it in the end.

I do plan on writing more for this fic to wrap up some loose ends! So, be on the lookout for that.

Without further ado....

Sunken Murmurs

Summary:

Astarion was bored.

Since breaking free of his former master’s chains, life had become monotonous. While glad he was no longer under the bastard’s control, he hadn’t realized just how dull and repetitive freedom could be.

Most nights passed uneventfully, with hunting, swimming and eating, then he would rest during the day; repeating the same cycle over and over again.

Then a human dropped into his life and everything changed.

More info below:

After Lae'zel comes merman!Astarion

2/8

Lae'zel here

Karlach here

Wyll here

Shadowheart here

Gale here

You can find it as a print in my store !

Bg3 cast as mermaid ? yee, start with Lae'zel

1/8

Astarion here

Karlach here

Wyll here

Shadowheart here

Gale here

You can find it as a print in my store !

The Blade of Frontiers (and seas ?)

4/8

Karlach here

Lae'zel here

Astarion here

Shadowheart here

Gale here

You can find it as a print in my store !

Magician is magicianing

6/8

Karlach here

Lae'zel here

Astarion here

Wyll here

Shadowheart here

You can find it as a print in my store !