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There's nothing to see here.

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There's nothing to see here.

That's what Astarion had called out while their party ransacked an abandoned cellar, ducked into a small alcove, emerging hastily. But Gale, after all the time they'd spent traversing the countryside outside of Baldur's Gate together, knew better.

As soon as the others began their ascent to the surface, he stole a moment for himself, wondering if sufficient clues would be left behind to deduce what Astarion may have pilfered.

At first, the space seemed bereft of anything at all--and then his eyes adjusted to the deeper dark.

I have a lot of friends who have tagged me over the past few weeks. @busy-baker, @denesmera, @deadly-diminuendo, @evverest, @hellethil, @anacdoce, @saucy-scribbler, @tynithia, @eraserspiral, and @mellybaggins, thank you all. I'm sorry I've been so slow. There's a lot going on at the moment.

I'll give y'all more than one line to make up for it:

"Can't you give me just half an hour?" "Ten minutes." "Leelee!" "Should I make it five?"

ahh thank you!!

10. Sci-Fi or fantasy? Why?

oh fantasy, 1000%. i actually don't do much sci-fi because i don't do space at all; i have a mortal fear of aliens and so anything set in space is a nonstarter for me. i will read some speculative fiction or time travel stuff occasionally, but space stuff is just never going to work for me lol.

mind you i'm very picky about fantasy, especially normie fantasy (though i've gotten better about it lately) but yeah, 10 times out of 10 fantasy wins.

21.  Best winter read?

hmmm i would say Little Women is a good winter read, good for curling up with under a cozy blanket. also, around last christmas i read Small These Like These by Claire Keegan and it was just kind of perfect for that time of year? in an utterly devastating way, ofc. that was such a good little book, man.

This is for the next chapter of "The blood on your hands is mine" which I haven't updated since January because I've been distracted but haven't forgotten about.

7. Your favourite ao3 tag.

Wailing at having to choose a favorite anything lmao. This is ever evolving. Right now? ...fuck it, probably "Gale is a Good Boy"

19. Share a snippet from a wip without giving any context for it.

Gale's weight shifts as if compelled to follow, but he rocks back to a tenuous halt. "This isn't a thinly veiled excuse to eavesdrop on our friends' private excursion, is it?" "Gale!" Astarion drapes himself over the banister four steps up, leaning down with false shock. "I would never." The wizard snorts, but after another calculating glance, he steps up beside Astarion who gleefully pivots to lead the way. On the first landing, they spot Lae'zel in a heated conversation with the Gith they'd hoped to find here, Wyll deftly guiding the conversation by her side while Karlach longingly eyes a nearby mug of ale. Gale moves to join them, but Astarion catches his elbow. "They can handle this themselves, darling," he murmurs. Gale pins him with an accusing look as if to say Astarion couldn't be more transparent, and Astarion just grins wider, tugging him through the opposite doorway and onto a long balcony. The bustling sounds of the city outskirts reach them once more, but they're muffled back here, as close to the illusion of privacy as an establishment like this might allow. After a moment's consideration, Astarion steers them to the right, pausing in front of the first door they reach. "Elminster's Library," Astarion reads aloud. "Now tell me that doesn't pique your interest."

40. Write a 9-word fic.

Tagged by @brain-rot-central, @tynithia, @mellybaggins, @eraserspiral, @deadly-diminuendo, @spacesunderstairs, and @gilded-glitter. Thank you all. Sorry I'm so late.

Edit: @yennefer-of-vengerbergs and @dbglow also tagged me!

☀️ Fun Fact: I hate Calibri with a burning passion. Times New Roman or bust, thank you.

🎵 Last Song on Repeat: "Sunny," by Intended Immigration.

🎥 Currently Watching: Nothing at the moment.

🎬 Last Movie: Kpop Demon Hunters.

📖 Currently Reading: Well, two favorite fics of mine updated today. I've read the update to No Good Deeds, by GarnettGibson. I haven't read the update to Crimson Marriage by Lady_Alicee yet. Highly recommend to any and all A!A fans – they're delicious fics and I wish the authors were on Tumblr so I could tag them. Sad.

🎮 Currently Playing: Slowly but surely working through my first BG3 playthrough! It's been over a year at this point, but I will finish this game.

🍫 Sweet/Spicy/Savory: Sweet.

💔 Relationship Status: Single and prooooooobably not ready to mingle.

🧠 Current Obsession: BG3. Astarion. The hyperfixation is simply here to stay, my friends.

🔍 Last Google Search: My actual last search would dox me, so I'll give you my second-to-last search: "vocelli"

🎨 Currently Working On: I am trying. Very hard. To complete a chapter of my longfic.

🏝️ Currently Looking Forward To: Exploring my new home and meeting the online friends I have who live close by! And posting the longfic, too. That's very important.

5. what color are your eyes?

I've always said green--like a dark, muted green. But sometimes they're heavily dark blue on the outside, and sometimes they're more hazel in the middle, and I've been told all of the above things, so like. /shrug! lmao

11. favorite extracurricular activity?

Thought about this way too long as it relates to school or just current hobbies when I can probably boil all of the above down to: reading.

33. the last adventure you’ve been on?

4. which cryptid being do you believe in?

honestly none?? i used to in a kind of idle way but i think anything we think of as a cryptid is something else. bigfoot is probably a bear walking on its hind legs, mothman is probably an owl, that type of thing. would LOVE to be proven wrong, though!

7. hair ties or scrunchies?

I LOVE SCRUNCHIES <3 i use hair ties more but i LOVE scrunchies

9. which do you prefer, hot coffee or cold coffee?