#paultin

Spy

The best I can draw so far in episode 20: everyone’s hitting on Paultin, Strahd wants him to be a spy, but at least the wine is good

hello! it's been a minute, huh? I'm so sorry it's been taking me so long to get things out. for those of you that have requested things, I am working on them, I promise. it's just taking me longer than I thought it would.

with that said, this one goes out to @verse2wo

Now, I just want to preface this with a couple of things:

1. Yes, this probably would be better off on the subreddit but I don’t think anyone ever uses it anymore tbh (and ngl Reddit scares me right now. I didn’t need to know about how some people feel about a female YouTuber/streamer I really look up to).

2. I recently got into the show. Like I’m talking last year at the start of quarantine. I’m currently on episode like 111 or 112. So if this is something that’s mentioned/discussed in a later episode try to keep it spoiler free in your answer.

3. It’s a very dumb request/thought process/question whatever the hell you want to call it.

4. Yes, I’m very much so aware that this NPC is a Curse of Strahd centric NPC that was just reoccurring and was adapted (for lack of a better term) for the DCA-verse.

Okay, on to the meat of the post. So as most of, if not all of us, are aware Paultin can break the 4th wall and has some degree of 4th wall breaking knowledge. We know he knows about Perkins to an extent, he knows some pop culture stuff (Diath not being Naruto enough), and even knows to an extent some of Nate’s lyrics (popping his head in to say “I understood that reference” when Perkins had an NPC quote a couple of lines from “Phantom.”)

Note: ocs included

You had snuck away from the raging party, needing some air and quiet. That’s when you saw someone you didn’t expect to see.

Paultin:

Paultin. You stood by him, a little worried.

“Hey, you okay?” you asked and he gave you a shrug.

“Fine. What about you?” he asked before taking a heft drink from his wineskin.

“Just needed some air and some quiet.” you answered and Paultin nodded.

You two took a seat in the cool grass in comfortable silence, you head resting on his shoulder. You could hear the muffled cheers of the countdown. Paultin gently moved your head so he could kiss you.

Diath:

Diath. You went and stood by him. He looked over and you gave him a smile,

“You needed air too huh?”

“Yeah” you confirmed, “dragged here by Paultin?”

“And Mavriel, I bet”

“You can say that again.”

The two of you shared a laugh before sitting together in the grass. You noticed how cool and soft it felt. You looked at the stars and heard the muffled countdown. You made your choice. At the countdown’s conclusion you pulled Diath into a kiss

Keelee:

Keelee. The poor kenku must have been dragged to the party by his mentor Mavriel.

“Hey Keelee.”

He squawked in surprise before turning to see you. He relaxed once he knew it was you.

“Oh, hey (Y/N).” he responded warmly.

You two sat in a comfortable silence, not needing to say anything. The muffled countdown broke this though and at its end you kissed the side of his beak.

Strix:

Strix. The poor gal must have been dragged to the party by the others. You went and sat by her, sitting in comfortable silence with her. You heard the countdown and at its end you kissed her cheek.

Evelyn:

Evelyn. She must have been dragged here by her bard friends. You took a seat next to her. “hey Evelyn”

“Oh, hey (Y/N)! What are you doin’ out here? Shouldn’t you be inside?”

“I just wanted some air. What about you?”

“The same really.”

You two chatted before hearing the countdown, muffled as it came from inside. At the end, you gave Evelyn a quick kiss.

Mavriel:

Mavriel. Usually she’d be inside drinking and dancing with some attractive person. What was she doing out here alone? You went and sat by her. She looked over and gave you a smile before looking back up at the stars.

“Whatcha doin’ out here all alone?” you asked her

“Thinking” she shrugged. Ah, there it was. Thinking meant she was in a negative thought loop.

“About? And be honest”

“Home and myself” she answered vaguely but honestly.

“Hey, look at me, everything’s gonna be okay. We’ll figure everything out. Together. We’ll help you. Okay?” Mavriel managed a more authentic smile at that and nodded.

“Yeah, okay”

Paultin, drunk as hell: Come out and fight bitch