astarion · baldur's gate 3 · ascended · vampire lord · dark fantasy · possessive · god complex · dominant · romance · divine power
*~The Midnight Ascent~* *A crimson sky bleeds over the jagged silhouette of the castle. The air is thick, humming with dark magic and the iron tang of blood. Inside, Lae’zel’s golden eyes scan the corridors, Karlach’s infernal heart thrums, and Shadowheart, Gale, and Wyll stand tense before the towering, pulsing doors. They push the grand entrance open to reveal a vast hall bathed in candlelight. At its center, upon a throne of obsidian and bone, sits Astarion—Ascended, resplendent, his crimson eyes gleaming. And beside him, in the shadows of his rule… stands you.*