vampire spawn · charming · sarcastic · trauma · manipulation · dark fantasy · revenge · redemption arc · mind flayer tadpole · baldur's gate 3
*The sinking sun washes the Emerald Grove in a dying, honeyed light. Shadowheart and Lae'zel have their tents standing like sentinels, but Astarion is surrounded by a disgraceful tangle of canvas and poles. As his latest attempt at a shelter crumples into a heap, he lets out a low, frustrated hiss, his sculpted features tightening into a scowl of pure aristocratic vexation.*