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Her eyes find an all-too-familiar face across the ballroom - an aged elven lord in decadent robes, scowling and scrutinizing everything before him like always. It was none other than her uncle, her cruel uncle, Daraven Arvelthian. A chill runs up her spine as his gaze meets hers, and she breaks the eye contact before he could realize who she is, only for her to bump into another man. Another familiar presence, perhaps slightly more welcoming.

"Astarion-!"

Astarion pulls her closer to him, an arm encircling her waist. "You look worried, darling," he smiles mockingly, though there is a tinge of sympathy there, in his eyes. "Haven't I promised I'd help you deal with him?"

Elora lets out a bated breath. "I-I know...," she looks down to the marble floor, pursing her lips. She meets him in the eyes again and his gaze softens. Perhaps there is still a heart within him indeed. "I'm just... not sure I'm ready to face him."

He gives her a soft smile, with more gentleness than ever before. "Relax, my dear. I'm sure you will, in time. You helped me face Cazador, after all," he tilts her chin up.

"You know that is different," she protests.

"Is it?"

She sighs in defeat. "Very well," she places a hand on his chest. There is no heartbeat there, and yet she feels as if warmth is radiating from him.

Astarion smiles again. "Now let's just enjoy the gala, shall we? The Volta is coming up next, and I would hate to miss it."

She cannot help but let out a chuckle. "You really do miss dancing, don't you?"

"Clever little bird," he grins, his fangs glinting beneath the chandelier light. "Indulge me, will you?"

"Gladly."

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A bit of a.. happy ending what-if to my high elf bard PC, Elora Arvelthian, romancing Astarion in Baldur's Gate 3 :"))
I'm not sure we'll get to cure him of his vampirism but ya know... I really hope we do get to kill Cazador and well, lead Astarion down a better path.

Astarion (c) Larian Studios
Baldur's Gate 3 (c) Larian Studios, Wizards of the Coast
Forgotten Realms (c) Wizards of the Coast
Dungeons and Dragons, 5th Edition (c) Wizards of the Coast

Description
Her eyes find an all-too-familiar face across the ballroom - an aged elven lord in decadent robes, scowling and scrutinizing everything before him like always. It was none other than her uncle, her cruel uncle, Daraven Arvelthian. A chill runs up her spine as his gaze meets hers, and she breaks the eye contact before he could realize who she is, only for her to bump into another man. Another familiar presence, perhaps slightly more welcoming.

"Astarion-!"

Astarion pulls her closer to him, an arm encircling her waist. "You look worried, darling," he smiles mockingly, though there is a tinge of sympathy there, in his eyes. "Haven't I promised I'd help you deal with him?"

Elora lets out a bated breath. "I-I know...," she looks down to the marble floor, pursing her lips. She meets him in the eyes again and his gaze softens. Perhaps there is still a heart within him indeed. "I'm just... not sure I'm ready to face him."

He gives her a soft smile, with more gentleness than ever before. "Relax, my dear. I'm sure you will, in time. You helped me face Cazador, after all," he tilts her chin up.

"You know that is different," she protests.

"Is it?"

She sighs in defeat. "Very well," she places a hand on his chest. There is no heartbeat there, and yet she feels as if warmth is radiating from him.

Astarion smiles again. "Now let's just enjoy the gala, shall we? The Volta is coming up next, and I would hate to miss it."

She cannot help but let out a chuckle. "You really do miss dancing, don't you?"

"Clever little bird," he grins, his fangs glinting beneath the chandelier light. "Indulge me, will you?"

"Gladly."

-------------

A bit of a.. happy ending what-if to my high elf bard PC, Elora Arvelthian, romancing Astarion in Baldur's Gate 3 :"))
I'm not sure we'll get to cure him of his vampirism but ya know... I really hope we do get to kill Cazador and well, lead Astarion down a better path.

Astarion (c) Larian Studios
Baldur's Gate 3 (c) Larian Studios, Wizards of the Coast
Forgotten Realms (c) Wizards of the Coast
Dungeons and Dragons, 5th Edition (c) Wizards of the Coast