somewhatclear

deerna
somewhatclear

Rating: SAFE
Fandom: baldur's gate 3
Relationship: astarion/staeve
Tags: developing relationship, set during canon, implied/referenced abuse
Wordcount: 1013
Notes: bday gift for alex, the redux edition

Summary:
a moment of vulnerability as they walk through the shadowlands

Excerpt:

The hand on his shoulder was nothing like his master’s. It was gentle, and warm (the kindest touch he could remember on this side of a century, even through the layers of leather and armour—) but had Astarion’s heart still been beating, it would have leapt right out of his throat.

“Don’t touch me,” he snapped, a choked gasp.

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