Rating: NSFW
Fandom: baldur's gate
Relationship: astarion/mob, cazador/astarion
Tags: Astarion Backstory (Baldur's Gate), Dissociation, Implied/Referenced Abuse, Exploitation, Sybian, Fucking Machines, Fade to Black, Public Scene, Jewelry, Non-Consensual Body Modification, Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms, Restraints, Cazador Trash Party, Mentioned Cazador Szarr, Implied Sexual Content, the actual scenario happens off screen sorry about that
Wordcount: 452 / 444 on AO3
Notes: so yeah, the context here is that astarion is chained to a magic sybian fucking machine thingie and doesn't know what to expect. no sex onscreen.
Summary:
Astarion distracting himself from the dread of anticipation.
Excerpt:
It was a game of play pretend. The rules were very simple, but not always easy to follow.
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