Baldur's Gate 3 | Astarion shapeshifted into Halsin and thought we wouldn't notice

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[fave]

this went from hilarious to heartbreaking to hilarious REAL quick

[lixter]

This boi is a gem. Sounds like the voice actor had loads of fun with this role

[kkbisco]

Silly guy went from talking about “depraved carnal lust” in all caps to being shy to even mention the word “sex”

[lunaredgrave]

I feel so sad that if you go to the drow twins or Halsin, and haven't done his personal quest, the first thing he questions is "Is it because we haven't done it?"
He is so insecure deep underneath poor boy 😭

[toshio]

Reasons not to play as Astarion: you can't hear him talk

[nekoali]

How is Astarion of all people being wholesome and understanding?

[mischalecterTV]

I still wouldn't be able to do it lol. I still feel like Astarion is in that "If I make Tav unhappy they'll leave me" headspace, so he's more than happy that Tav get their fill vs dealing with what they'd assume is a moody and angry Tav. I'm at the point in the story where Halsin and everyone keeps trying to romance me after Astarion's 3rd romance scene and I'm like, would In like to? Sure. Would I be able to do that to a guy who just told me they saw themselves as a sex toy? No 😂 I can't. This game really does make it too realistic that I'm afraid to hurt the feelings of some pretty faced code.

[blackwater]

Facial expressions, character animations, VOICE ACTING! Whis HAS to get some kind of official rewards for this. It's like watching a movie. It's incredible!

[Louves]

Damn, that was sad. From all the dialogues I have seen so far it looks like he is okay with you banging other people because he is terrified you will leave him for the lack of sex.

[DraconiInfernalus]

...enjoying the freedom of nature´s gifts....neil is just gold ❤ it´s so fun listening to his lines 🤣

[foxyloxyBABE]

I dont know why people think hes into polygamy. Its all a facade. Even if you didnt get with him romantically he is possessive and scared of losing you. Let alone when you two are together. The poor boy is so traumatised and scared, he’s so afraid that you would leave him because he isnt giving you sx, which was basically all he was “good for” in his mind. He thinks if he stays beautiful, and if he gives you a constant stream of sx that you would never abandon him. He just doesnt believe hes good enough.

Hes only saying yes out of fear and insecurity. His reaction to halsin and you doing it aint that bad cause he can see that its just physical, but it is noticeable that it hurts him. Inherently like what the drow says: he doesnt want to share. That sentence is 100% true.

[Carolina]

his impression of halsin si so funny but AGH! he is clearly not fully comfortable with the whole situation, poor guy
thankfully we all do love him to the moon and back so, at least, he doesn't have to worry about that

[dingdring]

He is such a people pleaser by default and he doesn't even realize it. Hes afraid to voice his genuine and raw feelings because it could lead to tav abandoning him.

[dietrichenstein]

Not to be that person but at this point in the story I think it should be really obvious that Astarion acting like he’s totally fine with you having this fling with Halsin is a total lie. The way he asks if the reason you’re looking elsewhere is bc you aren’t satisfied bc you haven’t been intimate in a while should make this so obvious. He can barely even set boundaries around his own body, let alone boundaries or expectations in a relationship.

[thalmorbiznitch]

His "it's not because we haven't...in a while...is it?" fucking breaks my heart of my god.

[tinytitmouse]

There is more to this depending if you ascended him or left him a spawn post Cazador. Either way he’s ok with it
Ascended version says “Don’t worry. You’re mine. Nobody can change that.”
Post Cazador spawn says “I trust you won’t do anything that would hurt what’s between us.” Which is adorable and sad

[KittyPrydeVFX]

Just when I think this man can't pop my heart any more times...he's so precious.

[kygaly]

Now I regret telling Halsin straight up no, I missed this nice little interaction Q.Q. I love Astarion so much and didn't even want to approach him with it for fear he'd get hurt. The fact that he is aware, that he isn't "giving you naughty" and how he might feel slightly anxious toward it? Just gives me even more love for him. He is hurt, he tries. He loves Tav greatly! But he needs to fix himself and the years of mental, emotional, and physical torture he endured.

I see comments on how he is extremely different from others offering the same. There are reasons, and mainly? Halsin isn't monogamous. It's just /Horny/ and nothing else. It fits with their personalities and how they view Tav, or how they want them. It's not weird, or conflicting, or bugged. Also that Halsin just straight up leave you at the end >_> It just shows it was all about the horny.

[Medatreeme]

What shirt is Astarion wearing? It’s gorgeous.

[eldaroses.g.r.]

Do you even understand how much I want to cuddle him and stroke his hair like a little kitten right now? Do you?