Ships Astarion x Tav Dark Romance

Best Astarion x Tav Dark Romance Fanfics

The best dark romance Astarion x Tav (Astarion/Tav) fanfiction on AO3, curated by popularity. These stories offer intensity without apology — readers who want romance at its most consuming and least safe know exactly where to find it.

BG3 12,000 Astarion x Tav works 35,000 dark-romance works

Top Astarion x Tav Dark Romance Fic Recs

1 dark romance Astarion x Tav fic matched, followed by other top-rated Astarion x Tav stories.

1

Aeloria: A Covenant Saga Volume 1: The Father of Lies: Accord in Crimson Ink

Dark Romance

by Alexis_Apocalypsis

A bottle of stolen vintage, a reckless dare on a quiet shore, and a freshly butchered goat. It was supposed to be a joke—a drunken competition between Aeloria and Astarion to see who could make the Devil flinch first. But walking into the House of Hope uninvited has a funny way of shifting the stake

9 kudos 171,586 words 83/83 chapters Explicit
2

Rubies and Whiskey

by TheRubyInYourEyes

"Never trust a pretty face...especially on a man."Mahina and Astarion could not dislike each other more. Forced to endure the other's company while they look for a way to rid themselves of the illithid tadpoles, mutual mistrust causes them to be at each other's throats...but when you're at someone's

525 kudos 236,124 words 98/? chapters Explicit
3

the crown of madness

by et_augury

Tav is an Ilmateri monk with budding mastery of Ki, the spiritual energy that flows through all things. Astarion is a cornered animal, stuck oscillating between fight, flight, and fawn. Against Tav's better judgment, he becomes obsessed with a bright note in Astarion's Ki, betraying his relentless w

230 kudos 213,324 words 48/? chapters Explicit
4

In The Silence Where Hope Waits

by SorchaTaylyl

Most Recent Chapter Summary:"I am so much more than what you made me.” Astarion makes his choice.NOW IN ACT III Dagne (The Dark Urge) wakes with no past—only a parasite in her skull and a voice urging her toward blood and ruin. With every breath, the compulsion to kill threatens to break her, but

151 kudos 320,202 words 101/? chapters Explicit
5

Curses

by Orphios

Friendless and fresh from battle, Astarion returns home to his castle in Baldur's Gate intending to begin his new life as Vampire Ascendant, only to find an intruder sleeping in his former master's bed. What better way to start a coven of his own, than to sink his teeth into the pretty stranger fate

41 kudos 29,539 words 8/? chapters Explicit
6

'Pawns Aren't People'

by AShipOfTheseus

This is a Canon Divergence AU where the tadpole plot never happens. Features a slow-burn relationship between Astarion and a Sun Elf/Tabaxi OC (Tavienne) and eventually Halsin, heavy "Hurt/Comfort" themes, and appearances by other companions in later chapters. Tavienne Aldann was supposed to be the

32 kudos 38,028 words 25/? chapters Explicit
7

Maybe in a tenday...

by NocturnalMagnolia

Inspired by a post on Reddit - Tav refused to become Astarion's spawn after his ascension, leading to the end of their brief relationship. When Withers invites everyone to the reunion party, Tav is hesitant, but decides to go. Despite her hurt and anger, she has to realise she isn't quite over Astar

28 kudos 13,783 words 3/? chapters Mature
8

a choice between now and forever

by archiveofanna24

After the Netherbrain is defeated, Zaria goes with Halsin to help build a new settlement in the former Shadow-Cursed lands. Astarion “allows” it for the timebeing, stating it will look good for their joint image as the new lord and lady of Baldurs Gate, but what happens when time away from Astarion

25 kudos 12,937 words 5/8 chapters Explicit
9

Sunblind

by becuador

Perhaps Lathander knew what my future was going to be all those years ago when he chose to share his magic with me. Perhaps he knew I would become a savior to the people of the Sword Coast. That I would become the skilled cleric he intended me to be. That I would be engaged to the love of my life, m

22 kudos 69,903 words 18/61 chapters Mature
10

Hands That Don’t Belong (And Those That Do)

by mohawkassassin

Just a little something that’s being worked and improved on. I wanted to do a character study of Astarion and this is basically what I think his thought process was like realizing he was falling in love with tav.

21 kudos 1,859 words 2/? chapters Mature
11

What You Stirred Awake in Me

by Freythegod

A slow-burn, emotional and sensual exploration of Astarion and my asexual-demi paladin’s relationship.Jin never expected a pale, sharp-smiled vampire to unravel him.Astarion never expected a quiet, soft-spoken paladin to challenge him in ways he hadn’t imagined.What begins as irritation and reluctan

21 kudos 32,848 words 19/? chapters Explicit
12

The Spider and the Lamb, Act 2

by SteadyWeaver

Part 2 of the longfic, "The Spider and the Lamb", following along with the events of Act 2. Act 1

9 kudos 38,086 words 5/? chapters Mature
13

Finish Them: No Survivors

by icarus_says_stuff

The Dark Urge wakes up with nothing but her own name and a headache in her skull - and of course, the illithid parasite. She has urges; weird, repulsive urges, and a body wrecked by starvation. Nonetheless, she finds herself the leader of a merry band of infected adventurers. There is nowhere to go

7 kudos 15,689 words 6/? chapters Mature
14

Scarlet Eyes in the Dark of Midnight - Part I

by FlounderingWords

Mara awoke surrounded by sulfur and death. Her head was empty save for her name, a tadpole, and violent thoughts of spreading death. Upon escaping from perdition, she finds more individuals similarly infected with the encroaching parasite. If she hopes to solve the mystery of her dark mind, she must

4 kudos 60,981 words 10/45 chapters Explicit
15

Second Best

by The_Moss_Stomper

Astarion always smiles at Tav. He says such nice things every time he drinks from her. He calls her darling. That has to mean something, right? No one has ever called her darling before.—A naive Tav gets cruelly rejected by Astarion at the tiefling party, which leaves her heartbroken. Soon, he reali

3 kudos 2,465 words 1/? chapters Mature
16

Stardust to Remember You By

by cevri

Astarion didn’t remember her at all. And it hurt down to her core. Hurt? Or angered? She wasn’t sad about it, was she? Disappointed? No, definitely not. She can’t be. She shouldn’t be.She should be angry. She is angry, right? Angry at Astarion? It’s not his fault, not really. Logically she shouldn’t

0 kudos 7,958 words 4/? chapters Not Rated
17

Dreams and Destiny and Data

by DragonessDarling

A stray kitty is getting saved from the streets by his gruesome guardian angel and finds himself in the wondrous world of what could be a wizard's academy.

0 kudos 10,173 words 3/? chapters Explicit
18

Nightblue Chapter 1

by BriarPiranian

While looking for marks in Wyrm's Crossing, Astarion encounters a scene that resonates a bit too much for him to step away. Full Fic Summary: Set in Faerûn, Nightblue is a Dungeons and Dragons manga following the story of two slaves. Nightjar Helviduis is a Seldarine Drow Elf (he/they) born with unu

0 kudos 259 words 1/? chapters Mature
19

【塔夫伦/伦塔夫无差】【Astale】Just say it,Darling|你快说呀,亲爱的

by Nomel_W_Xavier

一个夏季的雨夜,窝在一起的Astarion突然想让Vale对他说“我特别特别喜欢你”。原创塔夫,有具体设定,同时是我的一周目塔夫和阿斯代伦互攻梦女自设。这一篇是超越伦,时间线在后日谈聚会之后。

0 kudos 1,197 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences
20

The Runaway

by Kinai26

Tav is a girl on a mission, an important mission... Two actually: She has to deliver an important letter to the duke of Baldur`s Gate and she needs to kidnap a certain vampire spawn and drag him back to Neverwinter as a favor to a special friend even if she was ordered to drop it. She barely sets he

0 kudos 17,075 words 4/? chapters Not Rated

Find More Astarion x Tav Dark Romance Stories on AO3

Browse the full AO3 archive for dark romance Astarion x Tav fanfiction, sorted by kudos. Then read offline with Fanfict Reader.

Why Dark Romance Astarion x Tav Fanfiction Works So Well

Astarion/Tav — Baldur's Gate 3's vampire spawn rogue begins his romance as a calculated seduction and ends it discovering, to his horror, that he actually fell in love. Two centuries of abuse under Cazador taught Astarion that intimacy is a weapon, and the player character is the first person to offer him a choice instead. His arc made him AO3's breakout video game love interest of the decade.

Dark Romance — Romance that deliberately keeps its sharp edges: morally compromised lovers, dangerous power imbalances, and affection entangled with threat. Distinct from toxic-relationship fic in that the darkness is the genre's draw rather than its diagnosis, and AO3's tagging system ensures informed reading.

Fans cannot resist a character who learns the difference between being wanted and being safe, one campfire conversation at a time. These stories offer intensity without apology — readers who want romance at its most consuming and least safe know exactly where to find it. That's why dark romance Astarion x Tav fanfiction is one of the most consistently popular combinations on AO3.

Read BG3 on the go

Fanfict Reader is the best way to browse, search, and read AO3 fanfiction on your iPhone. Download for free and start reading your favorite BG3 fics today.

Free to download
Offline reading
Custom themes