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Best Bloodweave Angst Fanfics

The best angst Bloodweave (Astarion/Gale) fanfiction on AO3, curated by popularity. Sometimes you want to feel deeply - angst delivers emotional catharsis and meaningful character exploration.

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1

A Blazing Star

Angst

by Moonmaiden86

This work will alternate POV between Astarion, Gale, and Halsin, and focus on character exploration, and expanding on a lot of sub-plots from the game regarding the three of them. The canon events will still occur, but a little out of order, and sometimes for different reasons. The main plot will re

1,148 kudos 419,276 words 79/? chapters Explicit
2

Stray Cat

Angst

by BeepBeepBoop333

It wasn’t a stirge or a deathfang, Gale choking down a gasp at the humanoid figure madly lapping and guzzling the bowl of blood. It was a vampire. When Gale becomes aware of a creature targeting the infestation of necrotic rats plaguing his store, his eager brain fixates on the question of what bein

434 kudos 91,813 words 39/? chapters Mature
3

Of Gods and Graves

Angst

by judasno

This is a slow-paced, heavily altered adaptation of Baldur’s Gate 3 with Astarion as the imperfect, dramatic, and exceptionally vigilant narrator. It is gory, action-packed, and slow to build, with the main story taking a backseat to a character-driven and character-focused narrative set in the vast

61 kudos 591,995 words 46/? chapters Mature
4

What are we good for (maybe each other)

Angst

by p3relka

The story follows the adventures of two men with unusual diets, self-esteem issues and tadpoles in their heads.Astarion and Gale will discover the power of friendship and love, with some healing on the way.

12 kudos 13,977 words 5/? chapters Mature
5

Rising of a Wave

by thisis_V

It was foolish. Undignified. He was a wizard, a scholar, a survivor of cataclysmic fate. He had touched the Weave itself. And yet here he lay, reduced to this - undone by memory, by the ghost of a mouth brushing his skin in the dark, by words never spoken, by letters left unwritten, by the immense a

373 kudos 137,650 words 22/24 chapters Explicit
6

To Err Is Divine (to forgive is human)

by Lame Wizard (Chocofake)

“Tara. What in the Nine Hells happened to my beard?” Gale had gone on a great adventure with a band of tadpoles misfits to save the world from the Absolute. That much, he was certain of. So why and how did he find himself back in Waterdeep, a year before that whole venture, and just days away from c

366 kudos 310,798 words 65/? chapters Mature
7

Feel the Breeze and Deeply Breathe

by seagull_soda

Quick even on the wet stone shelf, Astarion skittered over and planted a hand on that fragile chest, shoving him into the wall. In lieu of speaking his disdain he hissed, baring twin rows of needle-sharp teeth.Stay, stupid.Oh.His human's eyes went so wide when Astarion did that, so wet, and somehow

204 kudos 28,901 words 6/7 chapters Explicit
8

The Bite that Binds

by xBigRedPandax

'Say say my playmate, won't you lay hands on me / Mirror my malady, transfer my tragedy?'     Werewolves were sent by Cazador to bring Astarion back, but in fending them off, Gale gets bit by one and hides it from everyone. How long will this secret remain until it's revealed? And how long until he

166 kudos 128,075 words 26/28 chapters Explicit
9

Woven Blood

by LlamaSlama

A post-canon modern coffee shop/university AU Franken-Fic. Part One: Chapters 1-68Hundreds of years after the defeat of the Absolute, Astarion is the owner of Cafe, a small coffee shop in the city of Waterdeep. Gale is a professor at Waterdeep University (previously Blackstaff Academy). He is a Chos

151 kudos 422,390 words 151/? chapters Explicit
10

Once More

by LadyGerbilLuna

Jaheira has a great idea: an adventure series with romance! Everyone absolutely loves those cheesy romance shorts on social media and those silly romances with the girl going home blah blah!The only problem is her star player, Astarion and his soulless acting with any romantic prospect...Until she s

63 kudos 70,293 words 39/? chapters Explicit
11

My type (if you were emo in 2009)

by sabace_maniac

"Actually, I have a different punishment in mind," he looked up. This was new. "You are aware that Balduran High School is holding a charitable bake sale tomorrow, yes?" He wasn't aware at all, that sounds like the shit that Head Mystra would tell prospective students and parents about and would nev

57 kudos 65,400 words 10/? chapters Explicit
12

Any Time, Any Place

by purplemilk27

This is my General Audiences collection for Bloodweave Brainrot's 31 Gays of Summer event. I'll update the tags as I go. Keep an eye out for my more *mature* series as well.

23 kudos 1,205 words 4/? chapters Teen And Up Audiences
13

Now We're Cookin'

by Elemental_Queen

Gale is sick with a cold, and Astarion wants to do something for him. Surely making him chicken soup wouldn’t be that hard, right? Right? Thank goodness Tara knows what she's doing.

23 kudos 4,110 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
14

Flirting, Fighting and Other Things

by thatllwakeupyouraunt

Tav teaches Rolan to fight, and they grow close. Begins at the meeting in Act 1 and ends in Act 3 with Rolan taking over Ramazith's Tower, though most of the story occurs in Act 2. Mostly canon compliant, with necessary changes for the romance to occur.

20 kudos 17,280 words 9/10 chapters Mature
15

Maybe, Perhaps, and Other Noncommittal Nonsense

by A_Gay_Ghast

Astarion decides fairly early in their journey to defeat that absolute, that he absolutely hates Gale. Gale doesn't seem to notice.

13 kudos 3,528 words 3/? chapters General Audiences
16

I Don't Care Who's Around

by purplemilk27

Gale miscalculates on his surprise birthday gift for Astarion. This one probably didn't need to be in the Mature collection, but honestly I just wanted to get it started lol.

12 kudos 636 words 1/? chapters Mature
17

Red is the color of Seduction

by tickedtabbyflower

Cazador is dead, the ritual is complete, and Astarion is no longer merely free. Leon wakes with fangs and a choice. Power hums. Hunger answers. And something in the palace is listening.

11 kudos 82,479 words 14/? chapters Mature
18

Magic is complicated but nothing is more complicated than romance.

by Foxprinc14

Ummmm I’m starting another fic. Bloodweave for life tho guys. Anyway Astarion is trying to learn magic and who can help him Gale ofc!!and soon there friendship grows, but with it comes the difficulty of well talking.

10 kudos 6,856 words 12/? chapters General Audiences
19

How do I?

by 0PikaPi0

"Sometimes, you just have to accept the things life tends to give you." "But why?" He asked. "Because I knew that side once. The side of pain and anger. And someone helped me change my mind. And sometimes, you just have to keep walking, even if death won't let you stop goin'." Came a quiet reply. Li

7 kudos 7,371 words 8/? chapters Explicit
20

The Things We Were Made For

by LiebeNemesis

Astarion has always known exactly who he is. Cazador's perfect weapon. Then he meets the man he's supposed to kill...

2 kudos 3,009 words 1/? chapters Explicit

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Why Angst Bloodweave Fanfiction Works So Well

Astarion/Gale — The party's two most dramatic disasters — a vampire spawn hiding his scars behind vanity and a wizard hiding a Netherese bomb behind erudition — orbit each other with theatrical disdain in camp banter. Bloodweave pairs Astarion's sharp tongue with Gale's relentless need to lecture, and fans noticed how often the bickering sounds like flirting. Both men were shaped by exploitative former masters, giving writers rich parallel wounds to explore.

Angst — Stories focused on emotional pain, drama, and intense feelings.

Pretentious wizard meets catty vampire: the insults are lace-trimmed, the trauma is matching, and the chemistry writes itself. Sometimes you want to feel deeply - angst delivers emotional catharsis and meaningful character exploration. That's why angst Bloodweave fanfiction is one of the most consistently popular combinations on AO3.

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