Best Bloodweave Hurt/Comfort Fanfics
The best hurt/comfort Bloodweave (Astarion/Gale) fanfiction on AO3, curated by popularity. The vulnerability, the tenderness, seeing characters take care of each other in their worst moments.
Top Bloodweave Hurt/Comfort Fic Recs
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Stray Cat
Hurt/Comfortby 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
Of Gods and Graves
Hurt/Comfortby 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
Maybe, Perhaps, and Other Noncommittal Nonsense
Hurt/Comfortby 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.
A Blazing Star
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
What are we good for (maybe each other)
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.
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.
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.
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
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...
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Why Hurt/Comfort 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.
Hurt/Comfort — One character is hurt (physically or emotionally) and another provides comfort and care.
Pretentious wizard meets catty vampire: the insults are lace-trimmed, the trauma is matching, and the chemistry writes itself. The vulnerability, the tenderness, seeing characters take care of each other in their worst moments. That's why hurt/comfort Bloodweave fanfiction is one of the most consistently popular combinations on AO3.
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