Best Lae'zel/Tav Slow Burn Fanfics
The best slow burn Lae'zel/Tav (Lae'zel/Tav) fanfiction on AO3, curated by popularity. Readers love the anticipation, the meaningful character development, and the eventual payoff of a well-earned romance.
Top Lae'zel/Tav Slow Burn Fic Recs
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A Murder of Ravens
Slow Burnby LA_Knight
There are countless versions of Realmspace. When the Absolute threatens this specific variant of the planet Toril, Corellon Larethian seeks out one of those from Earth who connect to the different threads of Realmspace to lead the team of adventurers to defeat the Absolute.Raven, the desert-born dis
somehow i'm under your spell
by darisuchan
Astarion had a nice simple plan, really: seduce the party leader for protection so she would never turn on him and use her to defeat Cazador. Too bad she had decided to play hard to get, and worse, Astarion soon found himself falling under the wizard's spell. Just what in the hells did he get himsel
Waking Up As A Darling Tav: Various Yandere Baldur's Gate 3 X Real World Reader
by TheYandereSpecialistEPICNESSQUEEN
(Name) just got into the Baldur's Gate Fandom at the start of 2026. The world was going to shit, and it became her hyperfixation. She wakes up in a pod and gets a friendly little parasite in her eye. She realizes that she is now Tav. She not only has to get this parasite out of her head, but also fi
Obsessive Love At Baldur's Gate: Yandere Baldur's Gate 3 Headcanons/Scenarios
by TheYandereSpecialistEPICNESSQUEEN
It is a world of creatures, adventures, and so much more. It is also where obsessive love blooms for you, and you cannot trust even the people you fight alongside. What will your life be like on the way to Baldur's Gate? Headcanons and Scenarios for Yandere Baldur's Gate 3 Characters!
Shkath Zai
by longjensilver
Stranded far from home, Lae'zel has no choice but to rely on her idiot kin, a warrior from the Astral Plane more interested in books than survival. Ardak, a washed-up gish helmsman, has no idea how to be a leader, but his new allies need him to become one. Now that they're both infected, the young g
A Lot On My Mind
by Cynic_Mongrel
An unlikely coalition of unfortunate souls destined for lives apart are bound together by the most unusual of circumstances... and parasites. A Lost warrior attempts to ascend to greater fame and glory; A Tiefling who never stopped running since Elturel and an apoplectic amnesiac overcome with viole
Cunning's Jounal
by Nudraxon
"It's time to see if I'm worthy of my name." A retelling of the story of Baldur's Gate 3, through the journal of a tiefling wizard named Cunning.
shu'kyani: a gith designated by Vlaakifh to hold young
by shetaira
Pheromones at Creche K'liir have triggered Lae'zel's eggs to drop, ready to be deposited, distracting her from her watch. So distracted that a group of monsters descended on their camp in the Underdark, leaving the party to scatter, and Lae'zel and wizard Ilona to run for their lives. When Ilona lea
Once upon a dream.
by DassyStar
Welcome to my attempt at writing an Isekai insert. Tav's POV is my own reaction to the world of Baldur's Gate. Obviously, I'm not a monk. But OH is my fav class so Reina comes with a staff and martial arts experience.Each chapter will be a character's POV.Probably won't follow the game exactly but c
Learning How to Slow Dance
by she_waitsss
T'Jora Yangurr was born in the Underdark amongst the gore of the Thousand Years' War between the Llolth-sworn tyrannical invasion and the Seladrine Rebellion. Her parents were murdered when she was eleven. She became the General, the war machine, at sixteen. Her sister stood by her side and watched
Dova, Dova
by Meowonita
“If you feel…” Lae’zel frowned; uttering the word seemed to make her queasy, “…afraid, you may hold my hand.” ————Bard/Sorcerer/Drow Tav,Name is Scylla。
standing at the gate, just to see your face
by lostunicorn99
Brain worms, murder cults, mortal peril—what better backdrop for romance? This story is a partial novelization of a BG3 campaign with the main focus on the romance storylines between the companions and various Tavs. It starts in Act 1 with the tiefling party, then skips ahead again into Act 2 at Las
Love and War
by Cookie_dough303
After a short reunion with friends, Xandrielle Niriom and Lae'zel of K'liir returned to their goal of defeating Vlaakith. Much to Xandrielle's surprised, she was recognized by a Githzerai during their travels through Limbo. Long repressed memories of her past started to slowly creep back to the fore
Throw a Fight; Get Thoroughly Punished (Pleasured)
by Obsessive_Reader7
Elywen lets a little squeak as the palm of Lae'zel's hand connects with her ass. The stinging pain seeming to pulse through her."Hush if you wish to avoid this fate you should have provided more resistance in our duel."
un/familiar
by larissel
Lae’zel contemplates the incident back in Crèche Y’llek. And her strange feelings for Nashira.
When Love Grows in Menzoberranzan
by platinumtongue
A Baldur's Gate fanfic about Astarion gradually falling for a drow paladin Tav. (With some angst in the form of an Act 1 Lae'zel romance as well.) Beleg kulg Belara has broken his oath. He knew exactly what would happen when he did, and yet he was robbed of purpose before ever being thrown into the
Jack of all Tavs
by 99pctiyashi
What kind of a Tav would take a level in every single class? Tavverdemalion Fox. She's got boundless self-confidence, a pathological aversion to picking a major at her university, a tadpole in her head, and now? She's going to have to be the one to save the world.Tags to be updated as more chapters
A Tyrant’s Tale
by Kameila_The_Tyrant
A narrative retelling of Baldur’s Gate 3 with my own D&D dragonborn OC, Kameila, at the helm.This is basically just a retelling of the game with more accurate choices that she would’ve made in my playthrough if given the option.This is my first work and first time really writing something, so forgiv
鸽子,鸽子
by Meowonita
“如果你感到……”莱埃泽尔皱着眉毛,说出这个词好像让她感觉有点恶心,“……害怕,可以抓着我的手。”————天暖了,搞点女同。本质是OC文学。诗人/术士卓尔塔夫,名字叫Scylla。
Camp Antics
by Vanagloria7
Shadowheart and Astrid have become inseparable. Which most of the time is just fine with Shadowheart. But having become so accustomed to being alone sometime she just needs some me time.
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Why Slow Burn Lae'zel/Tav Fanfiction Works So Well
Lae'zel/Tav — Baldur's Gate 3's githyanki warrior begins as the party's harshest pragmatist and unfolds into one of its most loyal hearts as her faith in Vlaakith shatters. Romancing her means earning respect first, affection second, and her sworn blade forever.
Slow Burn — A romance that develops gradually over time, with tension building across chapters or the entire story.
Watching a zealot rebuild her whole worldview and still choose you at the end of it is BG3's fiercest love story. Readers love the anticipation, the meaningful character development, and the eventual payoff of a well-earned romance. That's why slow burn Lae'zel/Tav fanfiction is one of the most consistently popular combinations on AO3.
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