Shadowheart x Tav
Shadowheart/Tav
The secretive Sharran cleric guards her mission, her memories, and her wine with equal ferocity until the player slowly earns each one. Her romance is built around the night under the stars and the brutal choice at the Nightsong that decides who she becomes. Fic explores both paths — the redeemed Selûnite rediscovering herself and the Dark Justiciar who chose the shadows.
What is Shadowheart x Tav?
Shadowheart x Tav is the fan-given name for the romantic pairing of Shadowheart and Tav from Baldur's Gate 3. With over 3,000 works on Archive of Our Own, it's one of the most popular ships in the fandom.
Why fans love Shadowheart x Tav
Peeling back a lifetime of engineered amnesia to find the woman underneath is the slowest, most rewarding burn in the game.
Most Popular Shadowheart x Tav Fanfics
The highest-rated Shadowheart x Tav stories on AO3, ranked by kudos.
Oathbound
by ChaoticN7Paragon
Amaris was made for one thing: to rescue her sister Aylin from a century of imprisonment. But a mind flayer tadpole, a Sharran cleric, and feelings she wasn't designed to have complicate everything. A Baldur's Gate 3 longfic exploring devotion, identity, and what it means to choose your own path whe
The Son of The Moon: The Lost stories
by ColeMcClutch
This collections of story and chapters will be a series of one shots each containing the characters from my story, The Son of the moon. It will contain AUs, canon to lore one shots and really any other stories i want to write involving my characters. Suggestions are welcome!
Waterfall Confessions
Completeby Anonymous
After a heated argument following an ambush, a wounded Tav storms off to a hidden waterfall cave to lick her wounds—both literal and emotional. When Shadowheart follows, old frustrations ignite into something far more tender… and heated. Healing magic turns to heated touches, sharp words give way to
In the Darkest Shadows, She Rises
Completeby FlyerinChains
After five years of captivity, Shadowheart is free. So why is she still kneeling? Fleeing into the Underdark with nothing but scraps and a wounded drow at her side, Shadowheart should be thinking about survival. Instead, she obeys. Shyriia is young. Inexperienced. Only pretending to be a mistress. B
Beneath the Dark Moon
by thehermit_am
Moonlight and Shadows AU Selûne remained honest only in what She withheld. In the Shadowfell, Tav gave Shadowheart the ultimate honor of freedom, stepping aside as she chose the Lady of Loss. Years later, the Mother Superior's absolute devotion is tested when an ambush leaves a bleeding Selûnite at
The Fire Within The Forest
by KJ_Renee
Determined to escape her past, Tessa Thornheart is trying move on with her life in Baldur's Gate. That is...until she's abducted by a naultiloid and infected with a mind flayer tadpole. After the ship crashes, Tessa makes some new friends, all of them sharing the same goal of getting back to the bel
To Sleep, Perchance to Dream
by CallMeLyrus
In search for healing after the fall of the Absolute, Shadowheart begins to dream of a strange bard, who seems all too keen to get to know Shadowheart. It doesn’t take long for the whimsical woman’s kindness to warm her heart in more ways than one. Shadowheart finds herself in a complicated situatio
Out of Place
by Starwritting
Congratulations!You wanted to spend a quiet afternoon playing Baldur's Gate III. Instead, you've been isekai'd into it.Armed with some questionable meta knowledge, a kind heart, and exactly zero combat experience, your new objective is simple: survive mind flayers, avoid breaking canon (too much), g
Accident Waiting to Happen
by MiscreantKittens
After having a mind flayer tadpole placed in her skull, sorceress Viva Faintree must reluctantly use her powers to return to normal levels of being a hazard to others and achieve her ultimate goal: go home and be done with this. And if that pretty cleric gave her a kiss or two along the way, maybe t
In My Name
by Desedrie
Shadowheart is fighting a holy war against her manipulative, psychotic ex-lover: the person who freed her from the clutches of Shar only to drag her into her own.Astarion, the only companion who stayed loyal, is torn between loyalty to the person who freed him from Cazador and loyalty to the new fee
Baldur's Gate: The Echoes We Keep (AstarionXTav)
by Star_Anon45
⚠️ Content Warning: Graphic content, strong language, mature sexual content, and themes of racism, abuse, and trauma.*Also, spoilers for the game!!!* Captured. Changed. Forgotten.Elsabeth Spyros has been aboard the Nautiloid longer than the others-long enough to lose pieces of herself. A Half-Drow c
The Pleasure After Grief
Completeby Anonymous
Returning to the Elfsong Tavern from the Cloister of Somber Embrace, Amarynth and Shadowheart finally find themselves with enough time and space to have some fun, and reconnect with each other in Sharess' Caress.
Pagan's Prayer
by dragonologist_phd
Shadowheart isn't accustomed to placing her trust in other people. Neither is Naia. But these are interesting times, and stranger things have happened.(A loose re-telling of the game, with a focus on Tav/Shadowheart romance)
Your love for me is staggering
by CherishedWarden
No summary provided.
Dark Urges in the Light
by FrankieAfterDark (frankie01)
Astarion thought he was manipulating Tav with his clever seduction game. He's certain he's never made a bigger miscalculation when he finds himself imprisoned at the House of Hope. Gale and Wyll thought they knew Tav. Their judgment of character was severely lacking. It's not fondness for the vampir
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
Moonlight and Shadows
by thehermit_am
AU: Beneath the Dark Moon Tav and Shadowheart have outlasted cults, wars, and the blood-soaked legacies of their pasts. A decade of peace. A daughter. A life built from ash and blood. When violence ruptures their sanctuary, they are thrust back into the gears of a world that never stopped turning. T
Facing Your Fear
Completeby gogopowerrangers_love
You help Shadowheart with her fear of wolves
The Fox and Her Secrets
by aSnakewithLadies4hair
A re-imagining of Baldur's Gate 3 set in fantasy regency times. A regency tale following the exploits of 'Lady Fox' as she finds her way to city of Baldur's Gate in time for the season debut. An half-elf gentlewoman looking for a financial aid in the form of a rich gentleman that will look the other
The Darkness and the Drow
by secretzfan
A Baldur's Gate 3 fanfic about my OC in the game being in a relationship with Minthara and Shadowheart
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What does Shadowheart x Tav mean?
Shadowheart x Tav is the ship name (portmanteau or nickname) for the pairing of Shadowheart and Tav. It's used by fans to tag and search for fanfiction featuring this relationship.
How many Shadowheart x Tav fics are on AO3?
There are over 3,000 Shadowheart x Tav fanfiction works on Archive of Our Own.
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