Chapter Text
When the Vampire Lord Varcellis seizes the Szarr Palace in Cazador's place, Astarion, Tessira and their companions must steal an important and well-guarded artefact - the Amulet of Sun Resistance - from Varcellis to finally claim a future together.
Tessira, once a renowned courtesan of Baldur’s Gate who enchanted the city’s social elite from Sharess’ Caress with her song and charm, is forced to confront her past when she makes a desperate sacrifice, offering herself as Varcellis’ courtesan in order to get close enough to him to steal the key to her future with Astarion. Astarion, haunted by the shadows of his own history, must learn to trust again, letting love guide him where darkness once ruled.
Amid danger and intrigue, Tessira discovers she carries Astarion’s child, the embodiment of the union of their passion, resilience, and the legacy of the lives they’ve survived. As Varcellis hunts them relentlessly, the couple must fight not only to protect their lives but to safeguard their love, their family, and the fragile future they are building together. In a world of shadows and silk, devotion, desire, and courage intertwine, proving that even in the darkest nights, love can be the brightest legacy.
Hello!! Welcome to my new BG3 fanfic, Heirs of Shadow and Silk.
This story is a lot less angst and hurt than These Violent Delights and is not linked, Tessira is a new Tav and in this story Astarion did not ascend. The plot takes place some time after the canon-events of the game when the group are settling back into their lives. There are plenty of chapters of domestic fluff, romance as well as angst and yearning. I've also added in a few balls, one being masquerade because I LOVE THE TENSION.
I do write to music, so can add in songs I wrote to if you'd like to listen at the same time as it really helped me immerse myself in the scenes.
I do not have a beta reader, I'm the only one of my friends who likes BG3 so forgive me if there are some grammatical errors or plot holes, please feel free to point these out to me and I will amend :)
Content warnings
- Rape/Non-Con elements
As mentioned, Tessira was a courtesan in Sharess' Caress before the events of the game therefore was with men before and this is touched on when discussing her past. There is also a chapter where she goes back into this role with Varcellis. I don't like writing this kind of thing, so it's brief and lacks as much triggering detail as possible. I will highlight in the notes which chapters to look out for, but it won't be many.
Additionally, Astarion's past is touched on as well, and we all know how that went for him :(
- Childbirth
I've never had kids and don't know a whole lot about birth, but I've tried to write it as best I can. I will highlight the chapters of birth, it's not completely traumatic but there is angst around there so just wanted to highlight
- Violence
- Mentions of blood and gore
I hope you enjoy, please do comment feedback and notes I love to read it and thank you for reading!
xoxo