TheBusyBaker
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Astarion spends a day in his greenhouse gardens, reminiscing on his past, and how he got to where he is today, including the first time he met Gale.
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Gale's head did a quick tilt of curiosity as he looked over the rim of his glasses at the grand bouquet that had been delivered. It was bursting with flora—carnations, gladiolas, lisianthis, statice, hydrangeas, larkspur, and delphinium—all in varying shades of purple. It was beautiful as it sat, perfectly fanned out at all angles, in the clear vase it arrived in.
His finger ran over the delicate petal of one of the hydrangeas. "Why send a bouquet to a florist shop?"
A snort came behind him as his friend, Jen, worked on an arrangement for an upcoming wedding. He turned to see her blowing her blunt black bangs up from where forehead.
"Maybe this mystery person is running out of ideas," she said as she snipped the end off a rose.
Gale grunted in response and responded with only one word. "Perhaps."
A sigh escaped him as one hand fell on his hip and the other scratched at his beard. It truly was a perplexing situation.
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Gale has a secret admirer and he’s not exactly great at taking hints.
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Hello! Welcome to Waterdeep! by TheBusyBaker for pretty_sick_actually
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
29 Mar 2026
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Gale is Waterdeep’s #1 tour guide. He prides himself in a great tour along with fun facts and crucial information any tourist would be happy to have while visiting.
Gale is one good review away from a raise, but can he get that review when a group of tourists cause nothing but chaos and test his patience?
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Astarion spins Gale with a quickness he's sure leaves the wizard a bit dizzy. He takes Gale's hands in his and lift them, firmly planting them against the barn's weathered wall. He slides one of his own hands down and grips Gale's waist, squeezing slightly.
He leans forward so his lips press near Gale's ear.
"You know I love you, don't you?" He murmurs, voice rasping. "That I would go to the ends of the world for you? To care for you? Cherish you?"
He hears Gale swallow before he answers. "I-I do, yes."
"Then you will trust me, correct? To do as I please with you and please you in return?"
"Always, Astarion."
Astarion grins like the cat that's just caught the mouse. "That's my good boy."
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Astarion finds Gale in heat and as the wizard’s Alpha, Astarion takes his role very seriously.
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Lae’zel paced across the kitchen, phone held to her ear as she listened to the person on the other end. Halsin was leaning against a counter, arms folded across his chest. Large fingers came up to wipe at his tired eyes.
It was two in the morning on a Tuesday. The sound of a phone ringing had woken them up. They both shot out of bed. Only one type of call came at such an hour.
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A foster child comes into the Silverboughs home and they find that this little boy nestles in their hearts more than they expected
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A Rogue’s Guide to Raising a Family by TheBusyBaker
Fandom Baldur's Gate (Video Games), Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game), Forgotten Realms (Roleplaying Game)
18 Dec 2024
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Fics showcasing the ever changing lives of the Ancunín family. The chaos begins with Thicker Than Water and carries on with twists and turns through several chapters and short fics. Astarion’s in for a wild ride with this bunch.
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Coffee Boys by TheBusyBaker
Fandom Baldur's Gate (Video Games), Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game), Forgotten Realms (Roleplaying Game)
09 Dec 2025
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- 4
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The Mess by TheBusyBaker
Fandom Baldur's Gate (Video Games), Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game), Forgotten Realms (Roleplaying Game)
27 Jan 2025
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Darling Dhampir: A Thicker Than Water Series by TheBusyBaker
Fandom Baldur's Gate (Video Games), Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game), Forgotten Realms (Roleplaying Game)
09 Jun 2024
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Short stories featuring Astarion and Juniper as they navigate life, growing and learning from one another each day.
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two years of ink and flowers by Archadian_Skies
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
12 May 2025
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Scattered across all of time and space, Jayce Talis finds himself running a renowned flower shop with his mother. Across the road is The Machine Herald, a tattoo parlour run by a Zaunite artist named Viktor.
This Viktor doesn't know him too well, doesn't love him, and so Jayce takes it upon himself to woo him through the unspoken language of flowers.
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- Part 2 of the threshold in store
- Part 1 of Helianthus Annuus
Bookmarked by TheBusyBaker
29 Jan 2026
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Hands reach out from the audience, grasping blindly as Gale walks the perimeter of the stage. Faintly, someone shouts out their undying adoration. Another screams their need to taste his sweat. Try as he might, Astarion simply cannot reconcile this man with the buttoned-up and bookish wizard he’s known for five centuries.
“Now, this next song is a personal favourite of mine.”
Gale tosses the barely-burnt stick to the ground, grinds it beneath a boot. His voice goes sinfully low as he presses his lips up against the mic.
“Worship,” he breathes out, lids fluttering. “With me.”
Five hundred years of freedom has prepared Astarion for anything. Except, as it turns out, his old friend Gale somehow ending up as one of Faerûn's hottest rockstars.
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23 Dec 2025
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After an awkward one night stand causes an unexpected pregnancy, Viktor and Jayce have to decide how to navigate co-parenting as friends, while also navigating explaining this situation to friends and family, while avoiding press gossip.
They also have to navigate their feelings for each other, as unrequited as they might feel.- Language:
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02 Dec 2025
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It Is The Season of the Heart by pretty_sick_actually
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
15 Dec 2025
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Gale and Astarion are sent on a last minute work trip to Neverwinter over the holidays. Will these combative coworkers become merry and bright or will they turn into a pair of Scrooges?
Bookmarked by TheBusyBaker
17 Nov 2025
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Logic Clearly Dictates by Prettyboyfreakshow
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
03 Nov 2025
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Piltover and Zaun have been at war for nearly a decade. The Council of Piltover and the Zaun Royal Family agree to make peace, but tradition dictates that each side must offer up one of their leadership to be wed.
Viktor, the Omega Prince of Zaun, is therefore forced to wed a complete stranger: Jayce Talis, the Alpha Defender of Piltover, for the sake of their people.
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Bookmarked by TheBusyBaker
15 Oct 2025