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Astarion/Wyll

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Pairing
Pairing: Astarion/Wyll
Alternative name(s): Wyllstarion, Bloodpact, Bloodblade
Gender category: Slash
Fandom: Baldur's Gate III
Canonical?: yes, player determinant
Prevalence: popular
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Astarion/Wyll is the canonical pairing of Astarion and Wyll in Baldur's Gate III fandom. This pairing is canonical if the player chooses to start the game using Astarion or Wyll as the player character.

Canon

While playing as either Tav or The Dark Urge, Astarion will express some interest in Wyll, mentioning he can see the appeal of him as a prince-like character and that he finds his horned appearance attractive.

While playing as either Astarion or Wyll, the pairing can be canon.

One of MTG's Secret Lair cards, Sanguine Bond, features Astarion about to drink blood from Wyll in a shirtless, intimate embrace.[1]

Fandom

Although the pairing doesn't appear in the initial list of paring names on AO3, this is due to multiple tagging on Tav pairings, which takes up space. Wyllstarion appears to be the most popular Astarion pairing after Tavstarion & Astarion/The Dark Urge (there is significant overlap, as many fans consider Tav and The Dark Urge to be the same character), Bloodweave and Halstarion.

Pairing name and representation

The most common names for this ship are Wyllstarion (Smooshname) and Bloodpact (Blood because Astarion is a vampire, and Pact for Wyll's pact with Mizora).

Common Tropes and Themes

  • Baldurians: Both Astarion and Wyll are from Baldur's Gate. Their knowledge and love of the city is part of many works in the fandom.
  • Monster hunter and Monster: Wyll is a monster hunter, who tracks down and kills beings like Astarion, a vampire.
  • Becoming monsters: Due to Astarion's transformation into a vampire spawn and Wyll's punishment by Mizora if he fails to kill Karlach. Fans draw parallels between these two.
  • Mutual attraction: It's implied, or outright stated, in several canon instances that both men find the other attractive.
  • Selfishness vs selflessness: Many fans express interest in the idea that Wyll can help Astarion become less cynical and care more for others, while Astarion can help Wyll learn to advocate for himself more and be less unhealthily self-sacrificing.
  • "Where were you when I was new?": Astarion canonically hates "good guys" or "hero types" at the start of the game, though he expresses interest in Wyll for the same reason, stating "Wyll's the sort of prince-type I would have once dreamed of marrying. When I was about thirteen.". Because of this, it's common to use this as reasoning for their relationship, have Astarion push Wyll away due to conflicted feelings over having a "hero" possibly rescue him from his slavery, only to eventually succumb to his desires for care, protection and companionship. It's also canonical that Astarion can become a hero in the end of the game, depending on how it was played, and thus, Wyll and Astarion can end up being heroes together. The name of the trope is taken from a quote in The Last Unicorn.

Awards

Fanworks

Fanfiction

  • Pearl Necklace by Luminimium, first solely Astarion/Wyll fanfic on AO3, written during early acess, Wyll looks to scratch an itch and ends up growing fond of an emotionally unstable vampire instead. (2020)
  • Swords and Starlight by eyeofmud, first Astarion/Wyll fanfic on AO3, also featuring a Tav character called Marsaili, astarion flirts, wyll realizes, marsaili watches them both. (2020)
  • Another Path by Asidian, very popular Astarion/Wyll and Baldur's Gate III long-fic featuring the "Where were you when I was new?" and Monster hunter and Monster trope, Astarion has spent two hundred years waiting for a hero to come. It isn't the foolish sort of idle dreaming that one reads about in adventure tales, no – he doesn't moon about in picturesque arched windows, pressing his hand to his chest and sighing. But he does hope sometimes, furtive and distantly yearning, in the same way he still prays to gods who never listen, every now and again. (2024)
  • Nothing Like the Sun by odessacastle, popular 2 part series, A series of stories taking place in an alternate version of BG3, where Wyll and Astarion met seven years before the events of the game -- when Wyll received Astarion as a present for his seventeenth birthday. (2024)
  • nothing is safe by foxflowering, 2 part series focused on Astarion's prince dialogue, Prince Charming catches himself a vampire. (2023)
  • Pyrrhic Victories by The_Dancing_Walrus, story focused on Astarion's Sexual Self-Coercion in order to gain protection, In which Astarion figures that what heroes really want is someone to save. And then assumes he can't possibly develop any feelings for a sweet, sincere hero who wants to do just that. (2023)

Fanart

Fanvids

Animations

Resources

References

  1. ^ Dungeons And Dragons: Astarion's Thirst's Sanguine Bond card


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