☆ continuity across meme threads! my favorite thing is to play a long, over-arching plot with continuity rather than a series of disconnected scenes.
☆ cross-canon with characters from fantasy media; love AUs or canon mishmashes, and I'm happy to learn about your canon.
☆ filling in missing scenes between companions that we didn't get, emotional vulnerability via tadpole connection, thievery/murder/generally morally dubious hijinks!
☆ I am not immune to goofy, cliche fanfic tropes. pretending to be married for Totally Legitimate Plot Reasons, there's only one bed, for some reason they have to attend a fancy ball don't worry about it, snowed in, etc. I won't apologize for who I am.
☆ cross-canon companion quest: love to AU cross-canon as a fellow companion and have them do their very own quest!! the details are (obviously) up to you.
☆ pre-game canon divergence: your character (castmates or cross-canon more than welcome!!) is chilling in Baldur's Gate for Reasons! maybe they're a monster hunter who hears about a vampire and goes to investigate-slash-stake Astarion, or maybe they're his latest mark who ends up being more powerful than he expected. either way, he enlists them to help with his Cazador problem, drama ensues.
☆ pre-game canon divergence... TWO: Cazador's compulsion on Astarion breaks for Reasons and he runs away to [Your Character's Location]. as a walking disaster, he immediately begins causing trouble for them. alternatively, he manipulates them real good into taking pity on a poor innocent homeless elf with no money... 🥺
☆ post-game: after Astarion's spawn ending, he sets out on a quest to find a way to walk in the sun again and recruits your character as a pack mule, bodyguard, moral support, brains of the operation, etc. this could lead to adventuring and dungeon crawling, traveling to another city in search of academics/spellcasters, looking for a cure for vampirism or just a magic item or spell, etc.!!
☆ arranged marriage au: I'm sorry I'm SUCH trash but I just think it would be neat if Cazador arranged a political marriage with his spawn ok.
☆ pirate au: no thoughts head empty I just think it would be fun to play pirates. rival pirate captains who have to work together for a greater goal, captain and hostage problematically bonding, outlaw pirate vs. lawman FIGHT, treasure hunting!!, pirate and mermaid, etc.
☆ thief/detective au: I continue to be trash but gentleman thief/detective anyone?? and obviously at some point they must work together for a greater cause?? OBVIOUSLY??? and there's identity porn because again I'm trash. I'm basically imagining this like the fantasy version of Batman and Catwoman with less leather bodysuits (unless...???)
☆ regency au:this fanart, basically... do I have a good plot in mind NO but we'll just plagiarize Bridgerton.
wishlist / hooks.
☆ cross-canon with characters from fantasy media; love AUs or canon mishmashes, and I'm happy to learn about your canon.
☆ filling in missing scenes between companions that we didn't get, emotional vulnerability via tadpole connection, thievery/murder/generally morally dubious hijinks!
☆ I am not immune to goofy, cliche fanfic tropes. pretending to be married for Totally Legitimate Plot Reasons, there's only one bed, for some reason they have to attend a fancy ball don't worry about it, snowed in, etc. I won't apologize for who I am.
☆ cross-canon companion quest: love to AU cross-canon as a fellow companion and have them do their very own quest!! the details are (obviously) up to you.
☆ pre-game canon divergence: your character (castmates or cross-canon more than welcome!!) is chilling in Baldur's Gate for Reasons! maybe they're a monster hunter who hears about a vampire and goes to investigate-slash-stake Astarion, or maybe they're his latest mark who ends up being more powerful than he expected. either way, he enlists them to help with his Cazador problem, drama ensues.
☆ pre-game canon divergence... TWO: Cazador's compulsion on Astarion breaks for Reasons and he runs away to [Your Character's Location]. as a walking disaster, he immediately begins causing trouble for them. alternatively, he manipulates them real good into taking pity on a poor innocent homeless elf with no money... 🥺
☆ post-game: after Astarion's spawn ending, he sets out on a quest to find a way to walk in the sun again and recruits your character as a pack mule, bodyguard, moral support, brains of the operation, etc. this could lead to adventuring and dungeon crawling, traveling to another city in search of academics/spellcasters, looking for a cure for vampirism or just a magic item or spell, etc.!!
☆ arranged marriage au: I'm sorry I'm SUCH trash but I just think it would be neat if Cazador arranged a political marriage with his spawn ok.
☆ pirate au: no thoughts head empty I just think it would be fun to play pirates. rival pirate captains who have to work together for a greater goal, captain and hostage problematically bonding, outlaw pirate vs. lawman FIGHT, treasure hunting!!, pirate and mermaid, etc.
☆ thief/detective au: I continue to be trash but gentleman thief/detective anyone?? and obviously at some point they must work together for a greater cause?? OBVIOUSLY??? and there's identity porn because again I'm trash. I'm basically imagining this like the fantasy version of Batman and Catwoman with less leather bodysuits (unless...???)
☆ regency au: this fanart, basically... do I have a good plot in mind NO but we'll just plagiarize Bridgerton.
☆ AND MORE...