need your touch
preference summary: you're touch starved and what their reactions are.
content warnings: none
fandom: baldur's gate 3
characters: astarion, gale, wyll, halsin
gender neutral reader
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Astarion: He's pretty touchy through the relationship. He prefers to initiate touch, but once he sees that you're leaning into his touch a little more than the average person would, he realizes that you might have been starved for affection. His heart breaks, knowing what it's like in a sense. He craves touch where he can consent to it, he's also been denied the touch that comes from loving hands, where it's not against his will. So, with you, he's able to start his journey of healing, being able to bring about touch for you, and you giving touch back that he wants. It's refreshing for him, but he also aims to make sure you're also given the attention you crave. He wants to see you happy, and you're the first he cares for in a long time. He will always have you pulled into his side, his touches always fleeting when you're in public. He's always taking his touch from your back to your arm, and eventually to hold your hand. He also really loves cuddling you at night, fully taking in your tiny shivers when you get the touches you so crave.
Gale: You do have to mention your starvation to him, and ask for the attention, because while he may notice it, he never wants to feel like he's giving you too much. He can't bare to hear that he's doing too much and having to dial it back. But Gale is one of the most cuddly people to grant your wishes for touch. When he finds out that you're starved for touch, he's wrapping himself around you like a koala. You barely get the question out of asking him to be a little more touchy with you, and he grants it. You're happy, I mean at this point, you don't have to ask for touch. If anything, you'd have to ask him to lessen his touch. But he's touch starved himself, and I definitely think his number one love language is physical touch. He always has one hand on you constantly, and it's definitely subconscious. He loves PDA, wanting to make sure everyone knew you were together. You'll never feel starved for affection again with Gale, he ensures that you're always wrapped in his embrace.
Wyll: He's very subtle with his touch, but it's always there when he reaches out for you. He notices your touch starvation, you never have to bring it up. Of course there's a deep conversation about it at some point, but you never have to outright ask him for more touch at any point. He's always there, grabbing your hand and kissing the palm, being very romantic with any touch he gives you. He'll hold your hand after kissing it, after spinning you around, pulling you as close as you could get to him. He kisses you all over the face, making sure no part of you went unmissed with kisses. He always makes sure you're pressed against him in some form or another, he's definitely a romantic at heart with his touches. They're always followed by some sort of words of affirmation as well, he really gets a kick out of seeing you flustered with the combo. But he really loves doting on you, ensuring his hand is always somewhere on your body, really just craving seeing you lean into his touch, never wanting to see you starved again.
Halsin: Oh Halsin, he very much makes sure that you're going to experience his touch whenever it's wanted by you. He notices your awkward attempts at getting more touch, and he asks you about it. He doesn't judge, in fact, it means he amps up his showering you in love through physical touch. He loves holding you close, especially when it comes to sleep. He leans a pretty decent amount of weight on you, a warm weighted blanket is what he felt like. He's really skilled at bear hugs, always pulling you in tight and pulling you slightly off the ground. He will always give you small kisses throughout the day, always trying to give you some sort of small embrace with it. He's the type to always have arms around you if everyone is idle for the night at camp, never one to shy away from PDA. He pulls you down on top of him near his tent, keeping a warm grip on you. He loves to nuzzle his head into your neck, really trying to put as much weight on you, knowing that kind of touch can be comforting.
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Another BG3 dialogue compilation - Elfsong Laff Riot jokes! (And associated companion approval.)
ROUND 1
Willoughby the comedian, folks! Were his jokes good, or did he just smell funny?
Elfsong Audience Approval
Approves +1: Lae'zel, Gale, Wyll, Karlach, Minthara, Minsc, Halsin
Disapproves -1: Astarion, Shadowheart, Jaheira
Say, what's the difference between a dwarf and a bulette? You can't toss the bulette!
Elfsong Audience Neutral
Disapproves -1: Everyone
Hey! I asked my wizard to cast Shatter. He said, 'Shatter? I hardly know 'er!'
Elfsong Audience Disapproval
Approves +1: Astarion, Gale, Shadowheart, Wyll, Karlach, Minthara, Minsc, Halsin
Disapproves -1: Lae'zel, Jaheira
[BARBARIAN][CHARISMA] Laugh. Now.
(on success) Elfsong Audience Approval
(on failure) Immediate Loss
Approves +1: Everyone
ROUND 2
You know why I hate vampires? They just suck.
Elfsong Audience Disapproval
Approves +1: Lae'zel, Gale, Shadowheart, Wyll, Karlach, Jaheira, Minthara, Minsc, Halsin
Disapproves -2: Astarion
I tried sleeping with a dragonborn the other night, but it didn't work out - he had a reptile dysfunction.
Elfsong Audience Approval
Approves +1: Astarion, Lae'zel, Gale, Shadowheart, Wyll, Jaheira, Minthara, Minsc, Halsin
Approves +2: Karlach
I asked a zombie reanimator out on a date, but she said she wasn't interested in nec-romance.
Elfsong Audience Neutral
Approves +1: Astarion, Gale, Shadowheart, Wyll, Karlach, Minsc, Halsin
Disapproves -1: Lae'zel, Jaheira, Minthara
[INTIMIDATION] What do you call a room full of people who don't applaud? Dead.
(on success) Elfsong Audience Approval
(on failure) Immediate Loss
Approves +1: Everyone
ROUND 3
The Dead Three, am I right? What losers. You know why Bane worshippers will never conquer the world? They don't have the Bhaals!
Elfsong Audience Neutral
Approves +1: Astarion, Karlach, Minthara, Minsc, Halsin
Disapproves -1: Lae'zel, Gale, Wyll, Shadowheart, Jaheira
A mind flayer's duergar slave lost his nose, so I asked the illithid, 'How does he smell?' and it said, 'I have eaten its brain.'
Elfsong Audience Disapproval
Approves +1: Minsc
Disapproves -1: Lae'zel, Astarion, Gale, Wyll, Shadowhewart, Karlach, Jaheira, Minthara, Halsin
Our cleric tried to cast Healing Word on a ham, but it was already cured.
Elfsong Audience Approval
Approves +1: Everyone
[INTIMIDATION] CLAP, OR I'LL RIP OUT YOUR SPINES.
(on success) Elfsong Audience Approval
(on failure) Immediate Loss
Approves +1: Everyone
Fun Notes:
Everyone approves of you threatening the crowd.
Everyone likes making fun of vampires except Astarion, who disapproves double.
Everyone likes the sex joke and ham. Karlach likes the sex joke more than everyone else.
Everyone in the group takes a stand against dwarf-tossing.
Minsc likes every single other joke (including the terrible third-round one everyone else disapproves of).
The religion joke is the most divisive, followed by (tied) the necromancy pun and whether or not to heckle the MC.
Liked Joke Count (not including threats):
Minsc: 8
Karlach: 7
Halsin: 7
Minthara: 6
Gale: 6
Wyll: 6
Astarion: 5
Shadowheart: 5
Lae'zel: 4
Jaheira: 3
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i think the reason that i like the night in the stars with gale so much isnt because of that scene in and of itself (even though i admittedly love it) but rather the future implications for gale and his partner's romance from there.
if you have sex with gale in the astral plane, you gain an experience you probably wouldnt have had otherwise, but therein lies the problem: that night with gale is unique, and i wonder, considering his need to point out that he's out of practice, when you two eventually do have regular mortal sex, how would gale feel about that?
because now he's given you (in his opinion) The Best He Has To Offer, but its not going to be a regular occurence -- it cant be -- does he feel nervous about giving you "boring" or potentially "disappointing" mortal sex in comparison? if "nothing compares," can he? just by himself?
and when it finally happens, when afterwards, youre dopey and smiling up at him like he hung the sun in the sky just to keep you warm, do you think he realises that the point isnt that he blew your mind and youll never have another experience like it, but rather that you simply enjoy having sex with him? because it's with him?
do you think he realises soft knuckles brushed over sweat-slick skin can feel an awful lot like two souls merging in the astral when youre in love enough?
i love the bed scene, this isnt to sway anyone one way or the other, but i think gale coming out the gate with what he thinks is the best sex he can offer his partner only to figure out that any sex is the best sex he can have with his partner because theyre his partner is compelling.
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