shrine

Astarion is not just a character I like — he represents something deeply personal to me. He embodies survival after trauma, the complexity of vulnerability, and the struggle between power and healing. His story mirrors themes that resonate strongly with my own experiences: learning to set boundaries, reclaiming autonomy, and choosing growth over becoming hardened by pain. My connection to him is not about fantasy escapism. It is about recognition. I see in him the duality of strength and fragility coexisting in one person. I value the version of him that chooses healing over domination, softness over control. That choice reflects something important about me as well — the kind of love I believe in, and the kind of future I would choose. Astarion matters to me because he symbolizes resilience without losing humanity. Through him, I explore themes of protection, trust, recovery, and emotional depth. He is a reminder that surviving darkness does not require becoming it. He is meaningful to me not because he is perfect, but because he is layered, wounded, intelligent, and capable of change. That complexity is what makes him real to me — and why he holds lasting value in my life."

"You are the counterweight to two hundred years of misery"

"I've Been Dead In The Ground For Long Enough. It's Time To Try Living Again."

"I’m not afraid. Not of you, not of your darkness. I’m not going anywhere."

"After two hundred years of shit- PURE! SHIT! ...I think I deserve something a little better."