Burnt_by_Marigolds
Fandoms
Recent works
-
Tags
Summary
A micro-story in which Yae is trying to understand his feelings, the difference between platonic and romantic, and drifts into dark thoughts about his own worth.
Series
- Part 2 of The Voice of Reason (Baldur's Gate 3)
-
When Water Gets as Thick as Blood by Burnt_by_Marigolds
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
28 Jun 2025
Tags
Summary
Having granted her parents wish, Shadowheart is determined to not burden her companions, so she grieves in silence. Astarion and Yae know all too well how crushing the weight of loneliness can be; a day off from adventuring seems like a perfect occasion to show her she doesn’t need to suffer alone.
Series
- Part 4 of The Voice of Reason (Baldur's Gate 3)
-
Tags
Summary
In the early days after the nautiloid crash the still incomplete party struggles not only with the lack of basic supplies and gear, but also with tension and flaring tempers. An argument erupts and indifference seems a tempting choice.
Series
- Part 1 of The Voice of Reason (Baldur's Gate 3)
-
Tags
Summary
Was that display of violence in Fraygo’s Flophouse necessary? Yae has known Astarion is no saint, but the confrontation with Petras and Dalyria took him off-guard anyway. Now he’s sick from overstimulation and has trouble processing the events. Astarion, on the other hand, feels anger and confusion. He just wants safety. He’s not going back to being a victim. But he can’t bear to think Yae considers him a monster.
Series
- Part 3 of The Voice of Reason (Baldur's Gate 3)
Recent series
-
The Voice of Reason (Baldur's Gate 3) by Burnt_by_Marigolds
Fandom: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
01 Oct 2025
Summary
Yae had never wished to live in more interesting times, and yet – here he was: herding a “group full of weirdos”: a cleric who thought was good at keeping secrets and being mean; a rogue exuding a cacophony of inconsistent signals; a githyanki who took things even more literally than he did; and others still. He’d never guess they’d survive for more than a few days, not to mention growing close and forming genuine bonds. Most of the time he felt like the only voice of reason.
These are the stories about the forging of those bonds, about sadness and happiness, about loneliness and the need to belong, about fighting with one’s demons and discovering important truths.
- Words:
- 8,495
- Works:
- 4
- Bookmarks:
- 1