Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 players shocked by the sheer quantity of Astarion fanfiction Larian StudiosOne Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 fan has revealed that Astarion is the most popular character to write fanfiction about, sharing the charming news on the official Reddit thread for the game. Fanfiction is a prominent type of fan art that permeates the TV, Movie, and video game worlds. Oftentimes, fans will create written content, often pairing their favorite characters together, recreating moments from games, or even creating stories bigger than the size of actual novels. Gaming franchises such as Overwatch, Mass Effect, The Legend of Zelda, and many others all have a big following on fanfiction websites. In recent years, the number of fanfictions being created for video games has been on the incline with no likelihood of stopping any time soon. Since releasing two months ago, Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 has already found a massive following in the gaming community. In large part due to the game\u2019s attention to detail, world-building, and overall enjoyable experience. In a new Reddit thread titled \u201cAstarion has built quite the fan base,\u201d one Reddit user revealed that on fanfiction website Archive of Our Own, Astarion is the Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 character that has the most fanfiction written about them. The image attached in the thread reveals that the Top 7 most written-about pairings for Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 all include Astarion with a variety of characters including Tav as well as the player\u2019s own character. The Reddit thread is filled with comments from other Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 characters, many of whom seem less than surprised to see Astarion taking center stage on the fanfiction site. \u201cIts ao3 and Astarion is a vampire with trauma; they\u2019re his target audience\u201d wrote one Reddit user, another adding \u201cgay people & straight women are writing the majority of the fics, and God bless them each and every one.\u201d Another also described Astarion as being \u201cpretty big FanFic bait.\u201d After more Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 content? Be sure to check out Dexerto\u2019s full coverage here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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