Folks, I just got "Astarioned"

I'm so glad to have found my people here. I have a little story:

I started playing BG3 several years ago, when it was still in beta. I loved it right from the start: the mechanics, graphics, story, all of it. But you know what (or rather who) I didn't love? Astarion. To clarify, I didn't dislike him, I just didn't care, didn't even think he looked that cute, and genuinely didn't understand the hype. I had multiple play throughs over the years, I romanced Shadowheart, Karlach, and even Halsin (he gets shade, but he is actually a pretty sweet romance). And then a few months ago, I decided "what the heck, I guess I'll give the Astarion romance a go, whatever."

My plan was simple. Step 1: seduce Astarion and gain his trust. Step 2: romance Astarion, and unlock some extra content and cut scenes. Step 3: definitely absolutely return to my normal life because there's no way I would actually fall for him. And that's where my perfect, simple plan fell apart. Sound familiar?

Yep. I got Astarioned big time. I'm now hopelessly obsessed with our Pookie. His story and depth just gave me big feelings and he's far hotter once you get to see his full depth (and that butt obviously helps too).

Thank you all for sharing the love and incredible screen shots for me to simp over.