Of Living, Loving, and the Strangest of Bedfellows - A Tav's Guide to Fucking Across Faerun: Sordid Coast Edition (ATG) - Chapter Version and Guidebook
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A Tav's Guide to A Tav's Guide - ATG: The Lost Notebooks by Tavylia_Sin
Fandoms: Baldur's Gate (Video Games)
04 Oct 2023
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ATG: The Lost Notes is a companion guide to the ongoing fic:
Of Living, Loving, and the Strangest of Bedfellows - A Tav's Guide to Fucking Across Faerun: Sordid Coast EditionThis is intended to clarify things in ATG and hopefully give you a quick reference on chapter content, so if there's things you do/don't like it's easier to find.
I will be including:
Chapter content guide (Pairings, kinks, level of smut)
Spoiler Warning Guide
Canon/Non-Canon Notes
Spellbook
Snippets (short conversations that happen around the chapters)
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(In which a beginning occurs, and a sample taste of what is to follow.)
Chapter 1 is starting at the very beginning. Our dear Tav has been having a terrible time, but things might just be looking up soon. That is, if she can keep her wits about her in the face of a beautiful threat to her life.
Contains spoilers for the early stages of Act 1, and close to canon scenes. For more details, as well as content warnings on all chapters, please see the Guidebook companion to this series!
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(In which a sip becomes a gulp.)
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(Original chapter comment)
First time posting smut, so I hope I have done them justice for you all. I hope it leaves you thirsty for more, I have an entire page of plans for future scenes and ways to incorporate different parts of the world and story. Let me know what you'd like to see more, or less, of in the future chapters and I'll do my best for you all!(Repost chapter comment)
We are following the canon sex scene, but adding a little more context, flavour, and a few adjustments to what is seen in the game. Themes begun here will be built upon later, loves, so don't panic if this is too vanilla for your preferences.
~~~This is a copy of Chapter 2 of the main ATG work, separated so it can be tagged better, and to allow readers to skip to favoured pairings and content.
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In which Tav and Astarion need to let off some steam, for their own safety.
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Going for a little spicier here, introducing a bit beyond the vanilla, just a little at a time. I'm taking it easy on my poor little mind, Darlings, only so much I can handle including in one go. Again going with consent is sexy rule, even with a little power exchange on top. Also, reckless use of spell scrolls. See Spellbook for more on the Zone of Silence and how it works.
This chapter expands on a "cut to black" scene in Act 2, where Astarion admits he has been too distracted in battle because he is in Horny Jail with the rest of the fandom. It deserved a longer scene, imo, and we get to explore more of their growing dynamic with trust and healthy BDSM.
For spell notes, content warnings, and more misc details, please check out the Guidebook in this series~
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This is a repost from the chaptered version of ATG, posted separately for proper tags and easier searching.
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In which a devil dances through Tav's sleep.
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Spoilers for Act 2, and a very slight hint at something from Act 3. This one is only vaguely canon adjacent, only canon compliant if you're really willing to stretch that definition.
CH4 is a lot more slow burn level than the last 2, so sorry to anyone desperate for some devilish smut, but I wanted to establish a lot more with Raphael as they have precious few scenes together in game.
Dreams can be so freeing, if you're the one in control of them. Emboldened by curiosity without consequence, Tav finds herself drawn in to the Devil's Dance
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This is a copy of Ch4 in the main work, separated to allow readers to skip pairings and sections they aren't fond of, and to allow better tagging.
For more details on the lore, please see the work "A Tav's Guide to A Tav's Guide" <3
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In which a little invention it tested on a willing subject...~~~
Continuing "Of Living, Loving, and the Strangest of Bedfellows - A Tav's Guide to Fucking Across Faerun: Sordid Coast Edition" with a little more Astarion/Tav fun.
Astarian has been up to something, and Tav is about to find out exactly what he's had planned. At least there are hidden rooms beneath the Last Light Inn, it makes sleepless nights much more entertaining...
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Spoiler guide and more notes here: https://archiveofourown.info/works/50569300/chapters/127746556Series
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In which rules of the heart and body are written and read.
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A short chapter of smutless angst just to position the story better for the points it will continue. Tav and Astarion begin to navigate their feelings and how they should move forward together, whilst still respecting each other's desires and boundaries.
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"I should’ve known you were dangerous, darling, from the moment you stopped my blade. What a beautiful trap you have set for me, an open door and all the freedom in the world. I’ll try to learn your rules, love, they’re the only ones worth a damn."
~~~Sorry darlings I'll make it up to you double with hot sauce in the next entry~
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In which the devil gets his due...
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Raphael needs to let off some steam, and if there's one thing Haarlep knows it is exactly how to do it. There's no room for any emotional connection beyond pure undiluted physical desire, wants tempted and needs met, and it seems a raised temper can indeed spice things up a little.
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"Raphael could be so plain unless they really riled him up. Anger and lust, it seemed, were excellent bedfellows. Like pleasure and pain, they mused as teeth raked along their length eliciting another wanton moan, the perfect balanced meal."
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Darlings indulge with me here this is the spiciest thing I've ever written and my secret beta readers haven't even got to it before posting so we're just throwing it right out there, really rolling the dice. Love it? Hate it? Want more of it? Less? I'd love to cater to your wishes, just as Haarlep does for the Archduke.
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In which two minds meet.
Tav finds herself in the Emperor's realm, closer to him than she had imagined being. She cannot deny her curiosity, and even though the literal mindflayer before her should mean nothing but doom, she also can't deny the care he has shown.
Perhaps he has his own agenda, but so does Tav. Rule 4... How far is she willing to pursue that curiosity? Why does he seem so kind? And why is he looking at her with an expression that can only be described as passion and longing?
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I see this chapter as a challenge. The game made the option sound appealing, and I can't deny either that it raised the idea of a bunch of possibilities, so join me as we explore a few of them, dear one, if you so desire~
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"You are…not what I expected. Not what anyone expects, I should wager.”
“Isn’t life more exciting with a little of the unexpected?” Tav grinned, beginning to make up her mind. The prospects were enticing, after all. Sleeping with a vampire, flirting with a fiend… Just what would it be like to be with someone who knows every one of my thoughts and desires?
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In which a mirror is met, and a trap is set.
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Tav's life has not become any easier since arriving in Baldur's Gate. The city that should've felt at least a little like home was even more full of horrors than her memories of the treacherous streets. With every danger building around her, there's only one place left to turn, and it might just be the most ironic of all. "House of Hope", they called it, even though everyone arriving was only barely clinging to the last shred of it they had.
Meanwhile, a bored incubus was about to get a surprise house guest, and an opportunity they had no intention of allowing to slip out of their grasp.
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Alright loves strap in, Haarlep is ready to see you now~
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This is the split chapter version of the full work, Of Living, Loving, and the Strangest of Bedfellows, a Tav's Guide to Fucking Across Faerun: Sordid Coast Edition (ATG)
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In which the Master of the House comes home.
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This is the second half of ATG 9 - Mouse? Rat.I split it for the fun cliffhanger, but also because it got so very long darlings it ran away from me I've spent 2 days just trying to keep up with this beast.
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Stepping through the shimmering magic and into Avernus in an instant, Raphael absent-mindedly licked his lips, the hint of heat there was about to make a lot more sense.In front of him, he could see that mirrored image of his own back, wings spread wide and shielding him from seeing the full scene.
“Well, well, well,” the master of the house spoke with a practiced air of calm irritation, “I don’t believe we had any scheduled guests today. And what, or rather who, the FUCK do you think you are doing, Harlot?” He spat out the greeting, the calm slipping away word by word. He was just about ready to dispatch whoever it was who had the audacity to lay in his bed, using his personal incubus. The very same who now folded their wings and turned to face him, fingers still buried deep in the body that lay bound on the bed, arms back, legs open, on full display and not even looking in his direction.
“Little Mouse?”
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In which a new bargain is struck.
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They knew he wanted to see her again, that there was a spark left unsatisfied by just the one night that they shared, and if there was one thing that Haarlep loved above all else it was feeding on a delicious meal of sins. They tapped the sending stone with an impatient claw, waiting for the right moment to begin putting their menu together. It was taking too long.
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With special thanks to my beloved Galecord degenerates, darlings you do fuel me so with both your own works and the lavish praises you spoil me with. I adore you all~
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In which the Cat finds the Mouse has set the trap...
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The second part of ATG 11. It may be best to read 11 first to get the context of the ongoing scene, but not vital.
Warning, loves, this is a LONG chapter. Haarlep seized my soul for several days and demanded that I do the piece justice, so they got plenty of time to play~
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“What took you so long?” Tav spoke, in Haarlep’s voice, in their feminine body. Her wings were spread out behind her, tail flicking slightly with mock agitation, as she swirled wine lazily in a glass barely bothering to look over at the new arrival. Just like Haarlep told her.
“I can take as long as I wish, Harlot. And why, may I ask, have you chosen that body tonight?” He walked over casually, sitting on the other end of the bed.
Tav’s heart quickened a little, it was…different, to see him like this. “Technically, it is my body, so I may decorate it as I wish. Or were you hoping I might have a different look for you to try out? Something decidedly more…rodent, perhaps?” She was suddenly glad that her skin was already bright red, the implication they made whilst speaking for her, from her… It was almost as exciting as the reaction she saw from Raphael.
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The 13th chapter of the ongoing long fiction "Of Living, Loving, and the Strangest of Bedfellows - A Tav's Guide to Fucking Across Faerun: Sordid Coast Edition"
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Halsin is almost healed from his ordeal under Orin, but he has missed the embrace of nature...and now he and Tav long for an entirely different embrace, too.
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Tav tensed as he moved lower, leaving small bites along the line of her hip, each delighted gasp from her lips only urging him onwards with renewed passion.“Hold on.” He murmured, as he hooked his arms under her legs and in one swift motion stood up with her thighs on his shoulders, bracing her back against the tree once more as his tongue began to taste her desire.
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“You are…dangerous.” He rolled his head back, leaning in to the touch against his ear.
“Isn’t that what makes it exciting?” She began to kiss and nip across his chest, her fingertips still tracing unspoken words in her new favourite place to tease, relishing in the quickening of his pulse.
...“More?” His breathless whisper was hot against her ear, lips trailing a new path, worshipping every inch of her body as he sank to his knees before her, one hand already moving to her inner thigh.
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In which an enemy becomes a bedfellow...
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This is a copy of the same chapter found in the single work version of the long fic series "Of Living, Loving, and the Strangest of Bedfellows - A Tav's Guide to Fucking Across Faerun: Sordid Coast Edition" (A Tav's Guide, or ATG, for short)
---Tav worries if she made the right decision, pushing Wyll to defy Mizora and risking everything in the process. When the devil herself appears at her door, she can't help but be tempted by unwise curiosity at the offer that's presented. Maybe Mizora is only here to try and stir trouble, to break the bonds of both love and friendship, but perhaps there's something that could be gained from it after all... If nothing else, it would certainly be an interesting addition to the pages of her diary.
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Tav and Astarion have finally put an end to Cazador, but what does that mean for them together? She convinced him not to seek the same intoxicating power that promised safety, but they both find that shadows still linger in the city streets of Baldur's Gate. And yet...by the light of the moon, two rogues reaffirm their passion for life, and each other, beside an empty grave.
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“Are you certain? I really don’t mind. I can wait until the end of time, or if you wanted we never have to-”
“Shh.” He cut her off, a genuine smile soothing her fears as he let go of one of her hands, pulling her diary from the bag. “When I gave you this, I wasn’t certain. I worried that maybe you would find all you wanted in the arms of another, that there would be nothing left that you would want from me…”
“That’s impossible. Lust and love, they’re not the same, Astarion. They can combine, they can entwine and be more than either thing alone,” she lifted their hands, pressing their palms together, “but only when that’s what both people want.”
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In which a meal becomes a feast...
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Tav feels that she, Astarion, and Halsin have earned at least one afternoon with a quiet lunch. Her feet, however, carry her without thinking directly to the doors of Sharess' Caress - where the drinks might be the best in town but the dining is far from peaceful.- Sample -
“It seems our beloved tires of hearing us,” Halsin smiled, choosing instead to bow politely and ply the vampire’s pale fingers with more soft affection.
“I wouldn’t mind hearing more, my dear druid, but maybe something I actually want to hear.” A hint of sharp fangs were just barely visible through Astarion’s own smile that was growing along with the confidence in his voice.
Hearing that, and seeing the subtle change in demeanour, Tav knelt at his feet, bowing her head in deference. “On your terms, my beloved, – your wish is my command.” She saw a flicker of hesitation cross his face, a moment of concern for taking control that vanished when Halsin followed suit, kneeling beside her and looking up to their lover above them both.
“Command us, my heart, and you shall have all you desire.”
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In which a robber becomes a guest...
Tav needs information on where to find Wyll's father if she's going to help him break free from his contract with Mizora, and given they denied the cambion's offer that would have further bound him to serve her, there are few options left. Sending most of their companions away, Tav and Astarion organise a break-in of sorts, where she plans to sneak into Gortash's stronghold and use everything at her disposal to find out whatever she can about the prison's location without letting the tyrant figure out what she's up to.
A dangerous game, but there are advantages to a midnight truce with a tyrant where wits and bodies meet their equals~
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“I should have expected you to be just as relentless in your debauchery as you are in your pointless heroism.” Enver’s breath was still just on the edge of ragged as he glared down at the grinning rogue, who merely licked her lips as she settled back on her heels.
“Well, my Lord? Satisfied to be brought to near ruin by your humble subject?” The hint of venom in her words did not go unnoticed, nor would they remain unpunished for long
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This piece now fits in to ATG continuity so there has been a change to the title and a few little edits.
ACT 3 spoilers follow~
Tav finds herself in need of rescue, and who better than the self-proclaimed saviour, swooping in on red wings to save the day? And yet, they both find themselves off-balance with unexpected care from the cambion.
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Tav groaned.
*Why is nothing ever simple, and why do I have to be the one to decide all of this? And why is he still being so nice? It’s easier when it’s just unhinged sex, or the usual mind games, the back and forth of Cat and Mouse…*“Get some rest, Little Mouse. You will need it. Our foes will not wait forever.” The cambion’s hand caressed her hair gently, a move that surprised them both again. He withdrew, as if he had touched the very edge of a hot stove. Although, who had ever heard of a devil getting burned?
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With the end drawing ever closer, Tav takes one last night to visit her old home. Friends and lovers alike share a meal in the calm before the storm, lovers remaining for dessert after the others return to the inn for the night...
This is the penultimate chapter of this series, and though I don't intend to cover the finale of the game in great detail the events and results will all be tied up in the ending~
(This is the series version where each "chapter" is in its own work to allow for more precise tagging, it is otherwise a copy of the chapter found in the unabridged version of the same title)
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