I Don’t See Any Baby Elephant

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Once again annoyed and posting about this elven vampire's canon sexuality because I'm getting increasingly sick of people being willfully ignorant of it...

Astarion is PANSEXUAL. This is CANON.

He is not a asexual. He is not simply gay, either.

I have not played the game, but I have literally watched so many videos and clips that I know enough of his backstory. Neil himself, the actor who played Astarion, has outwardly confirmed that Astarion is, in fact, pansexual.

When romancing him in game, yes, he expresses that he doesn't want you or anyone else to see him in terms of sex--because he is healing from that being all he ever was. Astarion was a prostitute while under Cazador's command. Take note of him mentioning entertaining Cazador's guests in a specific room, one which has a large bed with what looks to be silk sheets on it in the middle of it.

He talks about being confined to the pleasure chambers. If you visit the drow twins and proposition them, there's a chance for dialogue in which he literally outright calls himself an elven prostitute ("You have a type, don't you? Elven prostitutes? Again? It's rather embarrassing, dear.") He also says he's never been on the paying end of a brothel.

His dislike of being sexually objectified comes from a place of trauma that he is trying to heal from.

But wait--there's more.

Because he does eventually heal enough that he desires sex. Specifically with your Tav. Whom he loves. Genuinely.

He brings it up on his own, and wants to act upon it. This occurs in the graveyard, directly on top of his very own grave. This is him taking back his bodily autonomy. Making sex with your Tav special, and his own, and something he wants.

This want will occur regardless of your Tav's gender. Astarion expresses sexual interest in your Tav. He is not asexual.

And for the record, here's the textbook definition of asexuality: adjective--experiencing no sexual feelings or desires; not feeling sexual attraction to anyone. Noun--a person who experiences no sexual feelings or desires, or who is not sexually attracted to anyone.

But Astarion does experience sexual attraction and desire. For your Tav. And it is wildly maddening that people keep finding ways to erase his pansexuality.

Hell, I'd accept panromantic demisexual as a take, considering the fact that yeah, he really doesn't have a preference regarding gender, but his sexual attraction is focused on your Tav. But to pop off saying he's asexual or solely gay is a stretch, and whether you mean for it to be or not, it is pansexual erasure.

Don't get me wrong, headcanon how you want, but don't go blatantly spitting opinions as if they are fact, when his canon lore says otherwise.

Y'all keep spouting about "respecting the character," but then, by disregarding his actual sexuality and preferences end up directly disrespecting the very character you demanded respect for.

"It's rather embarrassing, dear."

Edit: Just to be clear, this doesn't mean I have anything against people who are asexual or gay. Everybody is free to be who they are and have their own preferences, and I love and respect that! This is simply in regards to the character Astarion specifically, because we have been given canon lore and answers in regards to his sexuality, and people have been willfully and blatantly ignorant of it just because of certain aspects of him that they choose to hyperfixate on, which in turn completely eliminates all other aspects of his character and it is extremely disappointing to see happening when we consider how loved this character has become and how many people have resonated with him.

Me and my trans pansexual ass be like-

I’m like the opposite of a catholic. all sex is fine except sex for reproduction

Wriolette gives me life

I LOVE BEING MORE FEMININE!!! AND IF YALL DONT LIKE ARTISTS DRAWING ME THAT WAY I DONT CARE!!!! I ALSO LIKE BEING MASCULINE AT TIMES!!! I FLIP FLOP!!! IF ANYONE CROSSES A LINE I WILL SAY SOMETHING!!! WHO CARES LETS ALL BE SILLY!!!!

Meet Ares the german shepherd husky malamute mix

She’s a menace to society and refuses to let me take good photos of her.

She is also my heart dog

Fun Facts:

Covid puppy (wasn’t well socialized sadly so she’s reactive to dogs she doesn’t know)

Very sweet and she’s always by my side trying to help around the house

Hates bedtime and will try to hide when I call her

I wasn’t planning on getting her but she was given to us for free because our past neighbors’ dogs (her parents) killed our chickens.

Would trade the world for her.

There is one brain cell in there that occasionally hits the right part.

High energy but lazy.

Taught her how to hold my hand but…

It was a terrible mistake

She punches now

And she thinks it’s hilarious

Howls when she gets excited and everyone thinks it’s hilarious so she does too (big smile every time afterwards)

Todoroki: Hey guys, what are you watching?

Izuku: Kitten Football.

Todoroki: Why?

Izuku: It’s randomly came on and now I’m invested. And then Kacchan came in and got into it too. Aw, look Snuggles fell asleep-

Bakugo: SNUGGLES, WAKE THE HELL UP AND GET YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME, DAMNIT!

Todoroki:

Izuku: Kacchan sees the show differently than I do.

Ares- I-

She thinks it’s hilarious to steal her sister’s ball and depending on its size hide it from her with her own body

She’s actually really smart in that she has figured out how to use her neck floof to make smaller balls completely disappear

This time it was too big for that so she used it as a pillow

Her sister argues with her everytime

Here’s a mostly accurate self portrait sadly my binder doesn’t have the flags :((( and I don’t have elf ears- lmao

But yea

I’m kinda gay in all the ways :)

Who wants a summary of the dnd game I’m in?