Astarion/Cazador

Astarion/Cazador is the pairing of Astarion and Cazador Szarr in Baldur's Gate III fandom. It was implied that some sort of forced sexual relationship might have existed in EA, in a sire/childe and/or master/spawnYoutube video of Astarion's reaction to the implication that Cazador was his master in the bedroom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bboE524lVUI&ab_channel=OliviaB. dynamic.
==Canon==
==Fandom==
===Common Tropes===
In general, Dead Dove: Do Not Eat and Gore are core warning tags of the paring.
* Feeding/bloodplay: Astarion was never allowed to feed on other elves (his kind's preferred sustenance, according to DnDTumblr post featuring a multiple post research doc on Vampire lore that may exists in a semi-canon state (unused/unreferenced in-game, canon in DnD) by y-rhywbeth2 https://www.tumblr.com/y-rhywbeth2/734436280217337856/dd-vampire-lore-dump-1?source=share), nor other intelligent beings. Instead he was forced to feed on rats and bugs.Youtube video of Astarion telling the PC about his past forced feeding habits by Kaimeriss https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS_4qNiOwn0&ab_channel=Kaimeriss The pairing features many instances of Astarion being forced to eat something unappetizingTwitter (X) art of Cazador gifting Astarion a rat for Christmas by saltvapor https://x.com/saltvapor/status/1737454857400066305?s=20 or vile, and even forced to overfeed. There are also scenes of Cazador feeding in front of a hungry Astarion or biting him himself.Twitter (X) art of Cazador feeding on Astarion by LehyScraps
https://twitter.com/LehyScraps/status/1743303061412405452 Blood kink is a common theme as well.
* Rancid Daddy Vibes: Term coined from the story lost and never found by arenathesia and fan discussion related to the pseudo-incest of his relationship with his spawn, particularly Astarion. He frequently forces Astarion to call him father, while calling him son or child/childe. He might switch this dynamic when it most suits him, playing the part of Astarion's husband (or wife, mainly in art) in public, much to Astarion's mortification and horror.
* Sadistic Master: It is canon that Astarion suffered physically and mentally at Cazador's hands. It's common to see, either in art or fiction, various methods of torture being used by Cazador on Astarion. Sometimes Godey is used as intermediary in these sessions. The torture instruments or methods typically are historical and many times brutal. This might include graphic torture such as/similar to the blood eagleTwitter (X) art of Cazador opening Astarion's chest and clutching his heart by orangiah_https://twitter.com/orangiah_/status/1741680768378650753, defanging him, removing his nails or castrating him. Fandom also uses BDSM tropes with this pairing.Twitter (X) art of Cazador putting Astarion (in bondage) on his knees and gagging him with gloves by _fataldate
https://twitter.com/_fataldate/status/1744253633158603204
* Scarification: Cazador has canonically carved part of an infernal contract into Astarion's back, which considering how vampire regeneration works, shouldn't be possible or at the very least, easily achievable. How this was done remains a mystery, with some fans pondering if the dagger used for the ritual was blessed or the ritual itself allowed the skin to scar. Scarification in the pairing tends to refer to the infernal contract scars, but other fanworks exist.Twitter (X) art of Cazador cutting/carving Astarion and blaming him for the mess by tragedyjuice1. Interestingly Cazador appears naked in this art https://x.com/tragedyjuice1/status/1734484013883281657?s=20
* Topping from the bottom: A growing trend amongst fans of the pairing is to have Cazador compel Astarion to top him. Usually Astarion needs to be very careful with his actions during sex, lest he be punished afterwards.
* Whump/Hurt and no Comfort: Canonically the relationship has always been unbalanced (as a master/spawn). Due to Cazador's nature, Astarion saw little to no peace during his time as spawn. Many stories don't feature a good ending for Astarion, or they showcase just how bad his situation was, with any relief or comfort.
==Fanworks==
===Fanfic===
* Oil on Canvas, Scarification by purple_bookcover, Cazador summons Astarion to his chambers. At first, Cazador is attentive, almost kind. That immediately sets Astarion on edge. If there is one thing he knows he cannot trust, it's Cazador's kindness. (Or: What if the scene where Cazador carves the curse into Astarion's back was vaguely horny and extremely detailed?) (2023)
* the first lesson of vellioth, Topping from the bottom by shibuya, “A change of pace, child. A test.” Gods, he did not enjoy the sound of that. (2023)
===Fanart===
* Ну вот так вот. Потом дождусь пока вы все забудете и выложу фулл как (machine translation: Well, that's it. Then I’ll wait until you forget everything and post it in full) by RatohnhakeKenwa on Twitter (X)
* discipline or lack thereof, Rancid Daddy Vibes by sexgoldrevenge on Twitter (X)
* NSFW More things about backs..., Scarification by arradraws on Tumblr
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==Resources & Links==
Category:Baldur's Gate Relationships
Category:Slash Pairings