Shadowheart/Lae'zel

Shadowheart/Lae'zel (also known as Shadowzel or Laeheart) is the pairing of Shadowheart and Lae'zel in Baldur's Gate III fandom.
== Canon ==
== Fandom ==
Lae'zel/Shadowheart is one of the most popular BG3 Femslash ships, having over 1,000 fics on AO3 as of 2025, exceeding Shadowheart/Fem!Tav and Aylin/Isobel. 
=== Pairing name and representation ===
	Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples.
=== "I suppose you’ve earned it" post reactions ===
On February 9 2024, the official Larian Studios Twitter (X) account posted a video of a new Shadowheart/Lae'zel kiss animation that would come out during Valentine's Day week.https://twitter.com/larianstudios/status/1757078067132940537 This seems to have been the first time Larian used an in-game Shadowzel paring scene to promote a part of the game. The line used in the post is related to the dynamic of their canon relationship. Fans reactions were very positive and many were glad to see a femslash pairing used in the official channels.https://x.com/osirisaint/status/1757088801862607018?s=20https://x.com/NomTheBurritos/status/1757093080694448350?s=20https://x.com/SAMI_3836/status/1757092353758617959?s=20
==Fanworks==
=== Fanfiction ===
* Recognize the Weapon in My Mind by truebluemoon, the first exclusively Lae'zel/Shadowheart fic published to AO3.
* Truce by Looktotheedges, an early long-running Lae'zel/Shadoweheart longfic.
* though i burn, how could i fall? by Jazzfordshire, a popular and prominent explicit one-shot.
* Two Little Words by GunpowderCarousel, an early and popular fic by a prolific Lae'zel/Shadowheart author.
===Fanart===
* inspired by @gunpowdercarousel's You Are More Than Your People by 1004knightingale
* anyways back to regularly scheduled programming where i bang these two together as if they were barbie dolls by 51ft
* yes im still here hi by 51ft
* heh by 51ft
* the girls are......fighting..? by araneapeixes
* by the river by autochroma
* they belong together by boowish
* Is this some kind of attack by cassqween
* How could I not draw them by generalxiaolong]
* Intimidation check: SUCCESS by linka-from-captain-planet (mild NSFW)
* BG3 truly gave me everything i wished for by moksutinn
* what if we were both girls traumatized by our religions and learned about softness together 🫣 by morglien
* alexa play losing my religion by musimoni
* battle girlfriends by negicantdraw
* girls night by negicantdraw
* is this hate or foreplay at this point 🤔 by nerime
* Shadowheart and Lae'zel by nightmaskart
* its the 'kiss me like you hate me' vibes by nikoniko808
* you shine with more intensity than all the stars I've destroyed by pricklepicklepie
* i have been known to be fond of dynamics by quibbs
* Toxic yuri by redundantz
* guys its okay i think they talked things out ^_^ by sawtual
* Pics in Astarion's Blackmail Folder by spicyraeman
* Truthfully, it took more courage to ask for a soft touch then it would to meet the gaze of the Ninefold dragon... by spicyraeman
* When all this is over, will you stay with me? For good? by spicyraeman
* by Baldur's Gate inktober day 12: Enemies themaybug
* Shadowzel / Laeheart by torgas-u-u
* Shadowheart x Lae'zel by woellow
* clenching my teeth by yowx
* They make my brain go brrrrrr by zarazaipozoga
* They're gay your honour by zarazaipozoga
=== Cosplay ===
	Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples.
 
==Archives & Fannish Links==
* Lae'zel/Shadowheart (Baldur's Gate) works at AO3
* Shadowheart x Lae'zel, Lae'zel x Shadowheart, Shadowzel, and Laeheart tags on Tumblr
Category:Baldur's Gate Relationships
Category:Femslash Pairings