When I say that "no one cares about/likes Astarion," you need to pay attention to storytelling and character development. It's part of Astarion's entire arc and EXTREMELY hard to miss.
He tells you several times that no one cares about him throughout the game, and because of his arc, he is right. He even has a rant about it after his siblings try to kidnap him in Act 3. No one is like Tav. No one gives a damn. Tav is the only one who remains at his side, going above and beyond for him, and is the only one making a change in his life. It could be why he's such a ride-or-die for them, no matter their decisions. This means that none of the other companions are all that interested in doing that for him. They are just there because Tav is there, not for him. Astarion only got as far as he did because Tav is the only one who cares. Without Tav, Astarion will die in a ditch, or worse.
Hell, the WHOLE REASON he's the way he is is because no one cares for him. He's spicy in the same way a feral cat is and will only warm up to people who actively make an effort to help him or he feels safe around. He doesn't like seeing Tav helping others because he didn't get help when he needed it. He hates hero types because of this. If someone cared about what happened to him, he most likely wouldn't be in the situation he's in now. Even if you like someone, you don't want bad things to happen to them. You can try to make an argument that the companions do care about him, but it's nowhere near enough for Astarion to take notice.
I would say not to hinge on gameplay to prove this, considering a lot of it is mechanics and how your companions will side with Tav no matter what they do minus a few situations, but there are hints of it here and there. No one gets angry if something happens to him or leaves to "go help him". It's "he was bound to be trouble," "he was useful, oh well," or "We have bigger things to worry about." Even then, there may be a "he will be missed" comment thrown in but nothing else. I'm not even sure if there's dialogue from the companions from his Act 3 kidnapping because even Astarion himself doesn't comment when you save him.
Warming up to him is not the same as caring about him. It just makes one more tolerable to be around and the only reason he's around them is they have a common goal. Gale was blunt about that after being told to blow up due to Mystra if you don't romance him (though that may have been softened due to one of the patches). These are just a random gaggle of people thrown together for a single purpose and if you don't make an effort to help them, they stay that way.
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE seeing art of everyone in the camp chasing after Astarion to try to protect him from the sun, but it only reminds me that no one moved a muscle to go see if he was okay and just commented on it instead.
All of these photos are from the Danganronpa 4コマ KINGS series. I do not own any of the drawings, but these photos are mine. All credit goes to Spike Chunsoft for the characters and the books themselves.
The wait is over! It's time for Mondo spam :D
He's always so angry lol
Though, I guess it's not always...
Ya'know how Mondo wanted to be a carpenter? He tried fixing a chair once. It went very well, as you can see.....
Make way for the toughest guy in town!
Mondo loves all small animals :)
HE'S KINDA CUTE WHEN HE'S FLUSTERED AWW
Happi boi
What's with Mondo and getting essploded?
Oh, I guess this is why. Just freely handing bombs to people LOL
LMAO imagine watching your bro get executed. Can't relate.
[Not a spoiler, in case anyone is worried]
My tracksuit isn't blue :)
Saj :(
Oh boy, I sure do wonder why his handbook stopped working...
[It's still in his pocket]
He gives zero "effs"
Mondo misses riding his bike :(
He eepy
THE UNDERSIDE OF HIS HAIR LOOKS LIKE A DIVING BOARD I'M SORRY--
I'm sorry, which manga am I reading again?
[Btw, funny note, Monokuma-bot is basically saying "I WILL make you wear white underwear!!"]
HAHA what
Alright, that's all for now! Go, my trusty steed!!
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I had a lot to say about this guy, if you couldn't tell :)
GOD HE'S SO COOL
A lot of his appearances were actually just him interacting with either Chihiro or Taka, actually. Though, that said, after character pictures are done, I'm totally willing to post pairing pictures if you guys want! Just lmk who you want to see in a picture together and I'll post them :)
Also, lmk who you want to see after Kyoko! I've only got 6/16 students lined up so far, so there's plenty more room lol
I really like posting these photos for everyone! It's been really fun so far!
[Btw, use these photos for whatever you like. Credit is always nice, though!]
Next up: Aoi Asahina!
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How to write it
How to write romance
Love Language - Showing, not telling love
Love Language - Showing you care
Honeymoon
Slow burn
Forbidden Romance (+ prompts)
Reasons for a break-up while still loving each other
How to create quick chemistry
How to write enemies to lovers (+ prompts)
How to write lovers to enemies to lovers
Arranged matrimony for royalty (+ prompts)
Date gone wrong
Academic rivals to lovers
Romantic Fall Date Ideas
How to write a polyamorous relationship
Milestones in a relationship
How to write age difference
Fluffy Kiss Scene
Reasons a couple would divorce on good terms
Prompt Lists
Romance Prompt List Part I + Part II + Part III + Part IV
Bad ones, unrequited, break-up Part I + Part II
Flirting - Successful and unsuccessful Part I + Part II
Two smart and also stupid people in love
Push and pull romantic prompts
Co-workers - Hate to love
Lovers to enemies
Love to hate relationship
Romantic One-Liners Part I
Smutty One-Liners Part I + Part II + Part III
Physical One-Liners Part I + Part II
Jealousy + Things said during sex prompts
Moving in together
OTP Christmas Prompts
Prompts about kissing
Romance Sentence Starters
Romantic Question Prompts
Fake Dating/Marriage/Engagement Prompts
Domestic Fluff Prompts
Fluff Prompts
Romantic, non-sexual intimacy prompts
OT3 Prompts
OT3 ideas
Royalty Prompts - Loyal companion x Princess Romance
Royalty Prompts - Prince/ss x Commoner - Revealing royal heritage
Royalty Prompts - Knight x Princess
Fake Dating Royalty Prompts
Hurt/Comfort Dialogue Prompts
Hurt/Comfort Prompts
Roommates to lovers - Spending time together
Introducing partner(s) to family
Flirting Prompts - Oblivious and flirty
Teasing Prompts
Unrequited Love Prompts
Dramatic/Break-up Dialogue Prompts
Romance Dialogue Prompts – Uncomfortable with affection
Matchmaking Prompts
Valentine’s Day Prompts
Fake Dating Dialogue Prompts
Fake Dating AUs
Fake Dating Prompts
Cute Date Ideas
Hand-holding
Kisses
Hugs
Touching
Physical Reactions
Love confession - Screaming at each other
Ways to say ‘I love you’
Love Triangle Ideas
Soulmates AUs
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Yes i will continue slowly posting all the stuff from magma you cannot stop me
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i’ll never understand people who can’t make fun of their faves a little. like yes i love this character and would defend them to my grave but also they’re stupid sometimes and they do dumb things and imma make fun of them for it
The amount of scared tissue in Deacons face from all those face changes. Ouch
The fact that Maxson is only 20 and already a raging alcoholic
That Nick probably knew Hancock while he was growing up and that's why the two of them are so close
That Deacon is probably older than Hancock
that Pipers dad was probably apart of the minutemen
that Curie probably had ptsd and abandonment issues from being locked in vault 81 and watching everyone she ever cared about die
That Deacon might have a kid....
Prestons survivors guilt and how deeply traumatized he is
That though people like to give maccready shit for being dirty the man's canonically super allergic to dust so he's more likely to be a cluttered kind of messy than actually filthy
both Hancock and Preston canonically crush on sole but are to insecure to initiate it for their own different reasons
That Deacons been to capitol wastland and maybe even the Mojave or at least has deep knowledge on both
That the lone wanderer is technically apart of the railroad...
That Maccready met Butch Deloria at some point and has knowledge of the tunnel snakes
That the current BOS chapter looks down on the Lyons even though they were the best leaders in bos history....
If the sole survivor had died in the bombs instead of being cryogenicly frozen the railroad wouldn't exist because Shaun would have never been used to create Gen 3 synths, the bos would never have come to the commonwealth because there would be no strange energy readings, and the minutemen would have died in the raider attack at the museum of history
Caits backstory is probably one of the darkest and shes severely traumatized by her own past and uses drugs to escape it
That if he has max affinity with sole X6-88 doesn't seem to care all to much about the institute being destroyed
That though Danse may have a power armour fetish people tend to forget X6-88 also does....
That it was sole who introduced Mac to the mutfruit thing and not the other way around....
That Nick an Irma from the memory den definitely fucked at some point
that magnolia from goodneighbor and Sturges are both synths
That after defeating the institute Deacon quotes Plato and is highly educated on philosophy and literature in general
That Nick just had another detective coat lying around presumably waiting for a partner
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