Being a vampire means being cursed with immortality, watching everyone you know and love die whilst you stand there, alone. Astarion had suffered much in his life, but losing his love to time hurt the most. For 500 years, Astarion walked the cold earth alone, watching civilization change and advance without him.

The year was 2024, and as Astarion walked down a lonely sidewalk, a person walking past caught his gaze. His lover… it couldn’t be, could it?