[He could see her blush, he could feel the heat on her cheeks and that made him feel... content. It was a weird, fuzzy feeling tied to the fact that he now knew that all his efforts at least served something. He allowed himself a small grin and turned just to offer her a short glance. Okay, perhaps it had not been a complete disaster, at least she was more... affected by him? Bless his blood sensibility that allowed him to see even those almost imperceptible shifts of temperature.
And yes, if Astarion had to be honest he would confirm he would have chosen to fall himself before letting anything touch her. On the reasons, he would have much to say about love and feelings, of course- but that would all be a lie. The others could still believe what they wanted though, was it so absurd for a vampire to fall in love with the first person who genuinely shown his kindness? The first person he ever interacted- dagger tinted meeting aside- since he got out of his nightmare and his kidnapping? The first one who acctually accepted him in the group when it was clear he was the one who sucked a willd boar dry?
Karlach was going to fall for this book-like romance so easily. The others no, perhaps, but he just had to be coherent with his actions. Rejecting Lae'zel was probably already a good first step, it was a matter of back pain but he could tie it too his slowly growing feelings. All was... okay enough in the greater scheme of things.]
Oh, please. Do they have to believe I was so inept at getting food I ended up ruining my clothes? Saying we had a rough, rough moment of passion would be perfect to cover our little misadventure. I can even take some of my armor off once we're close enough.
[He got it, it was a no and he wasn't going to say anything she didn't want, but at the same time he was still allowed to tease her, right? He turned in her direction and walked backward for a couple of steps, winking in her direcion.]
Fine, no sexy tales. But tomorrow I expect you to be my mirror to tell me if I look handsome enough when I will be done cleaning myself. Not that I am not by default, but I can certainly look better than this.
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And yes, if Astarion had to be honest he would confirm he would have chosen to fall himself before letting anything touch her. On the reasons, he would have much to say about love and feelings, of course- but that would all be a lie. The others could still believe what they wanted though, was it so absurd for a vampire to fall in love with the first person who genuinely shown his kindness? The first person he ever interacted- dagger tinted meeting aside- since he got out of his nightmare and his kidnapping? The first one who acctually accepted him in the group when it was clear he was the one who sucked a willd boar dry?
Karlach was going to fall for this book-like romance so easily. The others no, perhaps, but he just had to be coherent with his actions. Rejecting Lae'zel was probably already a good first step, it was a matter of back pain but he could tie it too his slowly growing feelings. All was... okay enough in the greater scheme of things.]
Oh, please. Do they have to believe I was so inept at getting food I ended up ruining my clothes? Saying we had a rough, rough moment of passion would be perfect to cover our little misadventure. I can even take some of my armor off once we're close enough.
[He got it, it was a no and he wasn't going to say anything she didn't want, but at the same time he was still allowed to tease her, right? He turned in her direction and walked backward for a couple of steps, winking in her direcion.]
Fine, no sexy tales. But tomorrow I expect you to be my mirror to tell me if I look handsome enough when I will be done cleaning myself. Not that I am not by default, but I can certainly look better than this.