🔥 astarion

[ablazement]

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[ablazement]

You are nice to look at!

But you know that's not all there is to you. There's more to you than just your body, fangs. And I think you should hear that as often as I can tell you.

[haematocritical]

[ hmmmMMMMmmmmMMMMmmmmmm ]

...

I know. [ character development and canon point, yo. ] My wit and personality are just as wonderful to behold. Now stop being nice to me and tell me who you'd happily alpha top. [ thanks nina ]

[ablazement]

[character development!! she's proud of him, but it's not going to stop her from saying it, because she thinks that even if you know, having someone else tell you is nice.

that does make her laugh, though! she stretches idly.]

Already did Boots. [she manages to say this without being sad this time!] I don't know, my choices are a little slim.

[haematocritical]

[ he's allergic to sincerity. but he does lean forward at that. nat really smashed through your window at mach fuck. ]

Oh?

[ good she deserves to get it even if he rudely DIED and astarion is going to kick his ass when my prayers are answered and he goes to the gy ]

... How did that work, by the way? You know. [ pointed face. IS HE LIKE A KEN DOLL DOWN THERE. he'll stop if she does get sad with a capital S but

BUT. ] I'm not sure why you think your choices are slim. People should be so lucky.

[ablazement]

[bens aggressively

she just

does the V motion with her tongue again? sorry, she's horrible. i'm not going to go ask nat how they banged i'm embarrassed enough that it was week zero

as for the rest of it, she hums.]

I don't know, you said it yourself. Little too young, too on edge, too straight-laced. [glances at him, raising an eyebrow] Lucky, huh.

[haematocritical]

[ week 0. goes to ask nat (no. but i will at endgame) ]

... [ he also hmmmms at that. honestly, good for her. get that physical contact with the hot cyborg. ]

There are a lot of kids here. At least they're keeping it together. [ mostly. also i just went through the list and my god there are so many kids left. ]

[ablazement]

[COVERS MY ENTIRE FACE]

Mostly, yeah. They're all tough little shits. Or they try to be.

[big sigh. her katamari teen ball......]

[haematocritical]

[ heh. ]

... Gods, we really have been left as babysitters, haven't we?

[ablazement]

[GIVES HIM THE MOST EXHAUSTED LOOK IN THE UNIVERSE]

[haematocritical]

[ there there. ]

I'd offer to get you a drink but I'm not sure your hangover would appreciate it.

[ablazement]

Eh. I can handle another barrel, probably.

[silence, for a bit, and then, a little more quietly:]

Kind of burning out a bit, Astarion.

[haematocritical]

[ this is why you don't care about anyone but yourself (false) and remain entirely unattached! (partially false)



(chappell roan voice) i told you so. ]

Karlach, I am not surprised.

[ablazement]

[her expression gets a little like she is sucking on something sour.]

Well, don't - rub it in. [she is already pulling the metaphorical wall back up so she can be the big strong one again!!!] I'll be fine.

[haematocritical]

[ he sighs and smacks her in the shoulder lightly. ]

Stop that. I'm not surprised, but that doesn't mean you have to go back to pretending everything's just fine.

[ablazement]

[continues to pout]

I'm not pretending.

[haematocritical]

[ looks at her like please. ]

I'm very bad at offering comfort, you know. But don't lie when you just told me you're struggling.

[ablazement]

Well, I'm not going to put it on your shoulders when you don't know how to deal with it, am I.

It's fine. I'll just drink another barrel and spend a night with myself or something, that might fix it.

[haematocritical]

Karlach.

For fucks sake, I'm bad at it but I'm willing to try. [ AAAA. ]

[ablazement]

[agitated tail flick, and then, after a moment:]

... Famine keeps telling me I'm bad at letting people try. [...] Daan called me a light, the other night. A light to keep the darkness away.

[haematocritical]

Famine also tells me I need therapy every time I talk to them. Maybe they're onto something, I don't bloody know.

[ he slumps down a little. ]

... He did?

[ablazement]

After Aerith died, he said it. You're our light now, Karlach.

[and she took that as a responsibility! because if all the lights go out, the people she loves are going to be in darkness, and she doesn't want that to happen.]

So I will be.

[haematocritical]

...

[ he just stares at her for a moment. briefly considers punching daan in the face, really entertains it in his mind, goes through the whole motions and relishes them and then lets it go because that would make kARLACH SAD. ]

That's a lot of pressure to put on someone's shoulders. Even if he meant well by it.

[ablazement]

[help astarion i love you

she rubs at her chest a bit, over the glowing engine.]

He did mean well, and it's reminding me to not be a sad sack, so it's alright. I don't mind it, I just wish there was something else I could do.

[haematocritical]

[ taps a little rhythm on her arm with his fingers. ]

I think you are already doing as much as you are capable of. And no, I don't mean that to disparage your abilities, I just think this situation is fucking impossible.

So maybe you should be a little more open with myself and Gale about when it is too much, if everyone else is coming to you and telling you it's all too much. [ a jab on the you. and the other you. ]

[ablazement]

[nyeh!!!!!

she just looks up at him where she's sprawled, tired. does not protest the taps.]

You both need more protecting than I do. [stubbornly!! taps the tank asw] And anyway, you both always make exceptions for me all the time.

[the only good aligned bg3..........]