Astarion isn’t the sort to lean away when Winter tilts in, but the question actually briefly confuses him.]
I, I don’t—
[…Until it doesn’t, and gods, how is he supposed to reply to that? This man is a difficult tease when the vampire is the one who should be playing that role, and sometimes this does leave him without a retort launched on his tongue.
Eventually, he hikes up a pale brow, looking straight at him.]
You know I’m all for a bit of whimsical fun, darling, but tentacles are better left as not a surprise you spring on someone unwittingly. Besides, there’s nothing at all wrong with your body as it is now — why ruin a good thing?
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Astarion isn’t the sort to lean away when Winter tilts in, but the question actually briefly confuses him.]
I, I don’t—
[…Until it doesn’t, and gods, how is he supposed to reply to that? This man is a difficult tease when the vampire is the one who should be playing that role, and sometimes this does leave him without a retort launched on his tongue.
Eventually, he hikes up a pale brow, looking straight at him.]
You know I’m all for a bit of whimsical fun, darling, but tentacles are better left as not a surprise you spring on someone unwittingly. Besides, there’s nothing at all wrong with your body as it is now — why ruin a good thing?