[ That moment, brief as it is in reality, stretches into a small lifetime for Winter, during which all sorts of thoughts race through his mind. Has he done something wrong? Is Astarion's wound acting up? What on earth could possibly be the matter?
Because what he expects is for the vampire to crash into his lips, for them to taste each other and move together and eventually get so lost in one another that there's no stopping until they're both spent. But instead, something else washes across Astarion's expression, something he can't quite put a name to, but it gives him pause all the same.
Just like this, he says, and settles to curl atop him, to just be close. It's a bit of a surprise, yes, but far from disappointing. It instills a different feeling in him entirely, warm and fond and soft. He... gods, this is a better reminder than he could have hoped for, having Astarion warm in his arms, head resting sweetly on his shoulder. The harrowing moments of earlier in the day now feel so far away in the face of his bliss.
He loops his arms around the vampire, angling his head to press a kiss to his temple. Perfection. ]
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Because what he expects is for the vampire to crash into his lips, for them to taste each other and move together and eventually get so lost in one another that there's no stopping until they're both spent. But instead, something else washes across Astarion's expression, something he can't quite put a name to, but it gives him pause all the same.
Just like this, he says, and settles to curl atop him, to just be close. It's a bit of a surprise, yes, but far from disappointing. It instills a different feeling in him entirely, warm and fond and soft. He... gods, this is a better reminder than he could have hoped for, having Astarion warm in his arms, head resting sweetly on his shoulder. The harrowing moments of earlier in the day now feel so far away in the face of his bliss.
He loops his arms around the vampire, angling his head to press a kiss to his temple. Perfection. ]
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