Yanks himself away, startled and unhappy for the mistake.
(Because that’s all it was, wasn’t it? Ah. Right.)
And Astarion does the same. Coughing once into his glass. Dropping his now-acidic stare somewhere else— anywhere else, in fact, just as Ataashi’s whines snare at a feverishly unhappy pitch, making the entire scene that much more upsettingly chaotic.
Which, you know what? On second thought, maybe he’s done for the night.
Maybe he’ll just stand up (which he does), finish his wine (which he also does), drag himself over to his own fucking bed and— ]
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Yanks himself away, startled and unhappy for the mistake.
(Because that’s all it was, wasn’t it? Ah. Right.)
And Astarion does the same. Coughing once into his glass. Dropping his now-acidic stare somewhere else— anywhere else, in fact, just as Ataashi’s whines snare at a feverishly unhappy pitch, making the entire scene that much more upsettingly chaotic.
Which, you know what? On second thought, maybe he’s done for the night.
Maybe he’ll just stand up (which he does), finish his wine (which he also does), drag himself over to his own fucking bed and— ]