[What a strange thing: that he is glad both of the assurance of selfishness and that reminder of his lover's soft streak. Not Anders' fanaticism, a determination to break the world for the sake of his beliefs, but something smaller. Gentler. Something arguably more impactful: I contacted one of Riftwatch's agents, Astarion says, and that is worlds away from I fled in the middle of the night, leaving them alone and helpless.
Still: he is more relieved by that assurance. I am selfish, and here and now, it's as sweet a declaration as I love you.]
Just yours, always.
[An echo and an assurance both. And then, just beneath that:]
Thank you.
[For saying it. For assuring him. For promising that there is no revelation to come; for swearing that he will not destroy the family they have made for the sake of something larger. For being who he is, dark and light both— and so to that end:]
I love you— I like you— as you are. Softened and yet selfish. Sweet, in your own way, but not overly sentimental, nor a bleeding heart. Dabbling in light without being blinded by it.
And when our business is done in Baldur's Gate, I would gladly set out at your side for coin and heroism both, freeing slaves or rescuing kidnapped souls. I would like that a great deal, I think. Heroism suits you. You certainly wear it well.
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Still: he is more relieved by that assurance. I am selfish, and here and now, it's as sweet a declaration as I love you.]
Just yours, always.
[An echo and an assurance both. And then, just beneath that:]
Thank you.
[For saying it. For assuring him. For promising that there is no revelation to come; for swearing that he will not destroy the family they have made for the sake of something larger. For being who he is, dark and light both— and so to that end:]
I love you— I like you— as you are. Softened and yet selfish. Sweet, in your own way, but not overly sentimental, nor a bleeding heart. Dabbling in light without being blinded by it.
And when our business is done in Baldur's Gate, I would gladly set out at your side for coin and heroism both, freeing slaves or rescuing kidnapped souls. I would like that a great deal, I think. Heroism suits you. You certainly wear it well.