Astarion breathes in a narrow exhale, chasing the start of Fenris' promise that this hasn't been unenjoyable, and it sounds maybe a little like the very same blindsided shock that had Fenris asking why him. Caught unawares, lingering somewhere on the edge of disbelief, and it's not at all unpleasant.
"Oh." He adds again, flatter this time, when Fenris finishes.
(But his smile's wider, and that might be more telling in the grand scheme of things.)
Still, biting the unmarked edge of Fenris' thumb with sharp teeth in retribution, he lands right on his conversational feet only a moment later. "Don't pretend like that isn't part of it, too."
Here, listless and comfortable, bolstered by the subtler glint in green eyes, this feels almost...natural. Easy. Friendly, even, if he'd ever known what that was before now. Some nebulous concept lurking just beyond his reach.
"Come to think of it, I'm willing to bet you're starting to get addicted to the subtle sound of my notoriously soothing voice. Something to lull you back to sleep when those wounds of yours agitate."
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Astarion breathes in a narrow exhale, chasing the start of Fenris' promise that this hasn't been unenjoyable, and it sounds maybe a little like the very same blindsided shock that had Fenris asking why him. Caught unawares, lingering somewhere on the edge of disbelief, and it's not at all unpleasant.
"Oh." He adds again, flatter this time, when Fenris finishes.
(But his smile's wider, and that might be more telling in the grand scheme of things.)
Still, biting the unmarked edge of Fenris' thumb with sharp teeth in retribution, he lands right on his conversational feet only a moment later. "Don't pretend like that isn't part of it, too."
Here, listless and comfortable, bolstered by the subtler glint in green eyes, this feels almost...natural. Easy. Friendly, even, if he'd ever known what that was before now. Some nebulous concept lurking just beyond his reach.
"Come to think of it, I'm willing to bet you're starting to get addicted to the subtle sound of my notoriously soothing voice. Something to lull you back to sleep when those wounds of yours agitate."