[ Even Astarion knows that their companions would complain if he started tying Iorveth up in their shared room, but— well, that's an issue to be resolved another time, probably after Astarion has actually done it and Gale has gotten traumatized again. There's something nice about Iorveth offering a little tit-for-tat, giving up control physically in exchange for giving up control emotionally.
But Astarion can't give up control entirely, because that's not who he is. He can't deny that he's nervous, and nothing makes him feel better when he's nervous than bossing people around. He turns to watch Iorveth, dripping wet and lovely, as he steps out of the water, arms folded over the edge of the pool. ]
Then you could at least seduce me a little bit.
[ Talking about Astarion's neuroses doesn't count. Edgar and Nicholas never did that! ]
Show me how badly you want to, and maybe then I'll let you.
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But Astarion can't give up control entirely, because that's not who he is. He can't deny that he's nervous, and nothing makes him feel better when he's nervous than bossing people around. He turns to watch Iorveth, dripping wet and lovely, as he steps out of the water, arms folded over the edge of the pool. ]
Then you could at least seduce me a little bit.
[ Talking about Astarion's neuroses doesn't count. Edgar and Nicholas never did that! ]
Show me how badly you want to, and maybe then I'll let you.