[ It really was ninety percent Iorveth's fault, for not telling Astarion outright and also for phrasing the hypothetical as "what if I didn't go" instead of literally anything else. But Iorveth is also, if nothing else, a drama king, and that's a dangerous thing to be when one's favorite person is a theater kid.
Case in point. ] If we hadn't quarreled? [ An understatement about a slapfight that was almost a breakup, but. You know. ] I would have chosen to go with you regardless.
[ Plainly. Again, he realizes that this is probably not the best thing to hear after they'd spent the last twelve hours trying to bite each other's head off, but he makes no move to do anything other than tangling his legs with Astarion's and massaging his scalp with the pads of his fingers. ]
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Case in point. ] If we hadn't quarreled? [ An understatement about a slapfight that was almost a breakup, but. You know. ] I would have chosen to go with you regardless.
[ Plainly. Again, he realizes that this is probably not the best thing to hear after they'd spent the last twelve hours trying to bite each other's head off, but he makes no move to do anything other than tangling his legs with Astarion's and massaging his scalp with the pads of his fingers. ]