[ Honestly, it's a little rude to bring up one's old flames while in bed with one's new flame, but he doesn't say so — Iorveth has given him reassurance upon reassurance, and Astarion is trying not to sound like an awful wretch looking for any reason to expect the worst of him.
He still tells himself that Isengrim obviously couldn't hold a candle to him, and if Astarion met Iorveth while the man was still alive, he'd have stolen him away with his charm, wit, and good looks. Obviously. ]
—I'm not sure I knew the difference between sex and intimacy, before.
[ And it does rankle a bit to know that Iorveth has experienced intimacy with someone else while he's only ever had it with Iorveth, but he doesn't let himself linger on that thought. ]
Well. Perhaps I knew it, long ago. [ Before dying and being brought back to un-life. ] It's all a bit blurry.
[ He strikes himself as the type of person who would have had an endless string of meaningless flings, though, and he supposes that adds up. If someone loved him, surely they would have been worth remembering. ]
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He still tells himself that Isengrim obviously couldn't hold a candle to him, and if Astarion met Iorveth while the man was still alive, he'd have stolen him away with his charm, wit, and good looks. Obviously. ]
—I'm not sure I knew the difference between sex and intimacy, before.
[ And it does rankle a bit to know that Iorveth has experienced intimacy with someone else while he's only ever had it with Iorveth, but he doesn't let himself linger on that thought. ]
Well. Perhaps I knew it, long ago. [ Before dying and being brought back to un-life. ] It's all a bit blurry.
[ He strikes himself as the type of person who would have had an endless string of meaningless flings, though, and he supposes that adds up. If someone loved him, surely they would have been worth remembering. ]