[ A hum, as he reaches to gently take the pin from Astarion to place it more strategically on his lapel. Idly fussing, while quirking his scarred lip upwards at the mental image of Astarion going to a den of iniquity with Gale. ]
As did I, while fending off unwashed criminals.
[ "I missed you too," essentially. He finishes with the placement of the sun against midnight blue, and moves his touch to rest on Astarion's cheek. ]
I imagined foreign dignitaries chomping at the bit for a chance to kiss your hand. [ Still teasing, his tone dry. Iorveth doesn't quite manage to hit "mean" or "sarcastic", mostly because he's biased enough now to believe that Astarion could be hit on by important people; he does, after all, think that Astarion is the most beautiful thing (un)alive. He says as much. ] In a room full of colorful birds, you must have been the most striking.
[ Tracing a shapely jaw with his thumb. Drinking Astarion in, since he'd been too rushed to properly appreciate his partner in this new ensemble before. ]
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As did I, while fending off unwashed criminals.
[ "I missed you too," essentially. He finishes with the placement of the sun against midnight blue, and moves his touch to rest on Astarion's cheek. ]
I imagined foreign dignitaries chomping at the bit for a chance to kiss your hand. [ Still teasing, his tone dry. Iorveth doesn't quite manage to hit "mean" or "sarcastic", mostly because he's biased enough now to believe that Astarion could be hit on by important people; he does, after all, think that Astarion is the most beautiful thing (un)alive. He says as much. ] In a room full of colorful birds, you must have been the most striking.
[ Tracing a shapely jaw with his thumb. Drinking Astarion in, since he'd been too rushed to properly appreciate his partner in this new ensemble before. ]