[ Iorveth, obstinate, wants to believe that he's teaching someone to eat something they might not like because it has nutritional value. Narrow-minded, in a certain sense－ he has a specific understanding of the idea of liberation, clearly.
So. A light frown, as if he doesn't quite see why Astarion is upset, even if he knows that Astarion is. ]
The point is that I don't want to restrict you.
[ Piggybacking off of that initial kneejerk response to Astarion telling him that he cares more about Iorveth's happiness than his own, which brings him to a startling, unwelcome revelation; gods, is this his own weird insecurity speaking? Could he perhaps... be trying to brace himself against what he'd always believed was the inevitable moment when someone would want to distance themselves from him... in the guise of telling them that that's what's good for them...???
Hells. He pauses, visibly unnerved by this frankly uncomfortable moment of self-reflection, and frowns more. ]
―Hm. Therein lies the truth of the matter, it seems. I.
[ Gods. No one told him that loving someone makes it that much easier to identify how much he sucks. Unbelievable. ]
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So. A light frown, as if he doesn't quite see why Astarion is upset, even if he knows that Astarion is. ]
The point is that I don't want to restrict you.
[ Piggybacking off of that initial kneejerk response to Astarion telling him that he cares more about Iorveth's happiness than his own, which brings him to a startling, unwelcome revelation; gods, is this his own weird insecurity speaking? Could he perhaps... be trying to brace himself against what he'd always believed was the inevitable moment when someone would want to distance themselves from him... in the guise of telling them that that's what's good for them...???
Hells. He pauses, visibly unnerved by this frankly uncomfortable moment of self-reflection, and frowns more. ]
―Hm. Therein lies the truth of the matter, it seems. I.
[ Gods. No one told him that loving someone makes it that much easier to identify how much he sucks. Unbelievable. ]