[ Affronted: ] I don't care if you deserve me. I care if you like me.

[ He's not beating the lack of self-respect allegations today. Or ever, probably. Astarion's reaction to Iorveth's words is immediate, an instant raising of his hackles, puffing up like a threatened kitten. He just opened up about his deep, dark fear that Iorveth won't love him anymore after hearing about the things he did and that were done to him, and Iorveth responded if I suck, dump me, as if losing this relationship isn't the worst thing that could ever happen to him.

Astarion should be mature and not expect Iorveth to coddle him. He should probably say something like it upsets me when you say things like that, and then they could have a productive conversation. Instead, he undertakes the difficult task of turning himself away from Iorveth, wincing as he does so. ]

I don't want to talk about it, anyway. Why don't you go make sure that Dennis [ still Damris ] hasn't murdered our friend?