[ Stupid. Iorveth walked right into that one, but Astarion doesn't let him argue the point, so― onward they go, hobbling with purpose across the sitting room and towards their mid-stage boss fight (the stairs), trying not to encounter their final boss (Gale and his inevitable cockblocking) preemptively.
The look Iorveth gives about the imaginary marathon sex they'll have has real 'sure Jan' energy, however. Iorveth likes intimacy because it's intense and honest and reaffirms the level of trust he has in Astarion, but it's also a lot to ask of someone who has had two hundred years to become sex-repulsed (very understandably). Sex without emotion is awful, and sex with emotion is scary. A Catch-22. Iorveth kind of suspects that they'll have one round, and Astarion will want to cuddle for the rest of the daylight hours.
He doesn't say that, though. ] It'll be your day to celebrate, and it'll be yours to do with however you wish.
[ Okay, that sounds a little like 'sure Jan'. Iorveth also leans in to kiss Astarion before he can think too deeply about whether or not Iorveth is being patronizing, and opens the door to their bedroom, which he swiftly locks shut after they enter. ]
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The look Iorveth gives about the imaginary marathon sex they'll have has real 'sure Jan' energy, however. Iorveth likes intimacy because it's intense and honest and reaffirms the level of trust he has in Astarion, but it's also a lot to ask of someone who has had two hundred years to become sex-repulsed (very understandably). Sex without emotion is awful, and sex with emotion is scary. A Catch-22. Iorveth kind of suspects that they'll have one round, and Astarion will want to cuddle for the rest of the daylight hours.
He doesn't say that, though. ] It'll be your day to celebrate, and it'll be yours to do with however you wish.
[ Okay, that sounds a little like 'sure Jan'. Iorveth also leans in to kiss Astarion before he can think too deeply about whether or not Iorveth is being patronizing, and opens the door to their bedroom, which he swiftly locks shut after they enter. ]