[ Is this it? Is this the vampire spawn's confession he's been sitting on long-held feelings of smitten provenance? π Ooooh, how do gothic romance protagonists handle the suspense? He'd be distraught to learn the other has a fleeting infatuation with his curl game only until one (terribly shaven, nearly bald) beefcake by the name of Rand al'Thor regrows those luscious red ringlets again. Utterly distraught. ]
Oh? What's this? You mean to say you were knocked off your feet the first time you laid eyes on me?
[ Give him an inch and he'll favorably and jestingly interpret a mile, all but confirming Astarion's point that teasing and dallying overlap to a synonymous degreeβand which side of the line it falls has been known to rest on how partial others are to it. Some don't warm to the crooked smiles, the slynessβbut then, Astarion's a sly shit, too, isn't he.
The honest truth, if he were inclined to serve it up without a tussle to drag it out of him, is he likes the vampire's propensity to gambol, loosening some of those early preconceived misgivings. It may in fact be a wonder he's survived as long as he has avoiding honey traps in the form of gorgeous faces, but finding a playful vampire interesting enough to stick his hand into the lion's maw. ]
I had no idea you were so sweet on me all this time. Don't be shy. Here you could've just said hello.
That's all, though? You're easy to please. Don't you worry. Hearts are delicate and the one thing you can't replace, I wouldn't handle them as roughly as that. Plus, that sounds like an awful lot of work, even more than the wash basin.
[ Seriously, a stake? Does that actually happen? Puts a new spin on a heartbreaker. He'll give Astarion another for free and refrain from throwing garlic or blessed water in his face short of only the most homicidal, life-preserving requirements. ]
Comparing our definitions of fun, thoughβthat I can do. I'll let you know.
[ The important thing is that, as far as Astarion can tell (and he fancies himself a rather good judge of character, though the truth may be less that and more an inherent unwillingness to give his trust away), the type of slyness that runs in Mat's behavior isn't born out of malice, or at least not any malice beyond a vague desire to see puffed-up fools appropriately un-puffed. Which is a matter of cosmic balance, ultimately, if one thinks of it a little more generously. ]
But hello is awfully boring, isn't it? Besides, I had to make sure there was something else to you besides a handsome face.
[ A truth β or a half-truth, at the very least. Again, he hadn't really intended upon agreeing to anything more, let alone an actual date, and yet here they are. Miracles really do happen. ]
And I wouldn't describe myself as easy to please β rather, let's say I've been taken by a generous mood. My present to you.
[ As much as his avoidance of any further heart-talk, lest they tread into too-sentimental territory for what is essentially a lead-up. (And, unfortunately, yes, staking really does happen, though one could sufficiently argue that a piece of wood driven through one's heart would be enough to dispatch pretty much anyone or anything, vampire spawn or no.) ]
Well, then, petal β I'll be waiting. Don't dally too long.
[ Turning his own ribbing around on him? The audacity. ]
As long as you DO admit, on record, once and for all, I'm a handsome devil.
I'm a fair person, too, [ sources needed ] if you need suggestions to add to that list. I would've called us even for budging on that point, but since you're feeling generous... why, yes, thank you, I have substance for days. I'll wow your metaphorical socks off instead.
[ Blithe as the words may read, he's smiling, pleased for all the mock quibbles along the way. ]
And let you get cold(er) feet? You're not getting off the hook that easy.
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Oh? What's this? You mean to say you were knocked off your feet the first time you laid eyes on me?
[ Give him an inch and he'll favorably and jestingly interpret a mile, all but confirming Astarion's point that teasing and dallying overlap to a synonymous degreeβand which side of the line it falls has been known to rest on how partial others are to it. Some don't warm to the crooked smiles, the slynessβbut then, Astarion's a sly shit, too, isn't he.
The honest truth, if he were inclined to serve it up without a tussle to drag it out of him, is he likes the vampire's propensity to gambol, loosening some of those early preconceived misgivings. It may in fact be a wonder he's survived as long as he has avoiding honey traps in the form of gorgeous faces, but finding a playful vampire interesting enough to stick his hand into the lion's maw. ]
I had no idea you were so sweet on me all this time. Don't be shy. Here you could've just said hello.
That's all, though? You're easy to please. Don't you worry. Hearts are delicate and the one thing you can't replace, I wouldn't handle them as roughly as that. Plus, that sounds like an awful lot of work, even more than the wash basin.
[ Seriously, a stake? Does that actually happen? Puts a new spin on a heartbreaker. He'll give Astarion another for free and refrain from throwing garlic or blessed water in his face short of only the most homicidal, life-preserving requirements. ]
Comparing our definitions of fun, thoughβthat I can do. I'll let you know.
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But hello is awfully boring, isn't it? Besides, I had to make sure there was something else to you besides a handsome face.
[ A truth β or a half-truth, at the very least. Again, he hadn't really intended upon agreeing to anything more, let alone an actual date, and yet here they are. Miracles really do happen. ]
And I wouldn't describe myself as easy to please β rather, let's say I've been taken by a generous mood. My present to you.
[ As much as his avoidance of any further heart-talk, lest they tread into too-sentimental territory for what is essentially a lead-up. (And, unfortunately, yes, staking really does happen, though one could sufficiently argue that a piece of wood driven through one's heart would be enough to dispatch pretty much anyone or anything, vampire spawn or no.) ]
Well, then, petal β I'll be waiting. Don't dally too long.
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As long as you DO admit, on record, once and for all, I'm a handsome devil.
I'm a fair person, too, [ sources needed ] if you need suggestions to add to that list. I would've called us even for budging on that point, but since you're feeling generous... why, yes, thank you, I have substance for days. I'll wow your metaphorical socks off instead.
[ Blithe as the words may read, he's smiling, pleased for all the mock quibbles along the way. ]
And let you get cold(er) feet? You're not getting off the hook that easy.