[ oh help. he’s just getting blindered with this i guess. an unprovoked, out of nowhere, sneak attack. and one that he has to stand here and listen to with his hands captured and no idea what he’s meant to be doing in the face of something so very, very sincere like this.




hreughk. ]

…

[ although ]

That’s what I bloody thought you’d think, you—! [ gale is being so sincere and astarion just hears the big sparkly words “I Was Willing To Throw Myself On A Miserable Pyre To Prove Myself To You And All” and sees red. but he does restrain himself to headbutting gale’s shoulder and no more. ]

…

[ then he sighs. ]

Neither Karlach nor I wanted you stuck on the other side out of a sense of obligation and self-sacrifice. Like you had to be there, you needed to see something through. As much as neither of us planned on leaving you there alone.

It is easier here. And we— I would much rather you were here with us, than facing it all alone. [ he turns his face a little to look at him. ] Although, you had that epiphany all by yourself even if it took a while. You even ended up with a way here that put no onus on anything other than the responsibility everyone has had this whole time. Clever, love.

[ is it them if he doesn’t go from pissy to soft? ]