"I dreamed of a scorched earth. A new shoot sprouted from the earth. It bloomed in the morning sun, and whispered to me, like fireflies to a flame... life begets death."
i'm genuinely very tired of people assigning astarion traits that actually belong to the other companions. astarion would not give you cutesy pet names. that's gale. astarion would not treat you to a fancy dinner. that's wyll. astarion is not even the kinkiest. that's lae'zel. in fact astarion's whole appeal is that you are more or less dating a catboy. he does not know how to respond to genuine affection and does at times need to be sprayed with a bottle of water when he's acting out. and some of us are Into That