#Trust astarion in the way you can trust a cat to knock over a percariously perched object

[mistercrowbar]

What're some of Aldiirn's creature comforts? His favorite stuff to wear, his comfort foods, etc? And where does he see his relationship with Astarion going?

Wrap Aldiirn up in a big fluffy bedroll and give him some cream of mushroom soup and he’ll be a happy little grub!

where the comics are at, just after the creche, Aldiirn doesn’t see the relationship with Astarion becoming anything serious or long term. It’s because Aldiirn needs Astarion’s skills to get these tadpoles out, and Astarion needs something from him too. He can sense it’s performative on both sides, even if Astarion has a fun sense of humour, sharp smile, and follows through on his word, eventually Astarion will tire and move on to someone else who will have sex, everyone does. It’s nice being close, just them, for a moment every night at least. Aldiirn can trust him.