#biblically accurate durgestarion

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Hi! I recently came across this poem from Natalie Wee and damn if it isn't early Tystar:

Reasons not to kiss him:

1. you weren't raised to love tender.

2. when he's around all you do is tremble. when he's around you want to get on your knees. look how much power he has over you. it's dangerous.

3. he's too good at forgiving and you're too good at violence.

4. you know what they say about monsters. you know what happens to the boys who love them. are you going to do that to him?

5. your hands don't know how to be gentle. think about the last beautiful thing that shattered in your palms. the fresh rosebuds crumbling between your fingers like a bruise. you wolf-boy, you war machine. you wouldn't know how to hold something magic and not destroy it.

6. if you hurt him it might kill you

7. if you hurt him you might kill yourself.

8. you are very bad at rehabilitation. this is one addiction you'd fail to give up. he's going to ruin you for all other kisses and all other boys and you'll spend the rest of your life trying to forget his name.

9. you still aren't sure he isn't a dream.

10. if you kiss him, you might wake up.

Reasons to kiss him:

1. because he's beautiful.

2. because he asked.

3. because he preceded please with, i'm not afraid of you.

(Even down to the wolf! I find it so beautiful so in any case, I wanted to share it)

Hi hello, how've you been? 🥰

Okay but DAMN. OUCH. You hurt me so hard with this ask and pointing out the similarity, thanks 😭🙏

This is exactly Astarion's brain right up until they kiss the second time. Poor man was going through it.

I just started making a list of my favorite lines but realized it was basically every line 🤣 So yeah, wow. Every time I've re-read this it blows my mind all over again. Thank you so much!!!