#do i put this in his tag? like i'm tagging astarion for someone's blacklist. not for attention

[omgkalyppso]

Speaking of Elvish pet names. I was thinking of the first time He Who Was calls Étoile, Ancalimon (the brightest, most bright; a masculine given name and equivalent of the feminine Tar-Ancalimë, who was a Númeno/rean Queen, and taken from a poem which includes the line "Ancalima imbi eleni" which means "brightest among stars"); and that he does this in front Astarion, so Étoile is flustered and Astarion is amused and says now they (Étoile) know how he felt [in relation to them first calling him Vanimelda (most beautiful)] and He Who Was asks what it is Étoile calls Astarion; and Étoile and Astarion share a look and Étoile says, "That's between us." And He Who Was thinks for a moment before declaring that he and this name should be good friends then.

Which is just the silliest turn of phrase, but I think He Who Was would be so proud of the double entendre.