#ironically that last bit means they got along fairly well with Gortash.

[outeremissary]

I gotta know. 34 for the amorous asks for Kasander.

Thank you this one was a Lot and I feel like there's still so much I left out

[Amorous Asks]

34. Is it usual for others to develop a crush on your OC? Are they usually oblivious to this? If not then how do they manage such things?

Yeah. The answer is yeah. I'm committing to yeah, which sure as hell was the answer the game gave me. Kasander overflows with an energy that's contagious, and they're so full of genuine care and adoration for everything they're in contact with. They really mean it when they take an interest in what someone is doing or how they are. They're supportive of aspirations and admiring of skills. And they always, always see the best in everyone. And if they seem to have moods that can be a bit unpredictable or tend towards forgetfulness or possess a disturbing talent for dismantling living things, well, those quirks only add excitement and intrigue. Maybe some of that last bit is even foundational to the appeal- someone with incredible skill and power, and terrifying confidence using it. A natural killer one is still safe to be around. There's a dark, sharp edge to them at times, a callous and black-humored self-assurance that excites. They don't even need the power of the shadow of a dark past, but boy do they still have it. Kasander just has a way of drawing people in without meaning to- it's difficult for people not to find something compelling in them.

(For the record: aside from Jaheira and Minsc, only two companions completely avoided the Kasander Charm Singularity. Congratulations to Karlach and Astarion, points still docked from the latter for having awful sex no one enjoyed with them at the eleventh hour anyway. C'mon guys what happened to the character arcs)

Now: is Kas actually aware of this? It varies. For the most part they tend to be oblivious to love. It doesn't really occur to them that people could feel that way about them- not out of any kind of shame, it's just not something they tend to consider. They're not completely unaware though. There's a threshold of fawning and private invitations they certainly know how to read between the lines on even without the quiet part being said out loud. And that is something they don't really know what to do with. They want people to be happy, and they enjoy having fun, and sometimes it seems like there could be something mutually pleasant there. But they aren't comfortable with the idea that there's some big feeling under it or some kind of expectation attached. All this to say: Kas isn't above flirting back. They're happy to reciprocate for a little while even though on some level they know they don't want to commit. They'll initiate the flirting sometimes, even. They did with Halsin- it seemed fun at the time. And that's the thing. Kas often goes as far as the fun does before trying to disentangle. They led Wyll on for a while just for the sake of dancing with him. But once it gets serious, it's not fun anymore. Lae'zel's intensity. Gale's romanticism. Wyll... just being straightforward and good. That's all far, far too much. It makes them feel guilty. They want out.

On all levels Kas's emotional attachments get messy fast.