Originally Posted by Silver/
I never got the impression he's actually fine with it. Like with Mizora, it comes across as fake.

I've never touched Mizora (or the drow, or any other optional side encounter), so I can't compare, but Astarion seemed quite okay with it to me - just as long, like you said, as it's nothing serious. But all of Halsin's reactions seem quite serious. Confusing, and not something I'm into in the first place, so I ended up hating it. Definitely never trying that again.