Look I like Astarion but I am not such an Araj'Oblodra type of fan. I even chose him as an origin character for my feedback difficulty video series.
But for the fans I do see some huge flaws what is questionable.

For example noone complains about the fact that Astarion should be an undead. But most of them complain about romance. If I whould be a fan I whould question Larian about it.
What gives me somehow the wibe that something is wrong here. But I will keep my opinion for myself. Because I don't want the drama or any kind of negative things toward me.
I just wanted to give somekind of advice that mybe its not a healthy thing to step into a bee nest.