But I think there is no need to change anything, because I do not think that this is coercion. Tav can says " do as you want, but such a potion would be useful". And after that, Astarion bites Araj , spits, minus 3, but he chose it himself, Tav only expressed his opinion, but did not force the drow to bite. And it just looks good with the romance, Astarion and Tav are a couple, and he understands that this is necessary for the business, so why not bite, although it’s disgusting. And I don’t like Astarion’s confession after Araj at all, it looks like gratitude, it’s unpleasant. Moreover, this is one of the options for the development of relations, after Yurgir you are already a couple, and Astarion no longer treats the bite as coercion, I think so, therefore there is no need for a scene with resentment that he was forced, he decided on his own. And to say that there should be consequences for Tav in the romance after Araj’s bite is incorrect, this is metagaming. Tav can't know what he's doing is wrong. Tav is already in a relationship and Astarion doesn’t really resist, especially if we say as above, he decides to bite, so it’s unfair to make claims against Tav.
Honestly, I don't see how Tav can't know what they're doing wrong. Oblodra's tone and the way she dares to talk to Astarion like a slave makes me want to immediately demonstrate a couple of painful techniques on her and make her apologize to him (too bad the game doesn't allow you to do that). On the first playthrough, I was so pissed off at her insolence that I didn't even think to ask Astarion why it was that he didn't want to bite that trashy thing. And if you ask, he'll say, "You want to rent me out for a potion?". And he'll say her blood is tainted.
Astarion expresses everything he thinks and feels about it in the breakup scene of the romance. And he doesn't accept apologies.
Of course, after Yurgir, Tav's value to Astarion is higher, but that doesn't change the essence of the situation. I realize that maybe for Tav, who would be willing to vomit nasty stuff for bonuses, it might not be seen as a big deal, but here we're talking about hurting someone you love, using them for your own gain. Ok, I probably myself in a similar situation could say something like, "Ha! Easy..." and try to gobble up the crap, gee, it's not weak, if anything, there are cure potions. But how much nicer and warmer it would be to hear from a partner something like: "Where are you going, dummy head, don't even think about it!", because this is caring, it means that the value of a person is higher than the value of some miserable "bonuses".
Thanks for the info, that confession after Yurgir is more interesting, I fought him always towards the end of the chapter to pump myself up and get Balthazar's golem because the fight with him is quite difficult and I have to use a decent amount of resources, but if the confession is worth it, it's worth trying to challenge him early...
