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I imagine a charming little elf with soft curls and small fangs (a copy of Astarion), wearing a silk white shirt with a jabot and a fine, fashionable camisole that fits him like a young nobleman should. He sits at a mahogany desk, his pretty face holding an expression of extreme concentration, his eyebrows drawn together, his eyes squinted, and it is evident that he is trying hard. He holds a golden quill in his fingers and, in elegant calligraphy, writes the obscene words to the spells on the pages of his father's Necromancy of Thay, accompanied by appropriate illustrations.


Ha ha! I love the writing on Astarion's underwear. But now it looks like I'm going to have to get him a new one - the exact same one, so he won't immediately notice that it now says on his underwear that he's married, listing the most notable murders his wife has committed.


I joked with him at first (not in the game, but in my own words, I like to chat with my companions as I play), calling him Mr. Disapproval while Tav didn't know he was a vampire yet. His asking me out on a date was so sudden, it just took me by surprise. The first night with Astarion and that morning when he meets the dawn I will probably never forget, it's an amazing play experience. Right the next day he offered me to kiss a goblin's foot (it turned out the other way around, which amused us both, but the offer itself!), set me up for the Loviatar priest challenge, and when I approached him at camp wanting to talk about it, he said he missed me. The most original beginning of love imaginable. And the first, really genuine smile on his face when I opened his mind during the confession in the second act. And then he looks at you in a completely different way, he even opens his eyes, whereas before he was always squinting slightly. And his playful, gentle lines in Act 2 (the only thing I missed a bit in Act 3 - I wanted to hear about "I'm listening to you with all my pointy ears" one more time). I guess after Act 2, it's just that "My favoritest character is Astarion" turned into "I'm obsessed by Astarion", hehe. And when in Act 3 he thanks you so deeply and sincerely, calls you consort, and speaks very seriously about eternal love - it's like the final transition to the deepest level of the relationship, a true couple, a whole. And you can be any - you can play an evil character and you will have fun together with Astarion, or you can do evil deeds only where it concerns his well-being, the Ascended Lord does not at all prevent you from joyfully running through the streets of the city and solving all local problems, and occasionally even approves. He wants to take control of the brain, but if you do not do it - not a single reproach will not be, Astarion will be happy to get rid of the tadpole and, finally, absolute freedom. You can conquer the city to your will, or you can go traveling, have fun at balls and enjoy life. Astarion is very versatile, and that feeling of being together, it runs through the whole game. For me it's a game about two people, about our couple, our acquaintance and our adventures.


Oh yeah, he's clearly up to something...