I'd like to expand on my first comment.
I'd like to point out a fact:
The intimate scene with Aastarion, is written without any hints, shadowy anxieties or anything else that my character is afraid of, uncomfortable doing it.
There's no need for fear opition, or a neutral face - which would just look like
dissociation. So I'm strictly against the opeation of a fearful or even neutral face in kissing.
I'm not against various discussions of why, what happened, (it's just better to make it a sorta dryad quest in general).
Especially when the player said "no" to everything, discuss things. And there will be different options, no problem there.
Enjoyment in intimacy was dictated.My character no matter how I play them enjoys being choked in their knees if I click on it.
I can intrepret that my character decided to do it when they didn't really want to in order to keep the relationship. And doesn't understand any of what's going on at all, and “forever together” and “being his” are figuratively speaking.
And then he'll play 3-4 lines of dialog other than breaking up because they don't want to. This is a possible development, but the main mood is different.
The scripts are one-sided in that regard. ‘They're enjoying’.This shows Larian's attitude of how they treat intimate scenes with AA.
I don't know if Larian were trying to make it BDSM. Or "fantasy BDSM".
The enjoyment of such a thing is shown. If it's a dirty problematic story with a man who can't be touched and doesn't really like any rules, moral rules - well, yes,
from Act 1.A
- no.
It's a fantasy story, not a very cheesy reality show with an ugly moral lesson in “how to do the right thing” told through kissing and pantomime of angsty and scared faces.
The character enjoys. And Astarion hardly enjoys when they're uncomfortable.
So originally Larian didn't want any discomfort with intimacy at all in Astarion's path of evil when everyone agreed to an eternal bond.
So I'm in favour of opition
- gently
- roughly
to make it comfortable for everyone to choose like before.
but with an enjoyable set of faces categorically.I could say I'd like different vibes for the kiss, as I like to press ‘gentle’ to see different dynamics.
But Larian really has something to do in this game.
So I'm just glad the original enjoyment story is back.
