I'm just saying that the viewpoint that having an abusive context in an AA affair and the fact that he says abusive things under certain circumstances doesn't make scared faces valid by default. Yes, he may say abusive things and not let Tav leave in the epilogue, but that doesn't mean he's going to physically abuse Tav. It was out of the question before patch 5, it's out of the question in the epilogue. Tav is locked in a golden cage, but no one is torturing her. There are nuances. Astarion is a survivor of sexual assault himself, and the entire AA route covers the topic as respectfully as the Spawn route. They have the same reaction to the brothel, to Haarlep and other such events. AA should not be devoid of undertones and nuance.
