As long as people aren’t going around saying ‘if you pick happier facial expressions your character is being abused’ then it shouldn’t matter at the end of the day. But AA already has the issue that people will use his break up lines as proof that your character is in an unhappy relationship. If you plan on doing that to other players in an attempt to ruin their roleplay enjoyment though, you are acting in bad faith then.
No of course not, honestly in any case anyone who says such things should get themselves checked out. This is a horrible thing to say to people in general, but especially in a game.
But the fact is that the line about the break up does exist. Of course, if you don’t click it it’s like it never happened. I don’t think the existence of that line and others alone determines whether or not Tav enjoys the relationship. Just because he does refuse a breakup doesn’t mean that Tav must be scared of him of course, on the other hand, just because Tav asks for more kisses also doesn’t mean they must be enjoying it. There have been posts about valid and very good RP reasons for both facial expressions. All of his actions can be interpreted one way or the other, abusive or not. This is not about it though. It’s about pushing a narrative that obviously a lot of people don’t like. And that’s what I meant when I said you should be compassionate with people on the other side since you were in the exact same position just a few months ago and I understand it sucked.
Since bath are already done, they can be used together and the player can pick what they want Tav to think about it. It’s unfortunate that it’s again Astarion who splits the fandom, but that’s what writing a complex and loved character gets you. I’m thankful to larian for making him this way, even if it does lead to arguments. I guess it’s a show of how well written he is.
Edit: sorry didn’t see the comment from TRQ
