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I later read that Gale could ruin the romance with Astarion at the party and it was advised not to approach Gale at all, but as you can see from my experience, that won't happen if you just approach Astarion again (the dialog with him will restart). By the way, I made an approach to Astarion three more times for prevention, and each time the dialog starts again, so you can see different variants of dialog with him without having to reload. (...)

This is pretty funny. Maybe if the scene with Gale had happened before the party, I wouldn't have thought anything of it and would have agreed to the magic lesson because it sounds interesting on its own and doesn't even seem like flirting. I guess it depends on Gale's approval level, or I just had too little rest in the first act. I decided to turn him down in the second playthrough as well, and I see I did the right thing since he acts like you had sex. This is an extremely odd inconsistency in romance, the player's decision is ignored, the companion acts like the other doesn't exist. I managed to avoid this unrealistic behavior with Gale, except for that funny incident at the party when Gale “doesn't take no for an answer”. In your case, Gale comes off as a very brash, narcissistic, and self-righteous suitor who seems to ignore Astarion's existence or considers him a “temporary distraction” and himself the center of the world and the God of Magic (in advance).

In general, Halsin doesn't represent polyamorous relationships very well in my opinion. A polite person should first ask how the couple they want to join feels about polyamorous relationships. And only make such an offer to them if they respond positively. Behavior like Halsin's, where he simply ignores the fact that Tav has a couple, and except to “graciously” allow: “Well, you ask him for his consent, I can hook him up too, it's a bear thing to do...” causes a negative attitude towards Halsin's character and a feeling that they are literally trying to impose polyamory on you. There were plenty of opportunities for polyamory in DAO and Pathfinder too, but it was seen purely in a positive way, as good opportunities for other players, without any negativity towards it. Halsin himself is not a bad character, I ran with him for interest in Act 3, and he has normal lines (as a companion, he's nicer than Wyll and even the aforementioned Gale). All it would take would be to make Halsin's behavior less intrusive and defiant, so as not to form a preconceived notion of the character, and he wouldn't be seen as a “rattle for Orin”. I've changed my attitude towards Halsin, but his romantic scenario clearly leaves a lot to be desired.

Karlach doesn't say anything about our relationship, but also doesn't try to get hooked up with Tav in any way. At the party, she says she'd like a “hot guy.” Although I know she has a scene where she tries to seduce Tav after dealing with her inability to touch, but I didn't have that scene.

A little while later Astarion woke up as an Ascended and a married man without noticing the catch, absolutely voluntarily, he wanted it himself and sincerely considers himself to be in charge of the family.

is a very reactive and versatile character, he is great at building relationships with different characters, he loves a challenge and a game, but he also appreciates just a good treatment, he can fall in love with both the bright and bold and the inexperienced in love science Tav. In the case of choosing only the most positive of possible lines, some of his incredulity is evident at first, like the line “So cute...” said in a decidedly ironic and incredulous way in response to the promise that we will definitely know the meaning of his scars. Maybe teasing is something even more familiar to him, he's pretty sharp with his tongue himself, and in this case Astarion is kind of unsure how to respond, or thinks this behavior is possible manipulation and doesn't believe in Tav's sincerity until Tav can prove it with deeds.

Speaking of Gale, I didn't know he could react like that. My Drow Dark Urge was poisoned by Nettie and killed her for it. Gale reacts like this, he surprised me

I love this Video, this is what I would have wished for an evil ending. Thank you to DarkUrgeDairies