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[divinestrike]

[Oh.]

Wine and myself. Got it. I won't fit in the basket, so I hope that's fine.

[backscar]

I am sure I will make do.

[divinestrike]

Of course you will. Let's go tomorrow. In the afternoon. So you can enjoy a little of the sun and watch it set.

[backscar]

That sounds surprisingly perfect.

[divinestrike]

Nothing is perfect, Astarion, but sometimes we may be able to get pretty close to it.

[backscar]

You make it oh so easy to say sweet things to you.

[divinestrike]

Do I? An unintended side-effect, I assure you.
Unless you felt you needed excuses to do so. In which case, I guess I could try to make that happen.

[backscar]

An excuse does help me feel less sappy.

[divinestrike]

If it helps, I wasn't planning to tell anyone that you can be sappy. No one would believe me, anyway, even if I did. Your secret is safe with me.

Although I suppose I could seal my words with a kiss.

[backscar]

Is that a promise?

[divinestrike]

I do promise I'll not say a word to the others.

[backscar]

About the sappiness, or the date?

[divinestrike]

Both if you prefer. I, admittedly, don't like sharing private information regardless, so I was always going to keep it to myself.

[backscar]

I will follow your lead.

[divinestrike]

You don't have to do that, you know. I'm not much of a leader, Astarion.

[backscar]

And yet you are our leader.

[divinestrike]

I don't think of it like that. It isn't a role I asked for and frankly, I don't have that kind of experience. I just tolerate it when people say it.

[backscar]

And yet you continue to guide us all.

[divinestrike]

Well. We're all going in the same direction. It's a better journey when we're travelling it together. I wouldn't be here now if it weren't for you and the others. I'm only here because of you guys. There's no way I could have handled this on my own.

[backscar]

And I doubt we could have done the same without you.

[divinestrike]

Yes, well. Still. I'm not a leader, so... don't call me that. I'm just like you. Well, not just like. You know what I'm saying. I should just stop while I'm not ahead.

[backscar]

Yes, we don't want either of us to get stuck in the circle of ramble and compliment, do we?

[divinestrike]

Ramble, fine. And compliment, more fine when I'm the one saying it to you. But if I keep going, you'll never be able to look at me the same and I don't know that I can handle that.

[backscar]

Darling. It would take a great deal to change my opinion of you.

[divinestrike]

Are you so sure of that? I know we haven't always seen things the same way. That I've pulled you into situations you rather would have avoided. I've often wondered if you resented me for it.

Perhaps not if you're still accepting my very poorly-made advances.