#astarion: I’m getting a good grade in seduction for survival. something that is normal to want and possible to do (also oblivious) | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

fellhellion · 2 years ago

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Obsessed w the way Valmeia picks Astarion because she knows he’s a liar; she’s a liar! every scrap of power she ever accumulated was due to honey tongued lies. And there’s something safe about knowing Astarion being so very familiar in this respect.

#Val: oh yeah being with him is both amusing AND I know he’s a liar so I’d never let myself be truly vulnerable (oblivious)#astarion: I’m getting a good grade in seduction for survival. something that is normal to want and possible to do (also oblivious)#like ohhhhhh my god you two are not going to survive genuine feelings hitting u lmao #and it’s like. Val would never acknowledge it but the reason WHY she picked up on him lying was due to those little threads of sincere #feeling - hatred at being controlled. distress when she doesn’t go for simple flattery of him. uncertainty when they speak of the devil pact #like. she’s lying to herself as much about the the deeper reasons she’s come to enjoy his company beyond the familiarity of another liar #as HE is about only desiring shallow praise #like. OBSESSED. picking up on those lies actually leads to Val being MORE truthful with him because blunt honesty pries something from him #in a way conniving little lies don’t and she’s fascinated by that #insane little fictional people #tunes talks bg

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