Spawn Astarion. Script of the Romance Scene
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Shot of the graveyard to set the scene. (Question: Do we need to show actual graveyard, or just Astarion and Player emerging from bushes somewhere?) Player and Astarion walking into graveyard. They stop as they reach their intended destination.
Astarion walks up to a gravestone covered in ivy and filth. It's old, cracked, and neglected. He reaches up and tears away the weeds.
Astarion bends over (is gravestone high enough for him to bend over to interact?) and reaches out with both hands to clear away ivy. He straightens up once he's done, dusting off his hands as he does so. Underneath, we can see the inscription: \r\n\Astarion Ancunín: 229 - 268 DR\ (Note: Needs old gravestone prop with his name. Possible to use ivy plant to cover prop? How tall is gravestone? Does Astarion need to squat/crouch down or bend over to interact with gravestone?)
Rustle of leaves being jostled. Nocturnal sounds, crickets in the bushes. Old gravestone prop with Astarion’s name. No longer covered in ivy.
Looking at the inscription on his grave Astarion takes out Cazador’s dagger and starts carving into the stone, although we can’t see what he’s carving.
When he’s done, the camera angle reverses and we see he’s roughly cut a new inscription into the stone. Below his date of birth is a new date = the current year.
The inscription now reads |Astarion Ancunín: 229 - 468 DR – The stone now has two death dates.
Scraping of metal against stone as Astarion carves. Nocturnal sounds, crickets in the bushes.
Astarion kneels down. He produces a dagger with his right hand. He then leans over towards the gravestone. His left hand touches the top of the gravestone while his right hand starts carving onto its surface. (Note: Astarion starts off standing. Then he kneels down.)
Player stands back and watches. Astarion sits back on his heels. He stows away the dagger (right hand), then both hands rest loosely onto his lap. He remains in silent contemplation. (Note: Astarion is still kneeling down.) Player stands back and watches.
They understand this is a solemn moment.
Astarion sits back, looking at his gravestone, saying nothing. He’s in a moment of deep reflection. Astarion is still kneeling down. He stares thoughtfully at his gravestone. Player approaches Astarion and stops, standing to his right. They look at him… and then at the gravestone.
Astarion stares at his grave, quietly contemplating his life/unlife.
Player bends over and plucks a flower. They straighten up. (Flower picking action happens a bit offscreen.) They then approach the grave (standing at Astarion’s right), reverentially place said flower (with their right hand) onto the grave. They straighten back up to standing pose.
Player kneels down to Astarion’s right. They loosely place both hands onto their lap. Both of them are now kneeling.
Turning to the player, taking their hands in his for a moment. Astarion shuffles his knees, turning right so that he's now facing the Player. Player shuffles and turns to the left to mirror him.
Astarion leans over, reaches out to take both of Player’s hands in his. He does so lovingly, tenderly… with a hint of seduction.
Astarion releases Player’s hands. They’re still kneeling down together. (Note: Astarion releases Player’s hands. They’re still kneeling facing each other.)
Astarion kisses the player, taking them in his arms. They fall to the ground. Kissing continues.
Astarion leans forward, kisses Player. He stops kissing, then playfully pushes Player so that Player falls backwards onto the ground.
Astarion follows suit… gets on top of Player and continues kissing them.
Nocturnal sounds, crickets in the bushes. Rustle of dry leaves and dirt as the lovebirds begin their passionate romp.
(Note: Maybe camera pans up before fading to black with the dulcet symphony of sex)
Fade to black. Sex sounds. Nocturnal sounds, crickets, punctuated by sex.