"I'm not infiltrating the masquerade in this dress!", she says while fuming, arms crossed at her chest in the hopes of cover at least something. "Are you joking? This is practically transparent, I might as well be wearing nothing!"
Only after she has said those words does she realize what a terrible sentence that was, considering who she is talking to.
His pointed ears twitched as you fumed, yet he was still continuing to put on his tie. Astarion's long fingers slightly shaking as he handled the black cloth. A steady breath entered his nostrils and his red eyes were covered by his weary eyelids as he let his breath go.
After looking down at his assembled outfit, he walked towards a chair where a black cloak laid. The pale man grabbed it and proceeded to toss it over your head, covering your vision and your torso, “Take off the dress and hand it to me.”
As you stood there gawking at him, his eyes narrowed, “Hurry up! I don’t have all day!”
Eventually you hand him the dress after you change into much more comfortable clothing. He snatched it away and sauntered into another room.
But what exactly was he going to do with your dress? Your curiosity couldn’t help but get the better of you and you were met with Astarion’s back turned away from you, hunched over.
Astarion didn’t seem to notice you, instead he seemed laser focused on the dress you handed to him. His nimble fingers stitching together the large opening on the dress. Unfortunately that didn’t cover everything so he absentmindedly grabbed some golden thread and began to embroider a pattern onto the offending section of the dress.
This went on for several minutes, you were sure that the two of you were going to be late but Astarion didn’t care, he was going to fix this damn dress.
Once the needle exited the dress one final time, Astarion bit the string with his fangs. He held his newest work of art in front of him, making sure that it was up to snuff.
After a moment of his eyes darting all over the dress, he turned to you, “Perfect, I was just about to call for you, my dear.”
He threw the dress at you and proceeded to look his nails, “It’s not my best work but it’ll have to do. If you’re still not satisfied with that thing, I’m sure we can steal something from a boutique.”
Passive Perception Check: The dress was closed up the best it could be, and in the area he couldn’t fully achieve his goal, you see a golden rose embroidered in its center. Not just its bloom but it’s surrounded by thorns, reminding everyone that you’re not to be trifled with.














