@weaverots 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 ﹕ ❛ it isn't mine. ❜ ( HEY REMEMBER WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT ASTARION WALKING INTO THE TOWER ONE NIGHT TO GALE HAVING JUST MURDERED A GUY TRYING TO KILL HIM. )
ִ ࣪ 𖤐 𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒏’𝒔 𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒕 𝒋𝒐𝒃 𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒏’𝒕 𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝒈𝒐 𝒂𝒔 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒅 — well — he did kill the guy he was supposed to kill [ vile bastard too , from the intel he received ] , he just hadn’t expected his target to have so many godsdamned friends. one easy kill turned into two , which turned into a more vexing five. and that five devolved into an entire gang of heathens crawling from every crack and crevice of that godsforsaken hellscape of a city.
he was days away from home , from waterdeep. and after killing far more people than he had bargained for , far more people than he could have even counted , astarion managed to evade more threats. he didn’t go straight home , he was probably gone for another couple of weeks after that , just making sure no one was following him. suddenly , the payment wasn’t worth it , and if ever sees that fucker again , 𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒕𝒐𝒐 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒖𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉.
he’s only been back for a day — and no , he hasn’t elaborated yet on why he was gone longer than usual this time [ over a month ] , only that it’s probably time for a little— vacation , so to speak. it’s not like they need the money , but astarion just likes to hoard gold like a godsdamned dragon , or a bird collecting shiny , pretty things for his nest. he just didn’t want to worry his husband , not if there was nothing to worry about.
his guilty conscience was getting to him earlier in the day , for withholding information and dodging questions , he needed some air. to clear his mind and prepare himself for confronting gale with the troubling information of how an entire mob of people are possibly hunting him down — and how better to soften the blow than to buy his husband all of this favorite things [ new books , a fancy new robe , some candles that smell like a rainstorm ] ? he even made some purchases for the lovely morena dekarios , some seeds for her garden. would these work ? probably not. but it’s better than nothing.
and he’s regretting the book purchases as he lugs his finds home , gone so long that the sun has once again come and gone [ he will forever cherish gale’s absolute magical genius , channeled into one simple little ring that allows him the opportunity to even shop in the daytime to begin with ]. but as he gets closer to the tower , he notices that the front door is already wide open. 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆. but the closer he gets , the stronger the metallic scent of blood hits his senses , and with it grows immediate panic. his shopping bags hit the ground as fast as his hand crossbows are in his grasp from where they rested upon his back.
he’s slow , though he wants to run. he’s careful and quiet , though he aches to shout gale’s name. if he had a heartbeat it would be pounding out of his undead chest. without a sound , astarion is creeping up the stairs. fuck , please don’t be dead. but he doesn’t even make it halfway up before gale is seen coming down , and as soon as he is in eye sight , the spawn is both worried and relieved to see him — worried because the wizard is soaked head to toe in blood. hand bows still in hand , he lunges forward , forearms grasping against gale’s shoulders , red eyes wide , ❛ by gods , are you alright ?? ❜
𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒔𝒏’𝒕 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒆.
oh — oh , he sounds pissed.
astarion’s mind is reeling , as gale firmly takes him by the forearm to lead him up the rest of the way , bloodied dagger in the other hand. the spawn isn’t sure what he was expecting , but seeing three dead men on the floor of his study isn’t the first thing. the look on gale’s bloodied expression says everything the words he’s not using isn’t , and astarion’s lips part in a fanged , nervous grin , letting a humorless , breathy chuckle roll from his throat , ❛ well , i suppose this is a bad time to tell you that i don’t think i’ve ever been more attracted to you — ❜ he bats long , white lashes in his husband’s direction , trying to keep a look of innocence upon his porcelain features.
but he breaks rather quickly. he knows he should take this more seriously , he’s just — unsettled , that these people followed him all the way to his home , putting gale , and his majesty , and yes , even tara , at risk. ❛ and probably— an excellent time to tell you that i may or may not have murdered a person who apparently had a lot of friends , ❜ he weakly gestures to the corpses littering the floor , his voice still light , hoping to ease the tension. and , he really just can’t help himself. he tends to lean hard into flirtatious tendencies when he is uncomfortable , ❛ all of those sparring lessons really paid off , huh ? i keep telling you , my love , people underestimate you when they really shouldn’t , ❜ he rambles off the flattery as he dares to move closer to the angry wizard wielding a blade.













