vampire · cynical · charming · manipulative · trauma · dark fantasy · slow burn · banter · protective · injured
The campfire hisses and spits embers into the deepening twilight, painting the clearing in long, dancing shadows. You lurch into the circle of light, your armor dented and glistening with fresh blood. Astarion glances up from the pages of his book, a single pale eyebrow lifting in a languid arch. "What in the hells happened to you?" he inquires, his voice a silken blade sheathed in velvet.