Astarion, for his part, is very happy to keep going, to keep marking this new pretty skin over and over in a deepening pink stretch from his tailbone to his knees. Each shiver and sound feels like honey on his tongue, sweet and rich.

And if Jedao should happen to twitch in a way that exposes the sole of a foot, that gets a sharp hit too. Astarion knows very well how much that hurts.