Jacob leans down and kisses him again, gentle this time.
"Yeah. Me, too. Neither of us are good at that part." He pauses. "And I meant what I said. I don't- give a shit that you're sleeping with other people as long as you want it." He almost leaves it at that. Almost. "But - I think I'm done with it for a while. Makes shit messy, for me."
"Well, you know I don't mind either way," he murmurs, snuggling in close
again, tucking his head under Jacob's chin. "Don't feel like you need to
tell me, if that changes."
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"What's different?"
He doesn't know if he really wants the answer to that, but it's different for him, too. And he can't articulate why.
"Cuz I- I enjoyed it with other people, too. Not gonna lie, but I don't- want to. Haven't- since your stupid party that wasn't a party."
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Astarion laughs at that.
"It wasn't meant to be a party, I was just in a celebratory mood."
But the question is still outstanding, and he's quiet for a moment. His gaze slides away.
"I just...I know I could stop, we could stop, and it would be...I don't think you'd think less of me."
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Astarion brought it up, after all. Now Jacob has to be sure.
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"No. Absolutely not. But I'm - glad, we've talked about it," he says, haltingly. "Now and previously."
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"Yeah. Me, too. Neither of us are good at that part." He pauses. "And I meant what I said. I don't- give a shit that you're sleeping with other people as long as you want it." He almost leaves it at that. Almost. "But - I think I'm done with it for a while. Makes shit messy, for me."
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Astarion nods.
"Well, you know I don't mind either way," he murmurs, snuggling in close again, tucking his head under Jacob's chin. "Don't feel like you need to tell me, if that changes."
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"I didn't know that," he argues gently. "That you didn't care. Like I said, we aren't good at the talking part sometimes."
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"...Oh. I, ah, must have assumed," he says, mildly. "I don't want to ask anything of you that I'm not prepared to offer myself."
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"That doesn't mean you don't want it," he remarks, mostly teasing.
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"...I know."
Astarion snags his side of the blanket and pulls it up over their bodies.
"And I don't. I mean it."
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He takes a long breath and lets it out, relaxing. "Tell your cat not to sleep on my face in the morning," he mutters.
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Astarion chuckles and reaches out to turn out the light.
"She does as she pleases, darling, and I'm afraid you're warmer."
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