Blackmail, perhaps, to put the final nail in the coffin and drive him away from you completely. Or something to prove that he's as bad as you think he might be, that your gut tells you he must be.
Or, just maybe, something that proves he isn't.
Oh- but we can't be having that of course. If we start believing people who say they want the best for us, who knows what sort of dangerous slopes that might lead to? God forbid, you might even start to want him in your life.
I should also clarify - for you, and for him, since I assume he'll be privy to this exchange at some point - that I don't have any gut feelings that he's secretly some terrible monster who cares nothing for me. That would be absurd.
Only that John hates him with a passion I've rarely seen him express otherwise. I was assuming he was the one who turned you -
[The sheer fact that John hates him, that he's worth fucking up enough to burn a deal over, that Astarion apparently has a life so bad it was potentially even worth resetting, that he's a vampire spawn and thus almost definitely required someone to turn him...]
- but I'll admit that's a bold assumption. I only heard the name for the first time just before during your conversation with John.
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Date: 2024-02-09 12:24 pm (UTC)Or, just maybe, something that proves he isn't.
Oh- but we can't be having that of course. If we start believing people who say they want the best for us, who knows what sort of dangerous slopes that might lead to? God forbid, you might even start to want him in your life.
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Date: 2024-02-09 12:45 pm (UTC)Gods, are you trying to bait me? That's adorable.
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Date: 2024-02-09 01:07 pm (UTC)I didn't think I was being subtle.
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Date: 2024-02-09 01:12 pm (UTC)That would have been difficult, yes.
I should also clarify - for you, and for him, since I assume he'll be privy to this exchange at some point - that I don't have any gut feelings that he's secretly some terrible monster who cares nothing for me. That would be absurd.
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Date: 2024-02-09 01:19 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-02-09 01:23 pm (UTC)Firstly: no, I'm not, and using his name to get a rise out of me is clumsy.
Secondly: what do you know about him, exactly?
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Date: 2024-02-09 01:36 pm (UTC)[The sheer fact that John hates him, that he's worth fucking up enough to burn a deal over, that Astarion apparently has a life so bad it was potentially even worth resetting, that he's a vampire spawn and thus almost definitely required someone to turn him...]
- but I'll admit that's a bold assumption. I only heard the name for the first time just before during your conversation with John.
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Date: 2024-02-09 01:46 pm (UTC)Hm.
Well, your ignorance does explain why you'd suggest something so wildly off the mark, so, yes. Your mistake.