Astarion Approves.

And it's just. So funny to imagine this happens extra while Astarion is pissed.

He's frusterated over something and there's a 50/50 shot he'll do the dramatic dumbing down shit he does in game or begin just. Sneering words no one but Halsin and Jaheira recognize 😭

The first time Astarion is genuinely tweaking out at something in camp Gale is off to the side with his dictionary like

For reference, this is the original:

astarion automatically agreeing with you about something and agonizing over it later because he actually doesn't agree but didn't know how to tell you.

or: astarion digging his heels in during what should've been a small disagreement with you because he so badly needs to have control, to exert his hard-won ability to choose.

astarion feeding excessively because it's finally sunk in that he can. astarion lashing out at a stranger who flirts with him because he's so determined not to reciprocate. astarion having an extremely complicated, precise tea order. astarion blowing off your input when he deliberates on anything because it's so important to him to make every decision independently.