#dipshits

Only then does he put a hand on Astarion's chest, and push him backwards. Not far; just far enough that Astarion's eyes flutter open as they part. At some point, either the spell had slipped or expired.

The man he is facing now is, undeniably, the Astarion he knows and- The Astarion he knows. Lips currently pink and wet from their… activities.

Gale's skin is flushed hot, his trousers uncomfortably tight, and he's still got a hand on Astarion's shoulder from where he'd been holding him close, demanding his mouth. He's breathing deep and fast, his chest rising against Astarion's where he's still got Gale pinned up against the wall.

Astarion is no better; their thighs are locked together like puzzle pieces, and Gale can feel the heat and the hardness of Astarion's arousal pressing into him. His pupils are blown wide and dark, the stark red of his irises reduced to the tiniest sliver of colour.

For a moment, they just stare at one another.

“Are they gone?” Gale asks, at last, in what is probably the least convincing attempt to regain his dignity that he's ever managed. Thankfully Astarion doesn't seem to be paying attention. He blinks, ears twitching.

“What do you hear?” Gale presses, again, when it seems no answer is forthcoming. “Are they still-”

“Will you shut up?” Astarion slams a hand over his mouth. Gale is so shocked that all he can do is stand there and allow it.

Astarion's brow is furrowed as he leans out of their little alcove. To Gale's ears - and indeed all his other senses - the street is as empty as it's ever going to get. For a very long moment, however, Astarion keeps him pressed there. Back against the wall, hand over his mouth. Waiting. Watching. Pressing his weight and his scent into Gale as if laying his body over him, holding him down, with Gale’s manic heartbeat no doubt thudding through his skin and Gale closes his eyes and wonders if Astarion can tell that–

“Clear.” Astarion lets go of him like Gale had bitten him. Where they had been pressed together, warm and close, there is a sudden shock of cold air.