[He does. Oh, not as well as he will when he's an adult, but being raised the way he has— first in slavery, then in a brothel— will mature anyone beyond their years. He knows he can't do it all for Astarion, but . . .]
Not all of it. But enough. Some of it, until he can handle it all himself.
[Because Astarion, unlike Fenris, has such big dreams. He has passion beyond anything that Fenris can conceive of, and he, Fenris, will not be the one to stand in his way. He won't ruin things even inadvertently, even if it hurts. Better a little heartache now than to see his most cherished friend— his rescuer— lose it all just because Fenris couldn't control himself.]
He's getting better. He is— and if I encourage him, he'll get there faster. I'm good at controlling myself, Zevlor, it will not be hard to teach him. And doesn't he need to know that to be a Diamond, anyway?
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[He does. Oh, not as well as he will when he's an adult, but being raised the way he has— first in slavery, then in a brothel— will mature anyone beyond their years. He knows he can't do it all for Astarion, but . . .]
Not all of it. But enough. Some of it, until he can handle it all himself.
[Because Astarion, unlike Fenris, has such big dreams. He has passion beyond anything that Fenris can conceive of, and he, Fenris, will not be the one to stand in his way. He won't ruin things even inadvertently, even if it hurts. Better a little heartache now than to see his most cherished friend— his rescuer— lose it all just because Fenris couldn't control himself.]
He's getting better. He is— and if I encourage him, he'll get there faster. I'm good at controlling myself, Zevlor, it will not be hard to teach him. And doesn't he need to know that to be a Diamond, anyway?
It's for the best.