Astarion x GN!Reader | Short Story

Part 3 - Final

Recap: "I do hold feelings for you, but I don't want this to affect our friendship because I know you like someone else". You rub your hands together nervously.

--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

His expression softens as he listens to your confession. He brushes a stray lock of your hair from your face, a small gesture that almost seems like it wasn't intended.

Astarion looks at you intently for a moment before speaking again.

"The... the truth is, I want... I want you, there is nobody else."

He takes a deep breath, before looking straight at you.

"I like you too. A lot," he confesses, his hand finding yours, fingers brushing tentatively.

"I've always thought about you," Astarion continues, "And... I've wondered what it'd be like if we were together."

You feel your face flush at his actions, taken aback slightly by his confession. 

Wait, wait, Astarion feels the same?!  you muse, excitement bubbling away inside.

Grinning broadly, you launch yourself at him in a crushing hug, your arms wrapped around his neck.  A delighted squeal leaves your lips, the sound muffled by your face being buried in his shoulder.

Astarion chuckles quietly as you hug him.

His arms come around you and grab you by the waist tightly.

"I think I knew before," he says. A faint smile tugs on the corners of his mouth.

"But now, I know for sure," he adds.

The two of you stand in each other's arms for a moment, enjoying the warmth and closeness of each other.

You release from the hug, your arms loosely hanging around Astarion's neck, and his hands shift to rest on your hips.

"I want to kiss you." he whispers, barely audible as his eyes map your face before landing on your lips.

"I'm not stopping you" You smirk, your own eyes trailing down his features. 

You'd hardly finished your response before he leans forward and his lips meet yours. It's not a brief kiss, either, as if to make up for lost time.

You feel him smiling against your lips as Astarion's hands wrap around your back, pulling you towards him again to hold you tight, almost desperately.

Your eyelids flutter at the feeling of Astarions lips connecting with yours. 

After a moment, you pull away, remembering that the rest of the camp are likely watching you both. 

"We have an audience" you warn under your breath.

Astarion seems to realise the same thing at the same moment, pulling away and grinning widely.

"I may have forgotten where we were," he admits, still looking at you. 

He glances around for a second, before turning back to look at you, "At least they got a good show" he adds smugly.

You look past Astarion and see Wyll, Lae'zel, and Shadowheart sat with their mouths agape.

"Oh god, we actually have been watched" you groan, burying your face in Astarion's chest, embarrassed.

Judging by their reactions, they saw everything, you presume, mentally facepalming.

You hear him chuckle deeply at your sheepishness, feeling him lace his fingers with yours as you move away.

You smile, glancing at your intertwined hands "I suppose we should tell them the good news".

His eyes move over to yours, and he squeezes your hand tightly.

"That seems like a good idea," he says quietly, "they knew we liked each other, though, didn't they?", he lets his thumb graze across the back of your hand.

"Was it that obvious?" he asks.

"Apparently so, my love, but I don't think they expected that" you laugh, as you both rejoin your companions by the campfire.

--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---

A/N: Apologies for the wait, I had a bit of a major overhaul of the storyline as I was transferring it across and it took me some time to figure some stuff out lol.

The story is complete! Thanks for your patience and, as always, happy reading! :)