[ (Perception check, 9: he's too distracted by the prospect of a quick meal to notice anything amiss about that grip - although the presence of the crutch in general makes him feel like this is PROBABLY a bad idea...) ]
Just be ready to say when.
[ Not that he's not going to stop, but - just to be sure.
With that, he lifts the offered arm to his mouth, the fangs that puncture his flesh will feel like two shards of ice sinking down into an artery just enough to get a coppery trail going. And while he's definitely had healthier donors, there's a hint of something unique to the taste that hits his tongue, matching the scent he caught on Viktor's skin whenever he got close - the one that seems to match a certain dhampir.
It's not awful, more like... noticing someone else's perfume on a partner.
Probably because of that - and despite his earlier warning for Viktor to pipe up when he's had enough, Astarion pulls away on his own after maybe twenty seconds, wiping any stray blood from his mouth with the back of his hand. ]
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Just be ready to say when.
[ Not that he's not going to stop, but - just to be sure.
With that, he lifts the offered arm to his mouth, the fangs that puncture his flesh will feel like two shards of ice sinking down into an artery just enough to get a coppery trail going. And while he's definitely had healthier donors, there's a hint of something unique to the taste that hits his tongue, matching the scent he caught on Viktor's skin whenever he got close - the one that seems to match a certain dhampir.
It's not awful, more like... noticing someone else's perfume on a partner.
Probably because of that - and despite his earlier warning for Viktor to pipe up when he's had enough, Astarion pulls away on his own after maybe twenty seconds, wiping any stray blood from his mouth with the back of his hand. ]