[ Pain is hardly a thing he worries about. In fact, sometimes he likes it, but that's a whole other thing. Jesper doesn't tense up outside of some mild anticipation but the teeth feel more like bee stings than anything violent. He was a violent criminal for several years. Giving a friend willingly isn't that big a deal to him.
It is an interesting experience though. Weird, sure, a bit fascinating, and he knows Astarion will stop before he takes so much. There is trust between them. Astarion's complicated feelings surrounding this are things that he's vaguely aware of but hasn't pushed on, as it's his private business, and Jesper's doing what he can to be a good friend and not an annoying one.
As Astarion drinks, Jesper's more focused on the cloak around them and keeping a sharp eye on people on the outside. That way someone is paying enough attention in case something goes wrong, and so he can protect Astarion if he needs to. ]
I'm fine. [ He doesn't know if being reassuring helps or not. ] Take all you need.
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[ Pain is hardly a thing he worries about. In fact, sometimes he likes it, but that's a whole other thing. Jesper doesn't tense up outside of some mild anticipation but the teeth feel more like bee stings than anything violent. He was a violent criminal for several years. Giving a friend willingly isn't that big a deal to him.
It is an interesting experience though. Weird, sure, a bit fascinating, and he knows Astarion will stop before he takes so much. There is trust between them. Astarion's complicated feelings surrounding this are things that he's vaguely aware of but hasn't pushed on, as it's his private business, and Jesper's doing what he can to be a good friend and not an annoying one.
As Astarion drinks, Jesper's more focused on the cloak around them and keeping a sharp eye on people on the outside. That way someone is paying enough attention in case something goes wrong, and so he can protect Astarion if he needs to. ]
I'm fine. [ He doesn't know if being reassuring helps or not. ] Take all you need.