I've gotten teased for worse and less.

[Alucard will accept the bullying.]

Neutral news, but I don't think any of us want a repeat of how we learned about recent events in your workshop. [Not that Astarion is here to sniff n tell anymore, but all the same. His tone is, at least, light. This isn't awful news at any rate.]

We've decided to take whatever you want to label the relationship between us just a little bit more seriously. It feels appropriate. That's all.