[He can't help but smile at that kiss, no matter how chaste. He leans in to press his forehead to Astarion's, longing for that comforting closeness despite the situation.]

If you would, then. I thought I was ready, but... perhaps it will be easier to focus on the positives instead. Not that I avoided a terrible end for the second time in recent memory, but that I've found the love of my life.

[And he's a vampire. They'll have to broach that, too.]