I'm telling you, I won't fall asleep. [But it's his boyfriend asking, and he has a good idea.] Twenty minutes, and then it's lights out.
[He angles himself away from Astarion to order the darkness: Doty! Open the blinds for now.
[Doty's footsteps are loud enough that even Taryon can tell where he is as he marches to the window and pulls the blinds open. Electric lights flood the once-dark room, illuminating the sharp edges of the furniture and adding a shine to his eyes. Tary drops back onto his side, and the outline of Astarion's face becomes visible. There's a curl of hair that he can make out.]
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I'm telling you, I won't fall asleep. [But it's his boyfriend asking, and he has a good idea.] Twenty minutes, and then it's lights out.
[He angles himself away from Astarion to order the darkness: Doty! Open the blinds for now.
[Doty's footsteps are loud enough that even Taryon can tell where he is as he marches to the window and pulls the blinds open. Electric lights flood the once-dark room, illuminating the sharp edges of the furniture and adding a shine to his eyes. Tary drops back onto his side, and the outline of Astarion's face becomes visible. There's a curl of hair that he can make out.]