This isn’t my first ball, you know. Just my first one in freedom.
[Astarion can be truthful to Shiro. He knew he could. It rolled off his tongue so easily.]
You’re so anxious. Let us fix that, hm?
[Even now Shiro was steadfast trying to keep control over his every movement. Astarion thought he needed to be free. One of his hands found Shiro’s metal one. Gently, he grasped it. So Astarion, for a moment, had pulled Shiro in. Using whatever strength he had, he spun them both around. A little spin, not a super quick or forceful one. But hopefully one to make Shiro’s mental grip on his feet leave him and feel the freedom of the dance.]
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[Astarion can be truthful to Shiro. He knew he could. It rolled off his tongue so easily.]
You’re so anxious. Let us fix that, hm?
[Even now Shiro was steadfast trying to keep control over his every movement. Astarion thought he needed to be free. One of his hands found Shiro’s metal one. Gently, he grasped it. So Astarion, for a moment, had pulled Shiro in. Using whatever strength he had, he spun them both around. A little spin, not a super quick or forceful one. But hopefully one to make Shiro’s mental grip on his feet leave him and feel the freedom of the dance.]