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✉️ text — un: astarion.

[thirsted]

It sounds as though I ought to wish your sister were here instead of you, but that would be, of course, a terribly ungrateful thought in light of your quite lovely gift.

In answer to your question: yes, she does get cold. An unfortunate side effect of vampirism, and apparently also of chickenhood. And you'll have to explain "JSTOR" to me again sometime — its association, here, with my beloved, naturally excepted.

P.S. Ah, I've been remiss. Give me a recommendation, and I'll start there.

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Think that might be the right assumption, Astarion
Given that I've known Cass all my life and she's the most annoying person I know

[ Which is any older brother's way of saying I miss her the way people miss home when they've been gone away too long, changed too much. ]

Back where I'm from, JSTOR's a network library where scholars publish their work
Still not convinced there's a lot your man doesn't know
I'll keep that in mind for Lady Hen next year

Depends what you might be in the mood for
- Romance of the season?
- Timeless classic?
- Holiday mystery?
- Self-improvement?
Notice you do seem to be an Ephron fan

[thirsted]

That's a rather high bar to clear, but I'll spare you any further questioning.

He is rather clever, isn't he?
(Don't tell him I said so.)

And I suppose I haven't been terribly subtle about that. But let's say ... holiday mystery. Something appropriate for the season.

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Secret's safe with me

Gotta be Hercule Poirot's Christmas
Agatha Christie's one of the greats
And timeless
So you could say I'm delivering more than promised

You big on the holidays where you're from?

[thirsted]

Is this your way of fishing for a gift in turn?

And no, not particularly. I suppose you could say I had other things on my mind.

[ aha ... ]

Are you?

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Astarion
I know you don't know this about me
But I am from Texas in the good ol' US of A
And I would never act on Santa's behalf with a motive of selfish reciprocation

Unless you're about to teach me the basics of breaking and entering

[ astarion ocean's eleven, perhaps?? ]

Sure am. Usually try and make it home if I'm not out on detachment
Big family. We do the whole thing.
Lights. Tree. Arguing with the siblings

[thirsted]

I've been known to break a lock or two, if you're asking.

[ The description of his family, scant though it is, earns a pause. He thinks of the void that exists when he tries to think of his parents, of how much he'd hated Cazador's other spawn. What he wishes for, now, out of his future. Thank the gods earnestness only translates so well over text. ]

Quite the charmed life.
A shame this place isn't much inclined to let us travel anywhere else.
Hopefully you're still making do.