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After a long day of travelling toward the goblin camp to clear it on behalf of the grove, it was finally time to set up camp for the night. Despite the constant exhaustion that comes with the constant threat of death (by means of illithid worm or the fights that seem to pop up every five minutes), Tav just didn't seem to be tired. Scanning the tents to see who was still awake, she notices faint light coming from Karlach's tent.
"Still up?" Tav called out.
"Yeah, just thinking about what Dammon said. Do you really think he'll be able to fix me?" Karlach asked, a sort of desperate glow in her eyes.
"You're not broken, don't phrase it so. But yeah, I figure whatever Dammon can do for you isn't going to hurt your situation."
Karlach sat in silence for a moment then, just thinking. Tav simply offering soft smiles to her.
"God, I miss sex," She finally blurted out, forcing a shocked chuckle out of Tav.
Tav definitely knew where she was coming from with that, you kind of don't have time for that sort of thing when you're in a race to get rid of a worm in your brain before it gets rid of you.
"I mean, I'm great and all but I'd like to feel something that isn't my right hand for once, maybe I'll use my left hand this time," she continued, again causing Tav to splutter with laughter.
"On that note, I'm going to give you some alone time," Tav says, escaping being subject to any thing else she really didn't need to know.
"Suit yourself, be boring!"
Tav was still smiling when she lay down in her tent, but thinking about what Karlach said, she realised that she hadn't even taken care of herself once since the crash - no wonder she felt so pent up.
Eyes closed she trailed her hand down her torso and into her pants, slowly circling her clit. The feeling made her gasp, she wonders why she waited so long to do this. She changed her speed and pressure until she had herself moaning and panting, then she got pulled out of her distraction by the sound rusting outside her tent.
Discreetly but swiftly, she opened her tent and turned to see Astarion sneaking away into the woods.
"Hey!" She called out, catching up with him.
"Oh, hello. What are you doing out here at this time?"
"I think we both know I came to ask you that."
"Oh darling, so sceptical, I simply couldn't sleep so I thought I'd have a little walk." Tav scanned his face as he spoke, sure he was lying.
"You're lying. Tell me the truth." Tav challenged him and he sighed in defeat.
"Okay but, just listen and don't say anything until I'm done. I... Well you see I... am a vampire. I need blood. I've been feeling weaker everyday since the crash. Every night I feed on whatever animals I can find, but it just isn't seeming to be enough."
Then, looking at him in the moonlight, it became easy for Tav to see him for what he really was. But it didn't change anything for her, not really.
"Why didn't you just tell me?"
Astarion seemed to be thrown off by the question, not by the nature of it but simply by the fact it wasn't something more along the lines of 'get out of my camp.'
"I didn't want to scare you or the others, I know a few of them aren't so fond of me as it is. And anyway, what good would it have done?"
"I could... help you."
"What?" He asked, an eyebrow raised.
"You trusted me with this secret, I trust you. You need strength and I can give you it." He searching in your eyes, trying to find the catch, the deception.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes."
He pushed her against the tree behind her, hands on her hips, and she felt a familiar sensation in her abdomen, reminding her of the work she didn't get to finish earlier.
"This is your last chance to say no." He warned her. Their noses were almost touching, she could feel his breath on her face, and his eyes were peering intensely into hers.
"Do it." She replied, and he didn't delay for a second.
His teeth were trailing along her neck, as if feeling for the right spot to delve into. Her heart began to speed up, a little out of fear, but mostly out of excitement. She never thought she'd willingly let a vampire this close to her, yet here she was inviting him to feed on her.
He finally bit into her neck, causing her to yelp and grab onto the tree; then he starting lapping her up. It hurt but it was good - like working a knot out of your back. As he drank from her, her vision went blurry and she got dizzy, but that just made it feel all the more intense. She had no idea how long it had been when he stopped.
"You are absolutely invigorating darling, you taste splendid," He looked at her, mouth covered in her blood, teeth more prominent than ever - and were his eyes more red now?
"Since you've been so good at with helping me out, how about I return the favour?" He whispered into her ear then began to trail down her neck again. Her chest was heaving with how hard she was breathing, which only got worse when she felt his hand creep into her pants.
'Oh god,' she thought, 'he must've heard me earlier.' She was mortified, but it was only a second before she started focusing on much better things.
He teased her clit while he worked his tongue around the bite he left. Her neck throbbed, but his tongue relieved the pain. She realised he was drinking from her at a much slower pace, letting the drops of blood pool out and then lapping them up. It was so... gentle?
His hand was slowly but very effectively working her towards climax. He paused to loosen her trousers more to make space for him to insert two of his fingers, a move that made Tav throw her head back against the tree with a groan. She had her eyes closed but she could picture the smirk he almost definitely wore. He worked his way in and out at an agonising pace before ultimately picking up the speed. She thought about how it felt to have him drink from her, how he indulged in her blood with quiet grunts and short breaths between drinks.
Her mind wandered, imagining what it might feel like to have his teeth elsewhere on her body - her thighs, her breasts - it was almost embarrassing how breathless she was now. She felt his free hand wander under her shirt, just around her waist and her stomach, but the touch made her shiver and her hairs stand on end.
She was getting very close now.
Her body was getting weak and she began to slump forward. Astarion took the initiative to push her back again, holding her firmly against the tree with his body. Her hands leapt forward and grabbed on his shoulders. She felt her whole body seize up as waves of pleasure erupted within her, her muscles tensing and contracted around Astarion's fingers.
He continued to hold her up while he tool a step back to take her in, eyes heavy and skin flushed, a prominent bite where her neck meets her shoulder.
"You look beautiful darling," he mused with a smirk plastered on his face. "I think we're even now," he continued.
Her hand reached up to feel the bite and it stung when she touched it.
"Seriously though, I won't forget this, you don't know what this means to me," He told her earnestly.
He still looked like he was trying to read her, as if she could still reveal her true disgust in him.
"You know, I'd be happy to help you out again if you need it," She told him. That seemed to settle his nerves as he wore a familiar playful smile.
"Same goes for you darling." He had a mischievous glint in his eye. Tav was glad she was already flushed, hoping it made the warmth in her cheeks less noticeable.