[She had expected a snide comment disagreeing with her — perhaps blue would be more suited for him, or even a brown. She had even expected him to change the topic, to ask about skin tone, or perhaps hair color. Nothing could have prepared her for what he actually said, and the shock of it was clear on her face.
Taliira stared at Astarion for a few seconds, the heat in her cheeks hard to ignore as his words replayed in her mind over and over again. She had never thought about what her eyes might have been had she been born anywhere else. It had never been a question. Lolth had been her entire life that anything outside of it was almost impossible to think of, so contemplating what could have been was...
She let her head drop to his chest as a way to hide her face. There was no need to show him how deep that blush was.]
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Taliira stared at Astarion for a few seconds, the heat in her cheeks hard to ignore as his words replayed in her mind over and over again. She had never thought about what her eyes might have been had she been born anywhere else. It had never been a question. Lolth had been her entire life that anything outside of it was almost impossible to think of, so contemplating what could have been was...
She let her head drop to his chest as a way to hide her face. There was no need to show him how deep that blush was.]
I've never thought about it, honestly.