[ The concept of pushing Yennefer out of his life is laughable. She is non-negotiable and that was made clear from the start. Istredd's devotion to her is eternal, the vision also proved that clearly. He has been jealous over her before but that went away as soon as they made things right between them. Istredd would not pretend this is a solely Lucifer issue. The two of them are intense about each other, but they've come to a good place.
The bard has occupied his thoughts a great deal since the vision included a closeness between the two of them, and it took him courage to decide to act on it. He did think his interest would be welcomed, but Istredd is shy by nature. He is doing his best to push past that shyness to be confident enough to go on a date with someone as special as Jaskier.
The overthinking attacks him as soon as Jaskier appears and he realizes it might seem desperate to be waiting like this, but he takes a deep breath and pushes it away. Instead, he offers Jaskier the flower directly with a nod. ]
Yes. I know it might be a bit much, but I thought you would like it. You like flowers, if I remember right? It's from Borrel, I don't think you had access to there when you were in Thorne, so maybe it's new to you.
[ So Istredd did not only think through bringing him a flower, he went an extra step and tried to find a flower that Jaskier might not have seen before to make it unique. He has a tendency to be a little too thorough and thoughtful in his plans, for good or for ill, but he hopes that for once it might be appreciated.
Istredd is not a typical mage and he's never been. He was an outsider all his life. Chosen by Stregobor, but he could never mold Istredd into the type of heir he sought, one who liked his machinations. He let the young mage run away into his digs and his books, where he stayed far away from the others, and thus led a very different life. It made him softer, more likely to listen to the average person, and even more of an outsider. ]
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The bard has occupied his thoughts a great deal since the vision included a closeness between the two of them, and it took him courage to decide to act on it. He did think his interest would be welcomed, but Istredd is shy by nature. He is doing his best to push past that shyness to be confident enough to go on a date with someone as special as Jaskier.
The overthinking attacks him as soon as Jaskier appears and he realizes it might seem desperate to be waiting like this, but he takes a deep breath and pushes it away. Instead, he offers Jaskier the flower directly with a nod. ]
Yes. I know it might be a bit much, but I thought you would like it. You like flowers, if I remember right? It's from Borrel, I don't think you had access to there when you were in Thorne, so maybe it's new to you.
[ So Istredd did not only think through bringing him a flower, he went an extra step and tried to find a flower that Jaskier might not have seen before to make it unique. He has a tendency to be a little too thorough and thoughtful in his plans, for good or for ill, but he hopes that for once it might be appreciated.
Istredd is not a typical mage and he's never been. He was an outsider all his life. Chosen by Stregobor, but he could never mold Istredd into the type of heir he sought, one who liked his machinations. He let the young mage run away into his digs and his books, where he stayed far away from the others, and thus led a very different life. It made him softer, more likely to listen to the average person, and even more of an outsider. ]
Thank you for coming.