well sounds like these two must be drinking buddies. Their CR is so good and juicy so far, the added note of "and they drink together almost every night" could add a lot

would love to keep throwing them together and see if they can help each other with their Issues. Astarion won't do it willingly, exactly, but Ryouma seems like the kind who could give him what he doesn't know he wants (unconditional acceptance and kindness? is that too much to ask), so Astarion will probably keep coming back and pretend not to be invested but be very invested