Not...not quite a "boyfriend". But that's a complicated matter that I can tell you about another day. Maybe.

[The story doesn't exactly paint Astarion in a good light. Of course, he could fudge the details, but putting it off is far more energy efficient.

He smiles through every item Taryon lists, and when he finishes he points at him.]

You got it, you got every single reason on first guess!