Astarion hardly cares about you, he’s been adamant on that ever since meeting you, but he can’t lie when saying your guy’s adventures made you close, closer than *he* wanted at least. A few nights spent in his tent later and now he doesn’t know *what* you are to him, and he hates that fact. 

why would he even think you’d like him back? It’s friends with benefits at most.. He shouldn’t even be so worked up at the sight of you on the brink of death, you were just a pawn in his plan, right?