Free But For The Memory (слэш)

Little collection of habits or thoughts Astarion has in freedom that came from his time in slavery. I strongly recommend you read the tags, this might not be as bad as a lot of the ‘whump’ I’ve run across but it’s definitely not good.
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“Instead of being left to starve in the cages; Godey had him on his knees, hands cuffed to the floor. The tops of his feet and his ankles had begun to burn within minutes, just from his weight on them. It was strange to resent that pain, knowing it was to be the gentlest part of the ordeal. Not even an intentional affront, per say, just a byproduct of the situation.”