The characters in the top panel are from a New Yorker cartoon. I think it’s supposed to be blushing?

I may have posted the original meme in a discord server somewhere, but I put it on imgur now so it’s available publicly. _{You may be able to see why the idea of a BBEG bard brought this to mind.}

Edit: Found where I originally put it on imgur. Huzzah, the history is preserved.