Ed comes to sit down, taking a moment to toe off his shoes and bring his feet up, crossing his ankles neatly.

He likes this position, sitting next to Oswald, where he doesn't have to watch his face. "Affection is, strange to me. I can count the number of people who have kissed me on one hand. It wasn't that that- I was okay with it. It was just a surprise. I just have a lot of internal, hang ups. Triggers? I think that's the word I want. Things that make me shut down and him come out."

He reaches to the side and squeezes Oswald's hand. "He's right. I want this to work. As a relationship."