[Sounds filter into his awareness - soft, restless noises - and it doesn't take much for Oswald to rouse to Edward the dog burrowing into his side. He pulls in a big breath, hearing a gentle popping of joints along his spine, and sighs, lazily feeling for Edward's head. How the bulldog managed to climb into bed with him is beyond him, but what becomes clearer is that it isn't looking to settle in for a nap. It won't keep still, needy and nuzzling, tickling him a little through layers of clothing until he mumbles and shifts and has to wake up.
Wincing, Oswald rubs at his face, wondering what dire situation demands his attention over anyone else's. But what he finds, when he cracks his eye open a slit, is Ed - Ed the human curled beside him. His heart clenches with emotion. But the happiness and hope rushing through him isn't there to stay as he watches and listens. Ed's eyes are closed but he's moving, keening, his breath coming shallow and fast - every sign pointing to a nightmare. No surprise considering the hellhole he left behind.
Oswald blinks, alert.]
Ed? [He tries, a hoarse whisper. He reaches to touch him, hesitating halfway.] Ed...
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Date: 2019-12-17 02:12 am (UTC)Wincing, Oswald rubs at his face, wondering what dire situation demands his attention over anyone else's. But what he finds, when he cracks his eye open a slit, is Ed - Ed the human curled beside him. His heart clenches with emotion. But the happiness and hope rushing through him isn't there to stay as he watches and listens. Ed's eyes are closed but he's moving, keening, his breath coming shallow and fast - every sign pointing to a nightmare. No surprise considering the hellhole he left behind.
Oswald blinks, alert.]
Ed? [He tries, a hoarse whisper. He reaches to touch him, hesitating halfway.] Ed...