[The kiss is vaguely comforting, shivery-hot on the shell of his ear. But it's the feeling of nipping teeth that lingers on his nerves the longest.
He's not sure where the risk Ed is talking about lies when he doesn't at all resemble the company Oswald has kept for the last eight months, but he accepts what he's told, trusting Ed will help him understand some other time, should the desire resurface.
He shivers when Ed's touch passes over places where bullets had punched through him, years apart, his stomach sharply sucking in under his fingers. He slides his hands from his face and catches Ed's lightly, clasping it. Less to stop him and more to acknowledge what he's trying to do. To thank him.
The question of what they do from here weighs heavy on him in the silence.]
...I wouldn't mind lending you a hand and returning the favour. If... that is what you wanted, of course. [He muses aloud, staring at nothing in particular while stroking him with his thumb.] At this point, however, I think we can both agree that it's long overdue.
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Date: 2020-01-13 02:13 am (UTC)He's not sure where the risk Ed is talking about lies when he doesn't at all resemble the company Oswald has kept for the last eight months, but he accepts what he's told, trusting Ed will help him understand some other time, should the desire resurface.
He shivers when Ed's touch passes over places where bullets had punched through him, years apart, his stomach sharply sucking in under his fingers. He slides his hands from his face and catches Ed's lightly, clasping it. Less to stop him and more to acknowledge what he's trying to do. To thank him.
The question of what they do from here weighs heavy on him in the silence.]
...I wouldn't mind lending you a hand and returning the favour. If... that is what you wanted, of course. [He muses aloud, staring at nothing in particular while stroking him with his thumb.] At this point, however, I think we can both agree that it's long overdue.