This time when the kiss breaks, Oswald doesn't feel cold fear up his spine that it might be the last or that he's going to be cut loose. In fact, each moment passing like this just adds an additional small thread between them, just like how thick rope is formed from lots of tiny little strands. It's the same process that makes rope strong enough to hold anchors on ships.
And it's such a smart move of Ed, anticipating where to draw a line that's not a cut off and is instead an offer and a promise. A date. It makes something flutter in Oswald's chest and draw up a chuckle that while still on the nervous side doesn't have that cracked edge to it anymore like he might cry, though Riddler's insinuation lends itself to another wave of warmth that prickles the back of Oswald's neck.
"That-- Yes. I would like that. But" he pauses, weighing the words in his head to try and assess if they will come out sounding foolish, knowing that flirtation is not something that comes naturally to his tongue, "However, I will not reveal which offer laid sway over my decision."
Really, it probably comes across more coy than flirty, but he's trying.
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Date: 2020-06-28 12:52 pm (UTC)And it's such a smart move of Ed, anticipating where to draw a line that's not a cut off and is instead an offer and a promise. A date. It makes something flutter in Oswald's chest and draw up a chuckle that while still on the nervous side doesn't have that cracked edge to it anymore like he might cry, though Riddler's insinuation lends itself to another wave of warmth that prickles the back of Oswald's neck.
"That-- Yes. I would like that. But" he pauses, weighing the words in his head to try and assess if they will come out sounding foolish, knowing that flirtation is not something that comes naturally to his tongue, "However, I will not reveal which offer laid sway over my decision."
Really, it probably comes across more coy than flirty, but he's trying.