[ It was strange to feel dreadful apprehension and hopeful anticipation so strongly all at once. Every negative worry seemed to have an opposite, vaguely brighter emotion that countered it. One second the fear seemed to win out, the next something in the way he was studying Ed's expression brought about the notion that there was the possibility that he didn't need to be afraid.
And then Ed took his hand. The smile that spread across his face moved so quickly, so genuinely, that he didn't even have time to think about it. His touch felt so right. Though possibly the most ridiculous thought he'd ever had, he wanted desperately to close his eyes and lose himself in the feeling, but when words that he had never expected came he lifted his eyes and the smile that resided on his features faded to something else entirely. ]
I -- [ Oswald felt himself staring for a fleeting handful of seconds, but not in shock like he had always assumed he would if something like this were to ever happen outside of his imagination and endless daydreaming. It was a momentary contemplation, however not one that lasted very long. Ed had definitely seen this look before. ] I haven't. But I want to. [ He hadn't even know that his voice could sound that soft, that sincere. In the past when he'd had this opportunity he'd been too afraid to take it, but why would he be given this second chance if it didn't mean anything? Something inside compelled him to lean closer, but that same force compelled him to act with more than his own desires in mind. He wouldn't be selfish. Deja vu with a new perspective. ] Tell me what you want.
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And then Ed took his hand. The smile that spread across his face moved so quickly, so genuinely, that he didn't even have time to think about it. His touch felt so right. Though possibly the most ridiculous thought he'd ever had, he wanted desperately to close his eyes and lose himself in the feeling, but when words that he had never expected came he lifted his eyes and the smile that resided on his features faded to something else entirely. ]
I -- [ Oswald felt himself staring for a fleeting handful of seconds, but not in shock like he had always assumed he would if something like this were to ever happen outside of his imagination and endless daydreaming. It was a momentary contemplation, however not one that lasted very long. Ed had definitely seen this look before. ] I haven't. But I want to. [ He hadn't even know that his voice could sound that soft, that sincere. In the past when he'd had this opportunity he'd been too afraid to take it, but why would he be given this second chance if it didn't mean anything? Something inside compelled him to lean closer, but that same force compelled him to act with more than his own desires in mind. He wouldn't be selfish. Deja vu with a new perspective. ] Tell me what you want.