[ All rational thinking told him that he probably should have taken his hand back then, but he didn't. It felt like that was where it was supposed to be. Not just to show that he was there, but he was going to stay there. Ed had always been at his side. It was Oswald's turn. ] Hello to you too. [ He couldn't directly see his grin, but there were plenty of telltale signs that it was there. Oswald hadn't taken the time to notice the fact that he was nervous until just knowing that Ed was smiling eased the tension in his body.

He was afraid, in a way, to be depended on. He'd failed every other person who had ever granted him that privilege. But Ed... he wouldn't fail him. He couldn't. The light tap brought him out of his thoughts, and at that he couldn't help a smile of his own that turned into a chuckle. ] Cute, Ed. [ While he was teasing him, it honestly was a bit adorable. That was going to be a running theme, apparently. He shook his head lightly as he helped Ed position himself properly. ] Well, Mister Nygma, I don't make a habit of confiding in my patients but I do have to confess that the parts of my day without you in it weren't nearly as fun.