[ Had events gone just a bit differently, the thought to try to prompt praise out of Oswald wouldn't even have needed to cross his mind. He would have gotten it without asking. As things stood, though, there were far too many other things on his mind and among them that aforementioned one single desire was getting harder and harder to ignore. It really was fortunate that they didn't have much farther to go. ] I would be a poor doctor if I wasn't, now wouldn't I?
[ Or friend. Or lover. No, no, no. They weren't that. Mutual attraction existed and they had become even closer as of late but -- but he needed to stop. Get a grip. It had been so much easier when Ed wasn't doing things that made his heart race and -- oh god. Were his face not already covered, he would have been hiding it. Wasn't this the second time he'd made a comment like that...? ] I -- [ His mind was completely blank. He couldn't think of anything to do except pretend that hadn't just been said out loud. Thank goodness they were right in front of the exit. ] A-Anyway. We're leaving now.
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[ Or friend. Or lover. No, no, no. They weren't that. Mutual attraction existed and they had become even closer as of late but -- but he needed to stop. Get a grip. It had been so much easier when Ed wasn't doing things that made his heart race and -- oh god. Were his face not already covered, he would have been hiding it. Wasn't this the second time he'd made a comment like that...? ] I -- [ His mind was completely blank. He couldn't think of anything to do except pretend that hadn't just been said out loud. Thank goodness they were right in front of the exit. ] A-Anyway. We're leaving now.