[ Oswald had been halfway to assisting Ed with his mask before he took care of it himself. Even like this Ed was a terribly handsome sight and he may have begun staring for a moment or two before realizing what he was moving to do. Oswald began to open his mouth in protest, to insist that he could take care of himself, but something made him choke up and allow Ed to go through with it. His response held a bit of bashfulness to the tone and he was really hoping that the color to his face would be reasoned away by the heat of wearing a mask for so long. ] You didn't need to do that. But thank you.
[ Moving his eyes up to properly meet Ed's gaze felt so much like home that it was ridiculous. The masks really had been a terrible barrier. He was unnecessarily looking at him again, but it was hard not to. Just a few hours and his face was a sight he'd terribly missed, blood and all. That, however, was what pulled him out of his mindless gawking. When had he gotten that cut across his cheek? Instinctively he reached up and cupped Ed's chin in his hand, tilting his head to get a better look at it. ] Wasn't the helmet supposed to prevent this? [ He sighed lightly and shook his head. ] Hold still. [ Oswald turned his attention elsewhere just briefly, but only long enough to fish a handkerchief out of his pocket to clean up the bleeding a bit. ]
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[ Moving his eyes up to properly meet Ed's gaze felt so much like home that it was ridiculous. The masks really had been a terrible barrier. He was unnecessarily looking at him again, but it was hard not to. Just a few hours and his face was a sight he'd terribly missed, blood and all. That, however, was what pulled him out of his mindless gawking. When had he gotten that cut across his cheek? Instinctively he reached up and cupped Ed's chin in his hand, tilting his head to get a better look at it. ] Wasn't the helmet supposed to prevent this? [ He sighed lightly and shook his head. ] Hold still. [ Oswald turned his attention elsewhere just briefly, but only long enough to fish a handkerchief out of his pocket to clean up the bleeding a bit. ]