[ Before their embrace, Oswald had feared he would hear something that he didn't want to. That Ed would finally say how he really felt and put an end to his perceived reality that sometimes felt too much like a fantasy. He hadn't. Often nothing said something, and this nothing said that Ed desperately needed to be loved. The way he was nearly clinging to him made that abundantly clear. He wanted Oswald in some capacity, but to what capacity and in what manner was still a mystery. Perhaps the reason he'd said nothing is because not even he knew the answer. Maybe the puzzle wasn't what he'd thought it was.
Somewhere in the midst of things Oswald had closed his eyes too, his hand moving from the place at the back of Ed's neck where his fingers had just barely graced his hair to allow it to slide down and gently rub his back in an act of comfort. It was a bit for both of them, really. If Ed had been in any worse condition, if he'd -- no, he didn't want to think about it. He would have been lost without him.
The sudden sign of discomfort from Ed had him pulling back immediately, causing Oswald to instantly realize that he had been touching his bare skin in a very intimate way without any warning or even asking if he was okay with it. How had he been okay with it? He opened his mouth to apologize, internally reprimanding himself in a constant loop until his attention was brought to the third party that had attempted to be a part of what had been going on. Worry temporarily overrode everything else. ] No, no, no, no. [ He quickly took Spinda's arms, removing them before turning the small creature's head and pointing to Ed's bandaged injury. ] Do you see this? That means he's hurt, which also means you can't hug him there. You have to try somewhere else. Understand?
[ He didn't wait for an answer, instead picking him up and moving him to Ed's other side. Spinda didn't hesitate to attempt hug number two which only made Oswald roll his eyes and shrug lightly. ] I guess he loves you too. [ He looked back to Ed, but the way he went to bite at his bottom lip wasn't because of what he'd just said. For being so quick to react and chastise himself for using the word partner, implicating love had come so naturally and without thought that he hadn't even realized that he'd said it at all. He was, however, aware of the way he'd let his hand wander and he was still extremely embarrassed about it. ] Um. Are you alright?
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Somewhere in the midst of things Oswald had closed his eyes too, his hand moving from the place at the back of Ed's neck where his fingers had just barely graced his hair to allow it to slide down and gently rub his back in an act of comfort. It was a bit for both of them, really. If Ed had been in any worse condition, if he'd -- no, he didn't want to think about it. He would have been lost without him.
The sudden sign of discomfort from Ed had him pulling back immediately, causing Oswald to instantly realize that he had been touching his bare skin in a very intimate way without any warning or even asking if he was okay with it. How had he been okay with it? He opened his mouth to apologize, internally reprimanding himself in a constant loop until his attention was brought to the third party that had attempted to be a part of what had been going on. Worry temporarily overrode everything else. ] No, no, no, no. [ He quickly took Spinda's arms, removing them before turning the small creature's head and pointing to Ed's bandaged injury. ] Do you see this? That means he's hurt, which also means you can't hug him there. You have to try somewhere else. Understand?
[ He didn't wait for an answer, instead picking him up and moving him to Ed's other side. Spinda didn't hesitate to attempt hug number two which only made Oswald roll his eyes and shrug lightly. ] I guess he loves you too. [ He looked back to Ed, but the way he went to bite at his bottom lip wasn't because of what he'd just said. For being so quick to react and chastise himself for using the word partner, implicating love had come so naturally and without thought that he hadn't even realized that he'd said it at all. He was, however, aware of the way he'd let his hand wander and he was still extremely embarrassed about it. ] Um. Are you alright?