...that's good. [it is. It's an improvement. But there's still the elephant in the room that needs to be brought up. But maybe not just yet. Maybe not until after breakfast. He does have the whole day at home]
[. . . . and yep there goes the pit of his stomach, just dropping like that. Oswald swallows, hard, fingers curling into the countertop. He doesn't really have a response to that]
[Oswald can't help but swallow at that, hard. He wants to believe him. He does. But...there's still that niggling of down. Edward hadn't even known why it happened. He just...]
I was...I was thinking that, maybe, I should put you down as my emergency contact. Since, well.
[that's....a relief. It's not perfect, not everything is better, but it's something. At least he'll know if something happens, now. But he does finally release Edward when he says breakfast is ready]
[breakfast is relatively uneventful. Oswald doesn't feel particularly hungry for obvious reasons but Edward put in all that effort, so it'd be rude not to finish it. So he finishes it]
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[Well.]
I'm feeling better. It doesn't really hurt much anymore...
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You should ice your eye again, after breakfast.
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[.........he just says these things like they're normal.]
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...Oswald?
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....I'm just glad you're alright.
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[Edward blinks. Not moving, though, or drawing back.]
Of course... I'm just fine.
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...I don't like the idea of you getting hurt, Edward.
[his voice is quiet, half-muffled by Edward's sleep shirt]
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...It's... alright. It won't... Um... It won't happen again.
I promise.
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I was...I was thinking that, maybe, I should put you down as my emergency contact. Since, well.
Since my parents aren't, any more.
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...You think? [He swallows, still quiet for a moment.] That'd... um... That'd probably be good, I guess, huh?
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[The idea that someone would even... want that?]
But it sounds like a good idea.
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I just thought it would be a good idea, you know...Gotham being Gotham.
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We can just put each other down, then. Just in case. Ah... [Coffee's done, too, so he's gonna go and pour that.] Breakfast's ready.
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Thank you for cooking this morning.
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[He's just gonna serve that breakfast then. The eggs sure are cute...]
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[aaaaahhhhhhhh]
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[Wait he just said-- screams.....
Yeah, he'll take a seat so they can eat together.]
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Thank you again, Edward. That was lovely.
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