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ᴇᴅᴡᴀʀᴅ ɴɪɢᴍᴀ ⟪ ≟ ⟫ ǝuıɓɯɐ ([personal profile] enigmaster) wrote in [community profile] inhotwater2019-05-30 11:05 pm
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[personal profile] agoodname 2019-07-28 12:13 am (UTC)(link)
You didn't talk to him or anything, then?
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[personal profile] agoodname 2019-07-28 12:38 am (UTC)(link)
Better that he didn't, I suppose. [he gently rubs his knuckles at that, trying to soothe] ...what happened after that?
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[personal profile] agoodname 2019-07-28 12:56 am (UTC)(link)
.....[and Oswald swallows at that] ...oh?
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[personal profile] agoodname 2019-07-28 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
[he can't help but suck in a breath at that, not really able to entirely hide his reaction--] Edward....
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[personal profile] agoodname 2019-07-28 01:27 am (UTC)(link)
....oh. [his lips press together then, clearly upset] Well...we should get some ice on that. That will help the bruising.
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[personal profile] agoodname 2019-07-28 10:53 am (UTC)(link)
[he squeezes his hand, gently, before pushing to his feet. He'll retrieve an ice pack and a broom, handing the former off to Edward before sweeping up the shattered plate with the latter. He just...he needs a moment to think. Because as much as he really deeply feels like he's having a meltdown, internally, he just....he can't think about this now. He can't think about what might've given Edward that bruise. He can't think about if it could've been worse. He can't think about if Edward might not've come home at all. He can't--

--and the noise of ceramic hitting the floor jolts him, slightly. Some of the pieces have dropped from the dust pan that he's been holding. And Oswald sucks in a breath, and quickly finishes cleaning that up, blinking very rapidly, trying not to let his hands shake]
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[personal profile] agoodname 2019-07-28 11:37 am (UTC)(link)
[and Oswald dumps those shards into a paper bag before throwing it in the trash. Then he puts away the broom and the dustpan and just...leans his elbows on the counter, covering his face with his hands, his back to Edward]

...you promised. [his voice is quiet, upset]
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[personal profile] agoodname 2019-07-28 12:20 pm (UTC)(link)
I just--[Oswald's voice wavers, and he cuts himself off. He's silent another moment, trying to get himself under control]

...I'm scared, Edward. [his voice is small--he's still not looking at him]
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[personal profile] agoodname 2019-07-28 12:43 pm (UTC)(link)
You didn't last time, either. [he rubs at his eyes with the heels of his palms] Know what happened.
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[personal profile] agoodname 2019-07-28 12:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[it feels like there's a fist or something, tightening in his chest and squeezing his heart and Oswald pushes off from the counter, slowly coming over and just standing in front of Edward's chair for a moment, unsure of what to do. He doesn't know how to help. What can he do, really?

So he just--well, Edward might not like it. He might pull back. But...]
...okay. [quietly, and Oswald takes a step closer, reaching out to wrap his arms around Edward and just...hold him for a moment. It's all he can do, really.]
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[personal profile] agoodname 2019-07-28 01:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oswald's stomach gives a lurch at that, and his arms tighten around Edward, holding him close, hand petting down his spine, trying to be soothing, or at least grounding]
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[personal profile] agoodname 2019-07-28 03:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[and he'll hold Edward through it, as long as he needs, even as his ankle starts to throb quietly with standing in this position for so long. But he ignores it, just holding him tighter. If this is all he can do, he'll do it to the best of his ability.]
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[personal profile] agoodname 2019-07-28 03:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[and Oswald just...rests his chin on the top of his head] S'nothing to apologize for.

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