BODYGUARD/ASSASSIN AU

[enigmaster]

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[enigmaster]

Mm... hm? [Edward suddenly realizes that it feels almost like someone's next to him. Which is about when he sleepily looks up and sees Oswald. Right there.] A-Ah... Y-Your Highness--?

[agoodname]

[Edward's voice is enough to get him to start waking up, and he groans, slightly, face scrunching up a bit in what should be more than recognizable as Oswald very much not wanting to be awake and probably this close to falling back asleep]

[enigmaster]

Y-Your Highness, um... you're... [how does he even begin with this]

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[agoodname]

[he is... very slow to wake. So he makes another disgruntled sound, burying his face in Edward's hair and breathes.]

[agoodname]

[.... (three)]

[agoodname]

[....wait a minute. (two) ]

[agoodname]

[he's warm. warmer than usual. (one) why does it feel like there's--]

[agoodname]

[!!!!!]

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[agoodname]

[Oswald's eyes fly open, and he's sucking in a breath, starting to jerk away before he can even think about it...which is likely to send him toppling off of the bed and to the floor with a solid `whump` sound]

[enigmaster]

[Edward leans over as that happens, though he's not quite quick enough to catch Oswald before he falls. Oh. Oh dear.] A-Are you okay, Your Highness...?

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[agoodname]

[alksdhflshd how about he just lays on the floor here and dies slowly from embarrassment. this is fine]

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[agoodname]

[RIGHT NO HE'S GOING TO TRY AND DISENTANGLE HIMSELF FROM THE SHEETS] Fine! I'm--[alsdkfs hold on he needs to struggle for another moment before managing to disentangle himself and scramble to his feet]--fine.

[enigmaster]

[buddy you don't sound fine] Are you certain...?

[agoodname]

Yes. [alsdhfs he's...bright red] Yes, I'm absolutely certain. [alksdhfs] How...are you feeling?

[enigmaster]

Fine, Your Highness. [Embarrassed? Greatly so. He's very red.] Um. Much better, I think.

[agoodname]

[Oswald's eyes are going to narrow at that, and he's going to lean in a bit, as if he could see to his wounds just by doing that]

Well...you should still rest. Doctor Thompkins said at least a week.

[enigmaster]

...Yes. She did. [he's not happy about that.] I do heal quickly, though.

[agoodname]

You're still human, as far as I know. [and he'll sit in that chair by the bed] You may heal quickly, but it still needs time.

[enigmaster]

A week just seems unreasonably long. [what. does he even do.]

[agoodname]

You'll just have to tolerate it. I refuse to leave here until you're declared well enough to travel by the doctor. [://////]

[enigmaster]

I... Yes, Your Highness. [There's not really any room for argument here. He sees that.] My apologies...

[agoodname]

...good. [he huffs a bit, folding his arms, settling into the chair and glancing out the window--it's all starting to flood back, now. Everything that happened, the knowledge he's unwittingly gained, what was happening all along...] ...you'll tell me next time, won't you?

[enigmaster]

... Yes, Your Highness. [Oswald was... clear about that, too.] It was never my intention to deceive you or anything like that.

[agoodname]

....right. [it still hurts, though. And he sucks in a small breath] I'll go ring for breakfast.

[enigmaster]

... [There are things he could say. Maybe wants to say, even. But when he tries to find the words, his mind just goes blank. Where would he even start...? What if he makes things worse again?] Alright.