For a moment, Oswald was going to give Ed a shit-eating grin and say something to effect of how, well, he wasn't going to say it, but if Ed is going to call her stupid--!
But whatever petty little teasing comment in particular he was offer dies on his tongue as Ed continues with more details about the contract, about how she let him write it, yes, but more specifically how Oswald is written into it.
He sort of misses the rest of what Ed is saying, too shocked to process much more at that moment as a whole whirlwind of thoughts light up every part of his mind, conflicting concerns and alarm bells smashing against unreasonable levels of excitement.
If Ed wrote the contract himself, why would he do that? Why would he include Oswald as a break clause to the contract if he'd been assigned differently? Would it be for revenge? Another long game plan to bring Oswald suffering by bringing them closer together through every possible means? He'd underestimated Ed before, yes, had no real scope of the lengths he'd go to, but would he really do that? Or was it just absurd? Too absurd? Why tether yourself to someone you hate that much? Even for revenge, could Ed stand to be around Oswald that much? And if he had been assigned differently, that would put the power back in Oswald's hands and he definitely wouldn't have agreed to anything nearly so foolish as Ginger. No, that implies a great level of trust. The kind of trust that--
It would be proof, wouldn't it? Proof that Ed is telling the truth. That this Ed is that Ed, from before Oswald's selfishness took over, before he really understood what love was supposed to mean. Before he let his own weakness win.
Maybe there are secretly two Oswalds too--the one who wants more than anything to open up and try again with Ed, and the one who knows better.
A lump forms in his throat which is hard to swallow down.
"... Can I see it?"
Who knows what Ed is talking about by the time he finally speaks again.
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But whatever petty little teasing comment in particular he was offer dies on his tongue as Ed continues with more details about the contract, about how she let him write it, yes, but more specifically how Oswald is written into it.
He sort of misses the rest of what Ed is saying, too shocked to process much more at that moment as a whole whirlwind of thoughts light up every part of his mind, conflicting concerns and alarm bells smashing against unreasonable levels of excitement.
If Ed wrote the contract himself, why would he do that? Why would he include Oswald as a break clause to the contract if he'd been assigned differently? Would it be for revenge? Another long game plan to bring Oswald suffering by bringing them closer together through every possible means? He'd underestimated Ed before, yes, had no real scope of the lengths he'd go to, but would he really do that? Or was it just absurd? Too absurd? Why tether yourself to someone you hate that much? Even for revenge, could Ed stand to be around Oswald that much? And if he had been assigned differently, that would put the power back in Oswald's hands and he definitely wouldn't have agreed to anything nearly so foolish as Ginger. No, that implies a great level of trust. The kind of trust that--
It would be proof, wouldn't it? Proof that Ed is telling the truth. That this Ed is that Ed, from before Oswald's selfishness took over, before he really understood what love was supposed to mean. Before he let his own weakness win.
Maybe there are secretly two Oswalds too--the one who wants more than anything to open up and try again with Ed, and the one who knows better.
A lump forms in his throat which is hard to swallow down.
"... Can I see it?"
Who knows what Ed is talking about by the time he finally speaks again.