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Mmmm, isn't that lovely?
"Helpless, broken. Beautiful. I love you, Eddie."
Jonathan caresses his cheek and puts a light kiss on the top of his head.
"You are what I own of most perfect..."
Another kiss.
"... most gorgeous possession. Do you have any idea of just how much I love you?"
Because Edward doesn't respond, only focused on breathing slowly and calming down, Jonathan slaps him one more time, making him gasp out of surprise. Such a lovely sound.
"Edward.", he takes back, more severely. "I am being nice with you, don't you see it?"
Eddie nods, new tears rolling down his cheek.
"I said, don't you see?!"
"Y-Yes Jon...", a pathetic little whimper escapes his throat, and Jonathan smiles more openly at the melody of this broken tone of his.
"You are so good to me.", he coos, then goes back at touching his face and hair in a loving, gentle manner.
Comforting.
Shushing him like a mother would with her child.
Except that...
"Has the lesson been learned?", Jonathan asks then, in his best honeyed tone.
"Y-yes...", the kid answers. "I won't... won't do it again. I promise. I... I love you, Jon."
The doctor leans toward him.
"I know you do.", he confirms. "You are so perfect, Eddie."
The child blushs, loving the praise way too much. As ever. He purrs when Jon caresses his face with fondness. The doctor almost wants to laugh.
This is too easy. Too... predictable.
But he doesn't let his joy express, and simply whispers, in a both tender and menacing manner:
"Never forget just how much I love you, baby boy."