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Luca isn’t the type of person to just barge into other’s privacy, sure he had a low sense of personal boundaries and often flung his arms around the people who didn’t want physical attention ( always apologizing after ), but he would never walk into someone’s room without asking or knocking first. So here he stood in the front of the painter’s room, clutching the plate in his hands.
“ Hey, Edgar? I got some food for you- I just thought you might be hungry or something. I’ll leave it in front of the door for you if that would make you comfortable- “ He waited a bit more before setting down the plate he had brought for the shorter male and was about to leave when he heard the doorknob open. There Luca saw the state the other was in. Edgar was wearing his normal outfit, minus the beret and capelet, but he looked really tired and his hair was a mess, untied and frizzy, his baby blue eyes were glassy and puffy, with red around them as though he had been crying. Luca couldn’t help but stare at the other, not knowing that the action might have made the shorter uncomfortable. Edgar quickly picked up the plate, nodding a thanks and hid behind his door once again. The ex-inventor couldn’t just let this go, the other was clearly upset and acting weird. Edgar never nodded a thanks to anyone, granted no one really did anything for him, but still. Luca slowly opened the door and peeked inside. He saw the painter sitting on his bed, legs curled up to his chest with his head between them, the food was on the table next to the bed, looking as though it may be untouched. Luca half expected Edgar to yell at him to get out and send him glares but, the painter just sat there, head in knees. Slowly Luca edged closer.
“ Eddie? “ The other jumped a bit, startled. “ Oh- sorry! Are you- alright? “ The painter turned around to look at Luca and nodded softly. The brunette’s eyes were soft and calm unlike his usual sharp and alert ones that were always brought into a glare. This Edgar was different from what Luca had ever seen. It was like he had stepped into another reality, one with a nice Edgar. His thoughts were interrupted by a small voice.
“ Mnh- mhm… “ Luca was taken aback by how young the voice sounded. He looked fully at the other now and observed what was before him. The other whimpered and made small clenching and unclenching motions with his fist while shifting, his face and posture looking like a little kid’s. That’s when Luca realized…
“ Oh my god…. You’re a little! “ Edgar shifted again and looked down, nodding once more as if ashamed, but Luca didn’t pay attention to that. “ Oh Eddie! Why didn’t you tell me sooner?? “ Edgar looked up at the nickname, smiling softly at it “ Oh? You like being called Eddie? “ A nod from the painter. “ Alright! C’mere Eddie! “ The shorter one at once crawled over to Luca’s outstretched arms and clung to his chest. The former prisoner wrapped his arms around Edgar and held him close. “ How old are ya? “
“ S….Seven- “ The younger mumbled into Luca’s striped shirt. Luca nodded, still holding the other close, stroking his fuzzy hair softly, twirling the bottom strands with him finger. Edgar leaned into the touch and giggled. Luca, taking note of this continued.
“ Have you age reg in the manor before? “ A slow and hesitant nod from the shorter made Luca feel guilty and sad “ you had no one to take care of you huh..? “ Another nod mixed in with a whimper of sadness and Luca clung “ Don’t worry Eddie, I’m here now and I won’t leave ya! Ever! I promise! “ Edgar looked up
“ P-Pinkwy promise??? “ He said holding out his pinkie finger, looking a bit hopeful. Luca smiled and linked his own pinkie with the painters’.
” Pinkwy promise “ The inventor kissed the top of Edgar’s forehead, earning a squeal of delight from the other. They stayed like that for a while until Luca felt a little more weight on him and looked down to see a little fast asleep in his arms. Chuckling, Luca pulled back the sheets of Edgar’s bed and carefully tucked him in, making sure not to wake him. He placed another kiss to the painter’s forehead and climbed in under the sheets next to the male, holding him close. He smiled feeling the others body react and hold onto his chest. Luca sighed and closed his eyes, feeling content and happy that Edgar trusted him enough to be this way around Luca. With those final thoughts in mind, he fell asleep, listening to the soft beats of the sleeping Edgar’s heart.