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"That night, Ed lay curled on his side of the bed, inhaling the faint scent of Stede’s hair on the pillows. He could see the shape of that hair in the moonlight, the pale mop of ginger-gold, plus a sliver of Stede’s face where it was turned away. He could hear every time the other man shifted or sighed or snored. He could feel his warmth, inches away, even though Ed was carefully not touching. Awareness of Stede pulsed through him, slow and bright like the beacon of a lighthouse, and Ed didn’t get to sleep for a long time."
A series of lengthening snapshots of the times Ed and Stede have shared sleep, shared a bed, and eventually, shared each other.