It had been a stressful past couple of months and even though the trouble was officially over, he was still feeling some residual anxiety
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Could the person Russ had been worrying about possibly help with that stress? Well, either way, Ed's gonna try. It's sort of a necessity, no one likes a sad Tringham. Ed doesn't, at least. Because then it meant Russ was suffering.
He's not even thinking about the fact he hasn't seen the bar in a super long time, here. Ed can deal with thinking about that later. Look, ma, he can section his brain out now!
"Hey, you," he says after approaching. He runs a hand through Russ' hair, a fond gesture he employs frequently. "You look like someone's fallen into a well."
"Yeah?" Ed really doesn't like the sound of that. "Why's that?"
He used to tell himself all the time that there wasn't any possible way his presence actually helped Russ, but he can sort of see it now. It helps when dealing with him, at least.
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He's not even thinking about the fact he hasn't seen the bar in a super long time, here. Ed can deal with thinking about that later. Look, ma, he can section his brain out now!
"Hey, you," he says after approaching. He runs a hand through Russ' hair, a fond gesture he employs frequently. "You look like someone's fallen into a well."
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Russell leans into the touch with a small smile, he could feel warmth flow back into him and he looks at Ed, obviously very glad to see him.
"Sometimes I think maybe I have," he replies.
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He used to tell himself all the time that there wasn't any possible way his presence actually helped Russ, but he can sort of see it now. It helps when dealing with him, at least.
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But sometimes his old habits return and he finds himself hiding from them like he used to when he was younger.
Then he thinks about what it would do to Ed and takes a deep breath, reaching for Ed's hand.
"Everything that's been happening lately...things have looked pretty dark."
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