#yes yes i know can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky SHSHSHSSHHHSHSH SHDJKLS

[saltpepperbeard]

Rated T | 2.6k | Complete Stede drew a sharp breath. Whiplash; no, he couldn’t spiral. It was not the time to spiral. Ed needed him. Ed was vulnerable, and alone, and hurt, and needed him. He needed a hand to hold. He needed a friend. He needed love. All of which Stede was more than willing to offer. He was going to apologize for everything he had wrought. He was going to try and slowly unspool all the consequences from his actions. He was going to fight to show his devotion, his care, his affection again. But that all was down the road; in the meantime, he was going to address what lay before him. He was going to focus on the physical before the emotional, the visible before the invisible. After finally reuniting with Ed, Stede sits with all the subsequent emotions, and begins the first little steps towards healing, towards mending their love.

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