“When I said scars are kinda sexy, I didn’t mean you should get one right away…”
❛ Oh, you know me. Couldn’t help trying to impress you. ❜ Eddie lets out a weak chuckle, which he almost immediately regrets – as a sharp pain runs down his side. Yep, he was bedridden for the foreseeable future, which was terrible for someone as antsy as him.
The one upside to all of this – besides still being alive and all – is that Eve comes by often. In fact, she almost refuses to ever leave his side. Currently, she’s hovering her fingers over his scarring, as if she’s touching the marks, but without causing him the pain of actually running her fingers over them.
Eddie studies her closely, his eyes scanning every movement on her face, every time her eyes flit to another one of his many wounds. Looking at her, as cheesy as it may seem, makes him forget about the pain for a little while. He sits comfortably in the silence for a few moments before he sees the slight shift in her demeanor. He’d know that look anywhere. It’s guilt. Gods, anything bad could happen and Eve would find a way to blame it on herself. But Eddie wasn’t about to let that happen. He slowly reaches a hand out and takes hold of the hand that had currently been ghosting over his wounds. He gives it a squeeze.
❛ They have me so doped up on meds, I can’t even feel what those damn bats did to me. ❜ Another chuckle. There’s immediate regret for that one as well, but he does his best not to let his wince detract from the conversation. ❛ If it wasn’t for you, Eve, I would’ve been bat food. You know that, right? Like –– I would’ve been at least a five-course meal for them. ❜