This is kind of funny out of context too, but no !!!This is my favorite picture in the world, OK? Because Al doesnât sleep. He doesnât need the bed or the blanket, but I guarantee you Ed insisted Al share it with him. He wasnât going to let Al lay on the floor or sit against a wall by himself all night. I canât see Al just taking the blanket, not when Ed needs it more, so Ed mustâve tucked the blanket around him during the night, the way a good big brother does. He never treats Al any differently than he would if Al had a flesh and blood body. He always tries to preserve that normalcy, to make Al feel as human as possible.
And theyâre sleeping back-to-back. Alâs body is cold and hard. He couldâve gotten up or Ed couldâve moved away, but no. Theyâre snuggled against each other. If youâve ever slept back-to-back with someone before you know thereâs something comforting about feeling the other personâs body heat, knowing theyâre right there. Al doesnât have body heat and he canât feel Edâs, but they still take comfort in each otherâs presence, in knowing the otherâs close beside them. Theyâre laying beside each other like nothingâs strange about it. Edâs body is actually angled so that heâs pressed against Al as he sleeps. He wants to be there.
Itâs kind of the antithesis of the above picture. In that one, Alâs alone with a blanket thatâs too small for him, looking (and probably feeling) very out of place. Here, the blanketâs big enough to wrap him in a comfy burrito, and heâs not alone. Heâs got Ed, and he looks (and probably feels) much more in place.
