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Ed sneaks a look over at Stede. How is he still reading?
It starts off simple enough, Ed wraps his feet in Stede's expecting a kiss, or smile at the least.
Nothing.
So he wraps his arms around his partners body, squeezing him tight.
Stede flips the page.
Ed does not like that. He makes a kiss noise up at him.
Stede turns his head slightly and makes a kiss noise back at him, eyes never leaving the script.
The fuck?
Ed rolls his body over until he is laying on Stede's chest, arms wrapped tightly around his torso, bare legs curled around Stede's silk clad ones.
"Are you cold, darling?" Stede asks absently, turning the page again, then settling a hand in Ed's hair and stroking gently.
Ed sighs. This idiot.
He folds his hands one atop the other on Stede's chest, then rests his chin on them. "No, Stede. I'm not cold. I want you to pay attention to me."
Stede's eyes go wide and he turns quickly to Ed, snapping the book shut. "Oh! I'm so sorry, darling! Got caught up in the story, I suppose." he blushes and looks down at the comforter, picking at the embroidery.
Ed stills his hand. "Don't. I don't want to hear the complaints tomorrow."
The blonde sticks his tongue out at him, but stops his fidgeting as his blush begins to recede.
"Will you read to me? I don't want to pull you out of it if you're at a good part." Ed tells him honestly, his chin still resting on his hands resting on Stede's chest.
The blush is back.
"What? Stede?" Stede begins worrying his lip and looking away. "Stede! Are you reading a dirty book?? I'm right here!"
"It's not a dirty book! It's just a book...with some dirty bits in it. It's part of the story." He insists haughtily.
"Sure, babe." Ed drawls, reaching for the book and handing it back to Stede, "Let's hear then."
Stede scrunches his nose in Ed's direction, but flips the book open as instructed and finds his page.
Ed squirms in anticipation, settling his cheek against his hand. As Stede clears his throat, Ed prepares himself for something sexy and sultry-
"There-Nathan-there-" Ed let's out an undignified snort as Stede begins reading in a deep troll-like voice. The next character's voice is high pitched like a pixie, though it's described as deep and smokey.
Ed couldn't stop giggling as Stede reads through the chapter. Stede tries to keep his composure, but the sight of Ed in tears of enjoyment is too much, and Stede ends up in giggles as well, the book falling off to the side as they hold each other and laugh.