Edwin paled at that first response, because that was the thing he hadn't been thinking about directly, the thing his thoughts just kind of slid off of whenever he started trying to sort out what was wrong and why everything felt so much more acute than it had before.
That was the one conclusion, obvious though it was, that he'd been ignoring so that he didn't start screaming and not stop. Only sort-of metaphorically.
Charles said it, and Edwin went cornered-animal still, already-shallow breathing just kicking up a fraction, not hyperventilating but not far from it, either, panic well and truly trying to take hold and Edwin fighting not to let it do so. He finally nodded, still tense, but managing a quiet, "Of course. Thank you, Charles."
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That was the one conclusion, obvious though it was, that he'd been ignoring so that he didn't start screaming and not stop. Only sort-of metaphorically.
Charles said it, and Edwin went cornered-animal still, already-shallow breathing just kicking up a fraction, not hyperventilating but not far from it, either, panic well and truly trying to take hold and Edwin fighting not to let it do so. He finally nodded, still tense, but managing a quiet, "Of course. Thank you, Charles."