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They’ve lived here on the island for half a year, and Ed is happy, of course he is. He wakes up in Stede’s arms more often than not, and on the “not” days Stede is usually up making him tea or arranging fresh flowers on the nightstand.
But every so often Ed catches himself holding his breath. He’ll be looking at Stede in the candlelight and be struck, as if by lightning, with the hurt of that night on the dock, when he waited for Stede until the sun rose. In those moments, Ed feels the world go off-kilter, like he’s looking up at his life from underwater.
While out thrifting for furniture and decorations for the inn, Ed comes across a painting that leads him on a journey of self-discovery and self-acceptance.