Eddy was surprised into a smile by Luke's charming kiss. He laughed, a huff of a sound, and stared back at Luke with a fond look. It was so easy to become soft with the boy.<br/><br/>"Sorry, I missed it," Eddy teased, "try again?"<br/><br/>Eddy supposed this was a midlife crisis in the making. He had successfully seduced and brought home a boy young enough to be his son, not even half of Eddy's age. He supposed he'll be buying fast cars and adopting fifteen corgis within a month, start a vlog, track down and reconnect with distant family, open a bed and breakfast in the countryside... oh, wait, he already had a bar.<br/><br/>But whatever it was, Eddy found some peace in these soft moments with Luke. It gave him respite from his rage and bitterness, it gave him simplicity, it gave him happiness.<br/><br/>However brief, however fleeting, however meaningless it may be in the morning, Eddy desperately needed that now, and he would hang onto it as long as he could.