Luke was quiet as he waited to see if Eddy would open up, would tell him what was wrong-- sometimes he did, sometimes he didn't, it just depended on his mood and what exactly the issue was.  At the beginning, Eddy had kept pretty much everything from him, bottling it all up and hiding behind the walls he'd built for himself, and of course Luke could never fault him for that.  Too much had happened, too many bad experiences had left Eddy overly, but validly, cautious.  Luke could only show his support and do his best to prove he had no intentions of ever hurting the man, would never use his weaknesses against him in any way.  Lord knows he has enough of his own.<br/><br/>The first time Eddy did open up to him, it was like clouds parting to let loose a weak ray of sunlight, and Luke had been so careful to keep those clouds from coming back.  It had been about Eddy's hands, those beautiful, mangled hands that had made such wonderful art and that were in so much pain...  Eddy had been on edge, Luke hadn't pushed it, but finally the man had explained about the special lotion that eased the arthritis, and had asked Luke for help.  He had asked him for help, and the boy had given it without a second thought, so happy to be included in such a private moment of Eddy's life.  It was a big step; it was monumental, and since then, Eddy had begun opening up more and more, bit by bit.<br/><br/>His unending patience was rewarded when Eddy started to speak, voice low and grumbling up from his throat.  The question made Luke blink those large blue eyes, dark lashes fanning out and mouth forming a little 'o' in a near comic expression of surprise.  He'd figured the studio was attached to Eddy's apartment, either in the apartment itself or nearby like the bar--where else would it be--but he hadn't thought Eddy would offer to show it to him.  At least, not yet, not so soon.<br/><br/>Would he like to see it?  Absolutely.  "I'd love to," he began with a small smile, freckles creasing and dancing on his cheeks, "but only if you really feel comfortable showing it to me...  It's ok if you don't."  Luke had no problem letting Eddy set the pace for most things, especially personal stuff like this...  If Eddy didn't actually want to show him yet, that was fine.  The boy wouldn't take offense.  He was just pleased Eddy had asked.