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✘ = hugging them . Δ = playing with their hair .  ❤ = kissing them .  ₪ =  asking them out for dinner . ☀ = giving them a gift of ___ ( asker’s choice ) . ♘ = stabbing them . ♕ = bowing down before them . ♒ = lying to them .   ✿ = buying them flowers . ☾ = being found shirtless . ♢ = reading them a story . ☂ = giving them their jumper to keep warm . ✎ = speaking in a different language . ✏ = teaching them a different language . ▄ = telling them a joke . ♬ = singing to them . ☹ = insulting a loved one . ஐ = slapping them . ✂ = threatening them . ❃ = dancing with them . ▤ = falling asleep on them . ☮ = waking them up after a nightmare .  ♣ = discovering them crying .  回 = patching a wound .  ✮ = stargazing . ▓ = caught stealing their belongings . ☽ = wandering alone at night . ♡ = complimenting them . ≡ = offering a place to stay overnight . ☢ = falling over . ✦ = being well-dressed . ❂ = wiping blood off their face . ◎ = taking care of them while ill . ☁ = being caught in the middle a storm with them . ⇕ = holding their hand . ↱ = being lost with them . ☠ = pushing them against a wall .

Ugh, it was starting to feel not worth it. Ed could be a real butt sometimes. What, a book and his stupid snacks are better than her? Mary’s lower lip wobbled a bit, her nose scrunching as she tried not to cry out of frustration. “Fine, keep your stupid snacks and book! At least Pumpkin’ll be happy I’m home now!” Mary got off his lap at this, turning away to go find the dog. At least their corgi would give her love, since clearly her husband was too invested in his reading and cares more about his snacks going bad.

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“Oh please, it was too easy to find it the first time,” she answered, sticking her tongue out at him defiantly. “You can certainly try, but your chance of success is low,” she was cranky, and rather jealous that a book was more entertaining to her husband than she was.

Ed glared at her and tossed the book aside, “So, what? You’re gonna just lock them up so they can go bad? Sounds silly.” He sighed and leaned back against the couch.

“Well clearly your book was more interesting than your own wife!” Mary spat, not having to walk farther than the kitchen door since the corgi had come running at the sound of his name being called.

“I’m gone for two months, in which you had plenty of time for reading, and when I get home? I asked you to put it down and give me some attention, and your snacks and book were more of a priority! Am I that boring?!” Pumpkin didn’t know why his pawrents were mad at each other, but he knew his job was to love her til’ she was smiling again, so up onto her lap he climbed.

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Ugh, it was starting to feel not worth it. Ed could be a real butt sometimes. What, a book and his stupid snacks are better than her? Mary’s lower lip wobbled a bit, her nose scrunching as she tried not to cry out of frustration. “Fine, keep your stupid snacks and book! At least Pumpkin’ll be happy I’m home now!” Mary got off his lap at this, turning away to go find the dog. At least their corgi would give her love, since clearly her husband was too invested in his reading and cares more about his snacks going bad.

Ed was honestly shocked when he noticed her wobbly lip and her sudden switch of expression toward him. ‘What the hell was that for?’ He thought to himself… Had she really gotten that upset about a damn book?? 

“Mary,” Ed sighed, rubbing his head and looking after her. Even after she’d walked away he was trying to talk to her, “What the hell is the problem? I was reading a book.”

“Do you really wanna find that out?” Mary purred, prepared to do anything to get Ed’s undivided attention. Why have his nose in that silly book when she was finally home and able to spend all the time in the world with him? He could do that when she was away on tour! Mary wanted her kisses and cuddles now dammit!

A certain tiny lady dramatically flops onto Ed’s lap, pouting up at him, dressed in her usual ‘comfy’ clothes (her husband’s shirt and a pair of knickers, we mean). “Get your nose outta that book and pay attention to me!”

Ed had been so focused on reading that when she plopped into his lap, he had to yank himself from the pages. He looked up at her from behind the book with a smirk pulling at his lips, “Yeah? Or what?”

It was irrational, and stupid...but not to her. Yes, she hadn’t done anything to hurt herself while she was away, his trust wasn’t for nothing on that front...but the fragility of her emotions remained. Because that was what she was; fragile, sometimes too easy to upset, easy to be brought to stupid thoughts like that...

Eventually, she headed his request. Pumpkin did follow her, but sat at Ed’s feet as Mary sat down next to Ed. Not too close, not looking directly at him or speaking a word. He was right, she was stupid for thinking these things...but she appreciated how he was trying his best to keep calm, it was what lured her back over to the couch... but he’d still have to be the one to pull her close, because she was afraid of making him mad if she initiated the contact after annoying him.

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“…I guess I shouldn’t have been so surprised, I probably would have picked the book over me too…” she mumbled after a few more silent minutes, her voice heavy with emotion. Mary hated herself enough as it was, enough that it didn’t take much for her warped mind to distort anything that seemed like rejection into an actual sense of rejection. After all, why pick her? Mary didn’t even realize how much it hurt Ed to know she thought he didn’t want to spend time with her, and that he was annoyed that he had to soothe her nerves and insecurity.

“Mary… Listen to what you’re saying…” Ed muttered and rubbed his head, “A bunch of papers threaded together.. you really think that thing matters more to me than you do?”

He’d put so much trust in her, not even allowing himself to believe for a second that she would try something while she was gone on tour… Because he knew she wouldn’t. He’d never worried about it for a moment, and once she was home she’d gotten all worked up over a book.

His heart ached with how much he’d tried to include her in his life while she was gone. Pictures and videos, making sure to take extra care of Pumpkin for the both of them… whatever he could do to feel better or close to her while at home alone. Of course he needed to keep himself distracted with reading and doing some work too… All of his effort felt as if it was for nothing some times though… He was offended when she’d even say those things, but he tried his best to remain calm.

“Will you come sit back down?”

Mary went quiet at his words, but in the silence of their home, her sniffling was plenty audible, along with the worried whines of Pumpkin as the singer clung to the corgi like a child with her most comforting teddy.

Ed once said to her that he’d tell her she was loved and important to him as many times as it took to make her feel important, feel his love. Clearly that was becoming less true, the way it got him grumpy every time he had to these days. It made her think of her abuser too, and how he’d said that eventually Ed would get tired of reassuring her and holding her pieces together. Why bother ever coming to him when she needed to feel loved if this was the result?

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“Well clearly your book was more interesting than your own wife!” Mary spat, not having to walk farther than the kitchen door since the corgi had come running at the sound of his name being called.

“I’m gone for two months, in which you had plenty of time for reading, and when I get home? I asked you to put it down and give me some attention, and your snacks and book were more of a priority! Am I that boring?!” Pumpkin didn’t know why his pawrents were mad at each other, but he knew his job was to love her til’ she was smiling again, so up onto her lap he climbed.

Ed groaned at her first comment and closed his eyes. Of course he’d managed to mess things up already… Just by reading a stupid book. 

“Mary, how many times do I have to tell you how important you are?” he sighed at the fact that he was explaining this again, “My book and snacks…” he said in disbelief, “You really think they’re more important?”