Matchmaker (!Edmike!)

Part IX

A tiny bit of shitty angst 

Please Don't Judge Me

No one's PoV

Nothing else important happened the rest of the day unless you count Joker confessing to Margaretha and they emoted at each other for a whole match until Bi'an had enough of it and chaired them both. Both of the chairs were across the map so they couldn't see each other.

Not that important but at dinner was a different story. After Edgar left his room to get a plate of food then go right back he was stopped by in front of the dining room by Emily. "Edgar, could you please eat at the table?" she asked.

"Why?" "Well usually you eat in your room I'm getting concerned that you don't eat at all. I'm just making sure that you're in good condition because you are unusually light, well for your age." She said looking down. 

"Ugh, fine. But, you leave me alone after this." the painter said pushing past her.  When Edgar sat down at his seat at the table Mary brought him a plate while Michiko brought him a cup of tea then went back to the kitchen to get more cups and Mary followed her. 

When everyone was at the table except Aesop because he's Aesop they all said their prayers then started to eat. Kevin started to whisper to Aesop "I heard that Edgar is a ςομαν.." he made an audible gasp and then passed on the story.

Eventually, everyone on the opposite side of the table was staring at Edgar which made him very uncomfortable. "Mike I don't want to be here anymore. Im uncomfortable." He whispered to him holding his hand under the table. 

"Do you wanna get out of here?" Mike asked his boyfriend "Yeah, I feel like that would've been easy to tell by now smartass." He said. "You leave and in a few minutes I'll meet you in your room." the acrobat said letting go of his hand.

Edgar left to his room when he left chatter started imminently and the most common words in the room were 'No way!' 'him' 'she?' 'Maybe trans?' 'Are you sure?' and 'Edgar'. That spiked Mike's curiosity but he decided to not ask because Edgar might not be comfortable with it.

After a tiny bit, Mike left to find his boyfriend, but when he checked Edgar's room he wasn't there, and oddly enough Edgar's door was unlocked so he locked the door on the way out.

He checked all over the manor except one place. Mike got to the place where he met Edgar for one of the first times, the hall next to the staircase. He saw Edgar sitting down curled up in a ball in the corner of the hall, muffled sobbing and sniffing could be heard from the male.

"Hey, Eddie? Are you ok?" Mike asked kneeling next to him "NO MIKE YOU'D THINK I WOULDNT BE CRYING IF I WAS OK, OR ARE YOU TO BRAIN DEAD TO COMPREHEND THAT?" Edgar yelled "I'm sorry. I-It's not my place to lash out at you like that." Edgar said trying to form a smile but failed.

"It's ok. What happened?" "Don't want to talk about it."

"..."

"..."

"Pfft- You know, you're really bad at comforting someone when they're sad." Edgar said almost laughing "Well you're smiling so I must be good at it!" Mike said pulling the painter up. "No, you're not," he said sighing.

"Well either way I'm glad to see you smile!" the acrobat said giving the painter a kiss on the cheek. "HEY, DON'T DO THAT AT LEAST NOT IN PUBLIC LIKE THAT DUMBASS!" Edgar said while his British accent got worse.

"pfft- BAHAHAHHAAHHAHA OH MY GOD EDDIE YOUR ACCENT IT JUST SKYROCKETED," Mike laughed at his boyfriend's rage. "hEy Im eDgAr ANd I dOnT LiKe aNyOnE anD iM a goOD PaInTEr," Mike added with a bad faked accent.

"no, goodbye," Edgar said walking away knowing Mike would follow him to his room. Just as he thought Mike did follow him and knocked on his bedroom door not even a minute after he entered.

Edgar opened the door and without a word let the acrobat inside his room. It's been a while since he's been in the other room so he was surprised to see more than two dozen paintings on the walls and one painting next to an open window.

"Wow, it's been a while since I've been in here. I like what you've done with the place." Mike said with amazed at the room which got him an 'mhm' from the painter. "Your waist is really small~," Mike said grabbing Edgar's waist from behind.

The painter's face quickly turned a deep color of red, "Um sure. Whatever." Edgar said looking down at Mike's hand. 

Edgar turned around to face Mike then walked back to the bed in his room. "You look amazing darling, as always," Edgar said before grabbing his boyfriend's poofy collar and pulling him into a kiss.

"KNOCK KNOCK MOTHER FUCKER! CAN I GET SOMETHING FROM HERE REAL QUICK?" Norton yelled from outside the door which made Mike fall back from shock taking Edgar with him.

Edgar put his hand over Mike's mouth then whispered to him "you answer the door then I'll just be sitting on the bed. go." with that Mike went to the door while Edgar hopped on the bed trying to look as not suspicious as he could.

"Hey, assface- wait why are you in here Mike?" "No reason but what do you want exactly?" Mike asked the prospector. "Nothing for you to know about. But have you heard the rumor? I'm taking your face as a no." Norton said.

"Well, Emily says that Edgar is a trans man. Thought he told you already but if not I'll go." Norton said, "Yeahhh I'll go talk to him right now!" Mike exclaimed closing the door.

EXTRA

Mike: And who wants to be my little helper?

Edgar clearly annoyed: It's me I'm your little helper. *eye twitch*

Mike: That's right you sure are!

Vera: OK THAT'S ENOUGH!

Mike: What, you don't believe in positive affirmation?

Vera now holding Edgar: Not from some freaky handsy clown!

creds to me

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