[For a moment, Eddie is completely caught off-guard. It isn't that he completely buys into his own self-deprecation, though it's really only half-joking. Mostly, it's that he's not used to people calling him out on it, completely rejecting it, refusing to allow him to go there. It shows on his face, his mouth falling slightly open, his blue eyes widening a little.]
I...what?
[It sounds a little stupid, but it's all he can get out, so instead of continuing, he shakes his head and glances downward, licks his lips a little nervously. Usually, when he's self-deprecating, people don't take it seriously, don't realize that it comes from being used to being overlooked and chosen over. Eddie has never quite gotten used to being conventionally attractive.]
Well. I'm glad I got to save you then, just like you saved me.
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I...what?
[It sounds a little stupid, but it's all he can get out, so instead of continuing, he shakes his head and glances downward, licks his lips a little nervously. Usually, when he's self-deprecating, people don't take it seriously, don't realize that it comes from being used to being overlooked and chosen over. Eddie has never quite gotten used to being conventionally attractive.]
Well. I'm glad I got to save you then, just like you saved me.