Edd will NEVER admit this to anyone, but he genuinely kinda likes it when he hears Future Edd crying out for his name and trying to physically reach out to him, whenever he’s having a really bad nightmare. There’s just….. something about such a scary, physically imposing man, acting so genuinely desperate and in DESPERATE need for physical comfort…..
For the first time it happened, Edd was both deeply perturbed and incredibly concerned, and actually wanted to go push FE away from him, but of course he accidentally ended up snuggling with him regardless. After a few more times of sleeping together and seeing FE weep out his name in his sleep, Edd’s been getting a slight kick out of it~
It’s just the mere idea of FE, who’s this incredibly hyperaggressive future self who seemingly hates everyone and everything, weakly crying out for HIS name and begging to be comforted as he’s tormented by his nightmares…. Edd relishes in it. FE’s so tight wrapped around his finger and Edd KNOWS it and is so damn cocky about it 😏
Of course, Edd doesn’t really want to see FE persisting further with his horrific nightmares (that he still refuses to properly talk about for some odd reason…..) so he does try to help him feel more comforted and safe every night before they sleep together, but hearing FE sputter and gasp his name…. it’s just too good.