Re: eddie/steph - bathtime.
[He closed his eyes at the kiss to his skin and he decided then that he wanted more. Eddie rubbed off the soap beard until there were only patchy bubbles left and he leaned in to kiss her lips.] We passed, sure. I give it a strong C-. [Eddie pulled her hand up so he could kiss her wet fingertips and force them to run through his hair.]
[After the less than stellar welcoming of Flounder to the family, Eddie had made himself hard to find for days until Stephanie hunted him down. During this time he didn't have anyone or anything to talk to. No one checked up on Nigma. All he had were his thoughts about how the light touches Stephanie gave him weren't enough. How he'd withhold intimacy until she told him everything he wanted. Now though? Alone with her in this tub after days of being apart? All of that felt fucking stupid.]
I will say this though, Gotham is in the best shape it's ever been. [Eddie said after a second, melting into her touch.] I could pour everything I have into it, you know? If we- if we were going to keep living like this I could just spend all my time rebuilding communities. [He wasn't trying to be cruel, he was trying to give options. Being without kids devastated him in a way she hadn't seen yet, but at the end of the day, Stephanie was the most important everything to him. Her. That's what mattered.]