Albrecht continued stroking the other mage's cheek, it equal parts comfort and need for physical contact with Ed. Albrecht wouldn't deny it, and he would give the other man all the time in the world to formulate his answer. Such devotion was as second nature as breathing, but Albrecht did his best not to dwell on it, nor name it. He certainly knew its name, but more importantly, he hoped Ed knew it too.
"Then that is what we will do," Albrecht promised. Time would certainly turn the abstract proposal into action, but he wouldn't push for it now. Excitable energy could so quickly become overwhelming without a way to channel it, and again, he wanted to help keep them from doing anything brash with the information they had. So he met Ed's kiss with another brief, lippy point of contact, he locking their gazes before sliding his hand to cup the back of Ed's skull.
The next kiss followed in quick succession, though this time matched Ed's prior claim as Albrecht opened his mouth against his, deepening it.