nice either way

However Ed prefers his facial hair, it’s Ed’s right to do as he pleases.But Stede never did get to run his fingers through those curls, and as much as he likes playing with Ed’s hair — and lord above does he like Ed’s hair, loves the noises Ed makes when he grabs a whole handful of long curls — but that’s one thing, the beard is a different thing, or was a different thing. And he never did get to, which maybe that’s on him, but still. He would have liked to have kissed him with the beard. That's all. But it's not his choice, is it? And he'd never breathe a word of it to Ed. Except.