"Eddie," he supplies, "you can just call me Eddie."

And then Eddie remembers Nightshade, and appends that statement with, "He/him pronouns, if you were wondering."

His approach toward Jean is slow and cautious, but merely because of his missing glasses. If he could see clearly and be sure he wasn't going to trip over something and/or accidentally impale himself on the fuckoff big blade that Jean is sharpening... less cautious. But things are what they are.

"Ended up dead for a while. My own fault, really. You made it through okay?"