[With how defensively Franz responds, Daedalus feels an immediate well of guilt open up for even putting his doubts out on the table- why didn't he just keep them close to his chest?

Because he liked seeing Franz this way, upset? It wasn't worth the relief of certainty that Franz was his and only his. ]

This is exactly why I shouldn't say any of these things to you.

I'm not trying to be horrible. Look, just.... just forget we had this conversation, okay? I missed you too much, and I probably spent way too long over-thinking things, letting pessimistic worst case scenarios get the best of my head.

I planned all of this to prove to myself I'm really just an idiot, thinking things like that, and maybe I am. I have the best lover anyone could ask for and here I am just waiting for the other shoe to drop, because I'm never this lucky without some godawful truth waiting in the wings.