[ She pulls her lips away before he has time to have a small freak-out about it, which is a solid call. Even this is bordering on too much, it's tipping his scale a little. Adding that on top would have him gently but firmly evacuating the apartment as soon as tactfully possible.
As it is, he's a little noncommittal about hugging her back — not because he doesn't appreciate or enjoy it, it's just... hard, or new. New territory, new navigation, he doesn't know how he feels being consoled for this because it's never happened before.
It feels like a precarious thing — some people in life can hold themselves together perfectly right up until someone touches or hugs them, and the comfort breaks everything down in an abrupt and overwhelming outpouring. It feels like he skirts the edge of that concept. Not yet close, but the notion of the possibility flitters through his mind. ]
It's okay. It was a long time ago.
[ Ten years? A little more maybe? Plenty of time for it to callous over. ]
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As it is, he's a little noncommittal about hugging her back — not because he doesn't appreciate or enjoy it, it's just... hard, or new. New territory, new navigation, he doesn't know how he feels being consoled for this because it's never happened before.
It feels like a precarious thing — some people in life can hold themselves together perfectly right up until someone touches or hugs them, and the comfort breaks everything down in an abrupt and overwhelming outpouring. It feels like he skirts the edge of that concept. Not yet close, but the notion of the possibility flitters through his mind. ]
It's okay. It was a long time ago.
[ Ten years? A little more maybe? Plenty of time for it to callous over. ]