[He's immediately frozen at the embrace, staring over her shoulder with a lost, unsure expression--too much too soon, all this shit going on. He wasn't over Chase, not even for a moment. And now... Murphy's missing. Out there, with those monsters. It's enough to make him want to curl up and never hear how the story ends... because what good is there going to be?
He slowly wraps his arms around Heather, eyes weary and staring at the floor. She could probably tell he's gotten a little lither. A little thinner. A little more obviously hurt by both this world and his own; they teamed up on him, Heather, and he's having a hard time fighting back.]
...... Hey, Heather.
[His voice cracks on such a simple, short reply. He kicks himself mentally.
... A hug is good, right now. She's not the only one who uses hugs as anything but a hug.]
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He slowly wraps his arms around Heather, eyes weary and staring at the floor. She could probably tell he's gotten a little lither. A little thinner. A little more obviously hurt by both this world and his own; they teamed up on him, Heather, and he's having a hard time fighting back.]
...... Hey, Heather.
[His voice cracks on such a simple, short reply. He kicks himself mentally.
... A hug is good, right now. She's not the only one who uses hugs as anything but a hug.]