[He blinks at her, caught off guard a bit by the reply.]
You weren't sure if you could hug?
[He shakes his head and scoffs, and for all the flustering he does, he's entirely calm and soft and quiet when he reaches back and pulls her close again into a hug. It must suck, thinking like that. He knows enough about her that it's just plain tragic, her answer and obvious nervousness. Even Alex wasn't that bad, and the kid had a landslide of issues like a damn magazine rack.
He feels her hair tickle his cheek, and smiles a little.]
Geez, LB, you were worried?
Looks like you're doing alright to me.
[No time to be a nervous kid on a playground; there's someone who needs a little reassurance here, after all.]
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You weren't sure if you could hug?
[He shakes his head and scoffs, and for all the flustering he does, he's entirely calm and soft and quiet when he reaches back and pulls her close again into a hug. It must suck, thinking like that. He knows enough about her that it's just plain tragic, her answer and obvious nervousness. Even Alex wasn't that bad, and the kid had a landslide of issues like a damn magazine rack.
He feels her hair tickle his cheek, and smiles a little.]
Geez, LB, you were worried?
Looks like you're doing alright to me.
[No time to be a nervous kid on a playground; there's someone who needs a little reassurance here, after all.]