[ She reaches out, the pulse of her being reaching him from wherever she is, and the relief is so instant and overwhelming that he almost literally sags with it. He hadn't been able to feel her at all - not quite like the connection had been severed, but almost - so he'd been filled with fear that he was completely alone.
If he thought about it, he would think it was strange that now, after all this time, he could barely think of being without her.
It means he has a few seconds to let the panic subside as she comes to him, able to mold his expression into something a little more laid back than he could have managed before, as she comes around the corner.
There's no hesitation as he steps forward, pulling her into a tight, hard hug. The kind of hug a year ago he was not particularly good at, but now was almost natural. He hadn't even gotten a good look at her, his sluggish brain not doing as instant a read as it normally should have, and now his eyes were closed as he held her tight. ]
You really should know better than to wander off. [ Just a little bit of false bravado, considering the panic he'd been in a few seconds ago. ]
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If he thought about it, he would think it was strange that now, after all this time, he could barely think of being without her.
It means he has a few seconds to let the panic subside as she comes to him, able to mold his expression into something a little more laid back than he could have managed before, as she comes around the corner.
There's no hesitation as he steps forward, pulling her into a tight, hard hug. The kind of hug a year ago he was not particularly good at, but now was almost natural. He hadn't even gotten a good look at her, his sluggish brain not doing as instant a read as it normally should have, and now his eyes were closed as he held her tight. ]
You really should know better than to wander off. [ Just a little bit of false bravado, considering the panic he'd been in a few seconds ago. ]