[ The response from him is strong, it's -- stronger?
But in the immediate relief of his presence, the knowledge that she could still protect him, keep him safe, bring his mind against hers, that isn't something that fully translates yet.
The hug does confuse her a little, if at the moment she's also entirely willing to just sink into it. She'd expected more surprise from him, honestly, given how most of the time she shied from physical contact, how recent it was that she'd even been willing to sleep in the same space as him. But after a few days of separation, it's enough for the moment simply to wrap her arms around him and hold on tight. It shouldn't mean this much, she thinks, but it does, it does, it does.
He's here, and he's alive and safe and warm and she can keep him that way now and for the time being, while she can enjoy this moment, that's all that matters. ]
Yeah, well, I didn't walk into a snowstorm this time. [ Mumbled into his shoulder, teasing a little. ] I just went into space this time.
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But in the immediate relief of his presence, the knowledge that she could still protect him, keep him safe, bring his mind against hers, that isn't something that fully translates yet.
The hug does confuse her a little, if at the moment she's also entirely willing to just sink into it. She'd expected more surprise from him, honestly, given how most of the time she shied from physical contact, how recent it was that she'd even been willing to sleep in the same space as him. But after a few days of separation, it's enough for the moment simply to wrap her arms around him and hold on tight. It shouldn't mean this much, she thinks, but it does, it does, it does.
He's here, and he's alive and safe and warm and she can keep him that way now and for the time being, while she can enjoy this moment, that's all that matters. ]
Yeah, well, I didn't walk into a snowstorm this time. [ Mumbled into his shoulder, teasing a little. ] I just went into space this time.