[Close enough to a hug that it startles her, only because she's never entirely expecting affection, she's never sure what to do with reassurance, and she presses her face against his shoulder and cries and cries. Hope Luke likes having tears and boogers all over his shirt.........
It doesn't take her nearly as long to start settling now, though, even if the tears aren't stopping anytime soon. Still, sniffles and hiccups are a major comparative improvement. She lifts her head enough to speak but she's not at all shifting out of this half-hug at all.]
I'm sorry. [Again, for just totally losing her shit and the fact that it keeps happening.] I'm sorry, I—I just—I didn't...
[Where does she start? She sniffs and takes a slow breath that almost doesn't shake.]
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It doesn't take her nearly as long to start settling now, though, even if the tears aren't stopping anytime soon. Still, sniffles and hiccups are a major comparative improvement. She lifts her head enough to speak but she's not at all shifting out of this half-hug at all.]
I'm sorry. [Again, for just totally losing her shit and the fact that it keeps happening.] I'm sorry, I—I just—I didn't...
[Where does she start? She sniffs and takes a slow breath that almost doesn't shake.]
What do you want to know?