[ Oh, Luke. If only she could be cheerful for you, or even just smile.
But she can't. When she spots him, her expression clears momentarily... then tightens again. She swings her legs over the railing and hops back onto the bridge, only waiting just long enough -- practically vibrating with impatience all the while -- for him to make it onto the thing before she more or less tosses herself at him in a very tight hug.
Since he showed up at her home -- since she hugged him then -- she's wanted to do this. She just really needs a hug, to put it simply, and she wanted it from him. And now he's here, and he's warm, and he's safe. Thank goodness. ]
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But she can't. When she spots him, her expression clears momentarily... then tightens again. She swings her legs over the railing and hops back onto the bridge, only waiting just long enough -- practically vibrating with impatience all the while -- for him to make it onto the thing before she more or less tosses herself at him in a very tight hug.
Since he showed up at her home -- since she hugged him then -- she's wanted to do this. She just really needs a hug, to put it simply, and she wanted it from him. And now he's here, and he's warm, and he's safe. Thank goodness. ]