It doesn't hurt Eustace, though the sudden show of affection does surprise him a great deal. He knows who he is, on both a surface and fundamental level. He's not someone that's easy to get along with and not someone that people go to for compliments or affection or comfort. It's the way things have been for a long long time, and he's gotten used to being lonely even if it's not something he'd ever wished for.
So the sudden warmth catches him off-guard, his eyes widening and his whole body going stiff like a statue. But only for a second, before the realization of what's happening hits him and brings back a flood of memories. Of his family crowding around each other, his mother dishing out hugs and praise. Of curling up against his brother and sisters at night and letting their presence lull him to sleep.
He's missed this sort of affection, more than he can say.
His own motions are far slower and far more hesitant than Misa's own, but he nevertheless returns the hug in kind, both arms wrapping around her with care. His chin comes to a rest atop her head, eyelids slowly closing as he lets himself enjoy this moment without a care for anything else. ]
Yeah. I'll do my best not to go too far. And I'll do the same for you too.
gbf, the canon where you can have medusa greek mythology and lelouch code geass in the same party
It doesn't hurt Eustace, though the sudden show of affection does surprise him a great deal. He knows who he is, on both a surface and fundamental level. He's not someone that's easy to get along with and not someone that people go to for compliments or affection or comfort. It's the way things have been for a long long time, and he's gotten used to being lonely even if it's not something he'd ever wished for.
So the sudden warmth catches him off-guard, his eyes widening and his whole body going stiff like a statue. But only for a second, before the realization of what's happening hits him and brings back a flood of memories. Of his family crowding around each other, his mother dishing out hugs and praise. Of curling up against his brother and sisters at night and letting their presence lull him to sleep.
He's missed this sort of affection, more than he can say.
His own motions are far slower and far more hesitant than Misa's own, but he nevertheless returns the hug in kind, both arms wrapping around her with care. His chin comes to a rest atop her head, eyelids slowly closing as he lets himself enjoy this moment without a care for anything else. ]
Yeah. I'll do my best not to go too far. And I'll do the same for you too.
[ What a big fat fucken LIAR!!!! ]