[ It's weird to realize that you can count the amount of hugs you've given and been given on a single hand. The day Oguma bought him, when Legosi found him with the Shishigumi, and now today. It's never really bothered him, though. He grew up without it, so he wasn't really aware that it was missing. But when Fie's arms tighten, when that wave of emotions hits him he lets the feeling sink in because they're her feelings. He notes that it's still weird sometimes, to feel what his bonds are feeling. But this is one of the first times that he has so openly accepted the feelings without hesitation.
He's relieved to feel what she can feel and to know that she feels the way she does. He knows how others have been glad to see him, even the relief his father felt that day he saw Louis in the hospital, or when Juno kissed him when he returned to school. Or the way Legosi's tail wagged so aggressively every time they met. Even when Louis would call him stupid.
The Bond is so readily open and free and safe. So he allows himself to feel the relief that he's back home - and let her have that, too. That slightest bit of happiness, that comfort, that ease. His arms tighten, too, a hand moving up to rest on the back of her head, settling there. And there's just one quiet thing he says: ]
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He's relieved to feel what she can feel and to know that she feels the way she does. He knows how others have been glad to see him, even the relief his father felt that day he saw Louis in the hospital, or when Juno kissed him when he returned to school. Or the way Legosi's tail wagged so aggressively every time they met. Even when Louis would call him stupid.
The Bond is so readily open and free and safe. So he allows himself to feel the relief that he's back home - and let her have that, too. That slightest bit of happiness, that comfort, that ease. His arms tighten, too, a hand moving up to rest on the back of her head, settling there. And there's just one quiet thing he says: ]
I'm glad to be home.
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