She gets a light squeeze of her hand; a small sort of gesture, one that would be easy to miss if it wasn't significant in how understated it is. "It's okay," without ever needing to say that aloud. And he smiles gently, bittersweet, because at least she was able to take his hand, even if it is such a small gesture.
Mn. It is hard. But he won't insult her by saying what's obvious, and instead continue just to let her hold on as long as she needs to.
And it's warm... still warmer than it should be. Like a glow or radiating pulse from where their hands touch, however faint. It is then like Shino had said earlier, it wasn't a fluke. He supposes he should be a little unsettled maybe, that something so basic and so important has been changed and is... regulated and documented and put on display as A Big Deal. That here it's somehow "energy" and it's more important for that. Monetized. That's kind of demeaning, actually? But, well.
When did he ever let something like that interfere with how he conducts himself. Especially when trying to help reassure someone else. ]
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She gets a light squeeze of her hand; a small sort of gesture, one that would be easy to miss if it wasn't significant in how understated it is. "It's okay," without ever needing to say that aloud. And he smiles gently, bittersweet, because at least she was able to take his hand, even if it is such a small gesture.
Mn. It is hard. But he won't insult her by saying what's obvious, and instead continue just to let her hold on as long as she needs to.
And it's warm... still warmer than it should be. Like a glow or radiating pulse from where their hands touch, however faint. It is then like Shino had said earlier, it wasn't a fluke. He supposes he should be a little unsettled maybe, that something so basic and so important has been changed and is... regulated and documented and put on display as A Big Deal. That here it's somehow "energy" and it's more important for that. Monetized. That's kind of demeaning, actually? But, well.
When did he ever let something like that interfere with how he conducts himself. Especially when trying to help reassure someone else. ]