That's not what Lloyd expected in the slightest, and he's a bit stiff at the hug. Maybe a couple years ago it would've been nothing at all, but he's gone so long without physical contact he hardly remembers how. With all his literal and figurative armor stripped, he's nothing more than a lost child, but it's not long before he relents and leans against his father's best friend.
Yuan's always looked out for him. Ever since he was little, probably, and after that too. All the times in the castle that Lloyd got in trouble. All those times he needed someone to talk to.
His fingers tighten in the back of Yuan's shirt. Lloyd doesn't say anything-- he can't, not with his throat that tight-- but the gesture is enough.]
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/Oh/.
That's not what Lloyd expected in the slightest, and he's a bit stiff at the hug. Maybe a couple years ago it would've been nothing at all, but he's gone so long without physical contact he hardly remembers how. With all his literal and figurative armor stripped, he's nothing more than a lost child, but it's not long before he relents and leans against his father's best friend.
Yuan's always looked out for him. Ever since he was little, probably, and after that too. All the times in the castle that Lloyd got in trouble. All those times he needed someone to talk to.
His fingers tighten in the back of Yuan's shirt. Lloyd doesn't say anything-- he can't, not with his throat that tight-- but the gesture is enough.]