[The touch, the embrace startles him, and his arms stand out stiff from his body as she pulls him close. For a long, awkward moment he doesn't respond or reciprocate, just sitting there afraid and still feeling as alone as he did before she came into the room.]
[But then, as if a switch has been pulled, he relaxes into her arms, lets his pained limbs go limp, and hugs her tight around the neck, burying his face in her shoulder.]
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[But then, as if a switch has been pulled, he relaxes into her arms, lets his pained limbs go limp, and hugs her tight around the neck, burying his face in her shoulder.]