[It's less than ideal, sure. But it's a hell of a lot nicer than what she's been doing recently, saving up all the hurt and the tears until she's alone and curling into a small, shuddering ball under her bedclothes until she sobs herself to sleep. It's not just shame over her lopsided frame that has her evicting him from her room most nights. When he curls down around her she presses into it, needy and clingy, slim fingers grasping hard at the fabric of his clothing while she tries to pull it all together.
And then Hoi Hoi, fond of hugs as he is, rises to join them and her tears turn into a strangled kind of half-laugh. Hey, buddy. She moves so one of the arms wrapped around Netherlands twines around the bear, takes a steadying breath and lifts her face.]
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And then Hoi Hoi, fond of hugs as he is, rises to join them and her tears turn into a strangled kind of half-laugh. Hey, buddy. She moves so one of the arms wrapped around Netherlands twines around the bear, takes a steadying breath and lifts her face.]
I'm ready. I'm scared as hell, but I'm ready.