[Look, it isn’t his fault there are three of them, and also that they got a memory of Lup feeling better when she was touching someone else.
He rubs the back of Lup’s shoulders, offering her another squish of a hug. He wishes more people had given him hugs! Even if he has always been the type to be grumpy about them. He could have used more hugs.
He glances at Cloud, seeming amused but also like he plans to say some shit. Cloud can tell.]
Hug her, dumbass.
[Said very playfully. Like “this is what you should do that’s normal, can’t believe I gotta tell you.”]
jason speaks, and lup actually giggles at it, a bit exhaustedly, before shifting to try and make it easier for cloud to do so. yeah! hug her. hug both of them. you too are part of this.]
Hug both of us, dumbass. [there's so much affection in those words.]
[ FROWNING. aND POUTING. don't call him a dumbass!!! but lup shuffles and he's still holding her hand so it'll be awkward no matter what but fine he. hugs them both back in a stiff and awkward way like he does not really do this. because he does not. but he's already stuck in the middle so might as well ]
[This is the most awkward hug, but they're doing it! Touchy.]
I don't need-- [Okay, well, nevermind. He is getting a hug anyway whether he likes it or not. And he doesn't, like, NOT like it. Look. The basis of their relationship is one of them gets caught with stupid or embarrassing and the other points and laughs.
Cloud trying to hug him along with Lup is amusing as heck.]
[THEY CAN’T GET ANY CLOSER. He squints one eye while being resigned to melding into Cloud because of Lup. He’s at least trying to give Cloud a bit of space out of respect! If he gets any closer, his face will be in Cloud’s neck.]
…I guess if we’re messed up, we’ll just have to be messed up together.
[she makes this HUFFY sound, and wiggles until she can get her arms around both of them. it is difficult because she is only one small wizard and they are huge, but she does, at least, put herself in the middle and makes it a little more clear that she's hugging both of them and not just one. god, boys.]
... I'd rather be messed up together, for sure. [she murmurs, settling. they can be trapped for just a bit more.]
[ he's? so tired? of them being bullies? wow. but also, he has no idea how to feel about the sentiment, but lup moved and jason's being polite so cloud kind of gives up and tries to give a better hug back.
he's not against it, but he's also not entirely comfortable admitting he's messed up out loud like that in so many words. ]
... Yeah.
[ so it's a vague agreement, but it's still an agreement, and if he sort of hides his face against one of them no one can tell because this is a group hug and that is what happens in hugs. so there. ]
It's okay, Jason doesn't make fun of him this time. He is forced to hug both Lup and Cloud since Lup made herself the meat, and he has two arms. For now.]
...Yeah.
[He can admit this in secret to the two of them because he's used to have two other people to rely on at least a little.]
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He rubs the back of Lup’s shoulders, offering her another squish of a hug. He wishes more people had given him hugs! Even if he has always been the type to be grumpy about them. He could have used more hugs.
He glances at Cloud, seeming amused but also like he plans to say some shit. Cloud can tell.]
Hug her, dumbass.
[Said very playfully. Like “this is what you should do that’s normal, can’t believe I gotta tell you.”]
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jason speaks, and lup actually giggles at it, a bit exhaustedly, before shifting to try and make it easier for cloud to do so. yeah! hug her. hug both of them. you too are part of this.]
Hug both of us, dumbass. [there's so much affection in those words.]
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[ FROWNING. aND POUTING. don't call him a dumbass!!! but lup shuffles and he's still holding her hand so it'll be awkward no matter what but fine he. hugs them both back in a stiff and awkward way like he does not really do this. because he does not. but he's already stuck in the middle so might as well ]
Seriously, you guys are needy. [ grumbling ]
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I don't need-- [Okay, well, nevermind. He is getting a hug anyway whether he likes it or not. And he doesn't, like, NOT like it. Look. The basis of their relationship is one of them gets caught with stupid or embarrassing and the other points and laughs.
Cloud trying to hug him along with Lup is amusing as heck.]
Wow, Cloud Strife is hugging me.
[That's all he says.]
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He's good at it when he's not overthinking it. [she teases, relaxing even as she strokes cloud's hand with her thumb. teasing:] You like us needy.
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[ HE LOOKS EVEN MORE EMBARRASSED BECAUSE OF BOTH OF THEM NOW this is not making his hugging technique less stiff thanks ]
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[THEY CAN’T GET ANY CLOSER. He squints one eye while being resigned to melding into Cloud because of Lup. He’s at least trying to give Cloud a bit of space out of respect! If he gets any closer, his face will be in Cloud’s neck.]
…I guess if we’re messed up, we’ll just have to be messed up together.
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[she makes this HUFFY sound, and wiggles until she can get her arms around both of them. it is difficult because she is only one small wizard and they are huge, but she does, at least, put herself in the middle and makes it a little more clear that she's hugging both of them and not just one. god, boys.]
... I'd rather be messed up together, for sure. [she murmurs, settling. they can be trapped for just a bit more.]
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he's not against it, but he's also not entirely comfortable admitting he's messed up out loud like that in so many words. ]
... Yeah.
[ so it's a vague agreement, but it's still an agreement, and if he sort of hides his face against one of them no one can tell because this is a group hug and that is what happens in hugs. so there. ]
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It's okay, Jason doesn't make fun of him this time. He is forced to hug both Lup and Cloud since Lup made herself the meat, and he has two arms. For now.]
...Yeah.
[He can admit this in secret to the two of them because he's used to have two other people to rely on at least a little.]