[She tenses at first in the hug--she had expected it, seen it coming from the first micro-impulses of the action in his shoulders, but she's been pretty unused to positive physical contact lately.
Cass finally lets out a shaky breath, hugging him back, tight. She just nods against his shoulder in response at first, before pulling back.]
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Cass finally lets out a shaky breath, hugging him back, tight. She just nods against his shoulder in response at first, before pulling back.]
You too. [a beat] I'm nineteen.
Um, should we... talk somewhere else?