[he knows what he must look like. knows that he isn't bothering to even try to hide just how he feels right now. there's no smiles, no easy banter. as much as being around hayley make make everything a little easier to deal with, he isn't close to forgetting just how badly things went.
there's a slow nod of his head, before he steps forward to close the gap between them. to try and seek out comfort from hayley as his hands slip free from his pockets and wind their way around her, grabbing fistfuls of material to keep himself from holding her too tightly. his head drops to her shoulder, face pressed against her neck as he takes a few deep breath. a few moments to ground himself through hayley. her scent. her touch. her heartbeat. he doesn't say a thing, instead focusing on the fact that she is really there. that this isn't his mind playing tricks on him all over again. he isn't sure he'll be able to manage that a second time.]
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there's a slow nod of his head, before he steps forward to close the gap between them. to try and seek out comfort from hayley as his hands slip free from his pockets and wind their way around her, grabbing fistfuls of material to keep himself from holding her too tightly. his head drops to her shoulder, face pressed against her neck as he takes a few deep breath. a few moments to ground himself through hayley. her scent. her touch. her heartbeat. he doesn't say a thing, instead focusing on the fact that she is really there. that this isn't his mind playing tricks on him all over again. he isn't sure he'll be able to manage that a second time.]