[ a few dumb, baseless thoughts bolt through odin's head when archie steps towards him - is this gonna be, like, a kiss??? or is he maybe gonna get hit for being stupid??? is archie gonna kick him out of the room for being a pain in the ass even though it's technically odin's room and that would be kind of a fucked up thing to do to someone when you're in their home???
but then archie's arms are tight around his shoulders and odin realizes what's going on. he... relaxes, honestly. the heart that had been pounding in his chest slows, the nerves that had been bouncing under his skin settle the fuck down, and he just lets it happen. he very, very nervously, very tentatively, and very gently, as if he's afraid of scaring archie off, curls his fingers into the back of archie's clothes and nestles a bit into his neck. he really did need this.
he stays there for a minute before pulling back and looking basically anywhere else. he watches mightyena. that's a good distraction. ]
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but then archie's arms are tight around his shoulders and odin realizes what's going on. he... relaxes, honestly. the heart that had been pounding in his chest slows, the nerves that had been bouncing under his skin settle the fuck down, and he just lets it happen. he very, very nervously, very tentatively, and very gently, as if he's afraid of scaring archie off, curls his fingers into the back of archie's clothes and nestles a bit into his neck. he really did need this.
he stays there for a minute before pulling back and looking basically anywhere else. he watches mightyena. that's a good distraction. ]
Nobody's hugged me like that since, um. My dad.