[Robin is caught off guard when he moves in and hugs her, especially knowing what he knows about her abilities. But it's been so long since anyone hugged her. She tucks her head under his chin, closing her eyes tight as she winds her arms around him, too.]
[It takes her a minute to realize that while, yeah, she does feel the worry, and the sincere care he feels toward her, it's not like it usually is when someone touches her. It doesn't feel overwhelming, doesn't eat at her or make her want to crawl out of her skin. She can also feel that he's finding at least some comfort from the embrace, too and she exhales, relaxing a little more.]
[Steve just wants to make sure she's safe and okay. They both have had a rough few days. Being held captive by Russians, the fall of Starcourt and the Mindflayer.
Her healing abilities. It's so much and it's almost suffocating. ]
[Her voice is quiet. She can sense that he's feeling overwhelmed by everything, and she can't blame him because it's been A Lot. But she finds herself rubbing his back in some almost subconscious attempt to help soothe him, too.]
[Steve can't help that he's a natural protector. He's been protecting those little assholes for awhile now and Robin is a member of their little chaotic group.
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As pathetic as that is.
And with that, Steve gently steps forward and embraces her into a hug. ]
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Regardless, Robin looked like she needed it. ]
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Her healing abilities. It's so much and it's almost suffocating. ]
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[Her voice is quiet. She can sense that he's feeling overwhelmed by everything, and she can't blame him because it's been A Lot. But she finds herself rubbing his back in some almost subconscious attempt to help soothe him, too.]
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[Steve keeps his arms wrapped around her gently. Chin lightly resting along her head.
They were going to be okay, right? They had to be. ]
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Of course he's going to protect her too. ]
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You don't seem freaked out. [She's not sure what to make of that part.]
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[The whole being freaked out vanished the very second he thought something was seriously wrong with her. ]
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I meant - now. You hugged me voluntarily even though you knew... [Her voice trails off.] It still freaks Melissa and Richard out.
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[And he wanted her to not be. ]
Those your parents?
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[But she nods at the question.]
Yeah. Sometimes they'd rather me call them by their names than Mom and Dad. Probably because I'm not really their kid, I guess?
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[He nods slightly about the comment directed towards her parents.]
That's kinda shitty.
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[She shrugs a little, though.]
They're not bad people. I think they love me? They're just...march to the beat of their own drum.
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[He nods a little again. ]
Parents are assholes.
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Yeah, but are you just super excited for the next round of monsters and weird?
[That is her point.]
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[Considering Robin had been out of it for what seemed like forever.]
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Valid point.
[She moved to sit back down at the table, feeling a little more secure about things at the moment.]
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