[The power of sap overwhelms even the snarkiest from time to time.]
[Groceries completely forgotten, Heather squeezed him like she was worried he'd evaporate if she let go. You'd think a sensible person would know that was impossible, but... well, until twenty seconds ago, she'd thought it would be impossible that she would ever see him again, too.]
[But a lot could change in twenty seconds, apparently.]
[She didn't want to pull away to speak, so she didn't. Holding him just as tightly, she just twisted her head upwards with her chin on his breastbone so that she could SEE him. Hell, even with her arms wrapped around him, even with HIS around HER, she wasn't entirely sure her friend was really here.]
[The shocked surprise had twitched into a half-disbelieving grin as a low laugh escaped her.]
I swear to god, if I'm just having one of those nostalgia dreams and I wake up and realize I'm hugging a pillow or something...
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[Groceries completely forgotten, Heather squeezed him like she was worried he'd evaporate if she let go. You'd think a sensible person would know that was impossible, but... well, until twenty seconds ago, she'd thought it would be impossible that she would ever see him again, too.]
[But a lot could change in twenty seconds, apparently.]
[She didn't want to pull away to speak, so she didn't. Holding him just as tightly, she just twisted her head upwards with her chin on his breastbone so that she could SEE him. Hell, even with her arms wrapped around him, even with HIS around HER, she wasn't entirely sure her friend was really here.]
[The shocked surprise had twitched into a half-disbelieving grin as a low laugh escaped her.]
I swear to god, if I'm just having one of those nostalgia dreams and I wake up and realize I'm hugging a pillow or something...