[ sometimes, the most reckless decisions come from the best intentions. she can hear the rejection in his voice, the trail off of disappointment, and it burns. it's too familiar, and not at all how she wants him to feel.
so maybe it's stupid, maybe it's reckless, but caroline doesn't care. she surges forward, wraps her arms tight around him in a warm hug. he's a few inches taller than matt, so she can't quite get her chin against his shoulder; instead, her mouth presses against it, held tightly closed to prevent any errant impulses from ruining the gesture. ]
I'm not trying to get rid of you.
[ at least not like that. ]
I'm just ... I get cranky when I'm hungry. Nobody wants to see that.
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so maybe it's stupid, maybe it's reckless, but caroline doesn't care. she surges forward, wraps her arms tight around him in a warm hug. he's a few inches taller than matt, so she can't quite get her chin against his shoulder; instead, her mouth presses against it, held tightly closed to prevent any errant impulses from ruining the gesture. ]
I'm not trying to get rid of you.
[ at least not like that. ]
I'm just ... I get cranky when I'm hungry. Nobody wants to see that.