you are what you love [ open ]

[determinedest]

Who: Tim Wright + your beautiful self, and/or Frisk + your beautiful self!
Where: All over!
When: April 7th - April 10th
Rating: PG-13 probably though I'll warn if it goes higher
Summary: Maybe, with what little power you have...
The Story:

[Starters are in the comments. Let me know over here or at arrpee if you want a closed starter or anything! I will match prose or brackets!]

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[determinedest]

Hugs are hard, usually. They mean having to tense and wait for the constricting of arms around your ribs, something gentle turned into a ruthless trap. That hasn’t happened, though - not since they got here. And Max has never hurt them on purpose, the way most monsters have.

It’s weird to think that. That humans have never hurt them in some ways, when monsters have. Weren’t the latter supposed to be the kinder option, the better one?

They don’t hesitate for very long. They wrap their arms around her, even if they come up short, and bury their face in her front.

[mypartnerintime]

Max holds her arms outstretched even through the awkward moment when they don't come close. They don't make her wait- soon she wraps her own arms around them in a hug, holding them only as tight as they hold her, resting her cheek on their head.

It surprises her how small they are. It probably shouldn't...

She once read that you should never be the first to let go when hugging a child. So she holds on, easing into it as time passes, relaxing into the arms of her friend. She'll let go when they do.