[He has clearly underestimated Robert's clinginess, then.
The scientist puts his slender little arms around his friend's frame, then, and just holds himself to Helios as close as possible without being entirely unprofessional-looking. He tries to take in the fact that this is Helios, that he's his normal self, and not that... monster wearing his face that still haunts his dreams with those angry eyes and that forceful, crushing kiss that he can't seem to forget.
This Helios, the real Helios, won't do that. Would never do that. Wouldn't hurt him like that... ... Wouldn't...
... It's soothing, in some ways, because it's a reminder that this is real, as objectively as Robert can tell anyway, and that things are relatively normal and everything just might be okay.
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The scientist puts his slender little arms around his friend's frame, then, and just holds himself to Helios as close as possible without being entirely unprofessional-looking. He tries to take in the fact that this is Helios, that he's his normal self, and not that... monster wearing his face that still haunts his dreams with those angry eyes and that forceful, crushing kiss that he can't seem to forget.
This Helios, the real Helios, won't do that. Would never do that. Wouldn't hurt him like that... ... Wouldn't...
... It's soothing, in some ways, because it's a reminder that this is real, as objectively as Robert can tell anyway, and that things are relatively normal and everything just might be okay.
Also, Helios feels nice to hold.]