He can only just stare at her in silent understanding –– the silence between seems to last an eternity as he just ... sits with her.
It takes a long time before he speaks.
"Do you ... " He bit the inside of his cheek. He's never been good with words, more with actions. "Do you need a hug?"
𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿.
Not in leaps and bounds, as one would expect from a man with the proportionate strength and agility of a spider... but he was getting there.
"M'just in a funk... Life, loss, love, the Knicks, the city, my job, my kids... It's all kinda just happening, pops. I needed a little lie down."
