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Gundham hadn’t been given many hugs in his life. He remembers faint and short hugs from his mother after falling out of trees. Or a hug from a girl in his 8th grade class who seemed to like him. Hugs usually didn’t feel nice to him. They felt suffocating, and sometimes made him nauseous. He tried to stay away from people at all times.
Now he was completely isolated from people, trapped on a deserted island with no one but the others also recovering from despair with him.
“Gundham! Hi!” a light yell sounded from the door.
There she was. Sonia Nevermind. His best friend, his most trusted companion. The being he loved most on this wretched plain. She was a bright ray of light in this bleak reality.
She comes over and sits beside him. She has on a beautiful smile that seems to brighten up the room. Gundham can’t help but feel bewitched by it.
“How have you been, sweetheart?” Sonia asks.
“The overlord of ice has been alright. The energy draining spell has been preventing me from leaving the lair” Gundham answers.
“Oh I'm sorry dear. What about we conduct our spells here today? Away from the draining spells of the mortals on this island” Sonia offers.
“Of course my darling,” Gundham says.
He feels his heart grow warm in his chest. Sonia always knows what he needs. He was almost convinced she had a mind reading spell. Gundham watches her as she moves around the room, grabbing a book they’ve been reading together. Gundham smiles at her when she sits back down beside him.
“Gundham dear, can I hug you?” Sonia asks.
Gundhams eyes widen. The two have been dating for 3 months now, but physical contact has been rare. Holding hands has been the farthest the two have gotten. He’s endlessly thankful for Sonias patience. Maybe, maybe he could try. He trusts her, he knows nothing bad will happen if she hugs him.
“Of course dark queen” Gundham answers.
“Alright. Tell me if you want to pull away, ok”
Gundham nods.
Sonia slowly puts her arms around him, pulling him into her chest. Gundham freezes for a moment. He waits for the horrible suffocating feeling to engulf him, but nothing happens. He just feels the warmth Sonia gives off and the secure feeling of her arms around him. He relaxes in her arms, cuddling close.
Sonia opens the book and pulls him to her side. She doesn’t let go of him as the two read the same book, curled close to each other. Gundham feels safe and loved. His partner seems to be full of spells.
Sonia stops reading, and looks down at her boyfriend
“Is this alright darling?” Sonia smiles.
“Yes, this is enchanting my dark queen” Gundham chuckles, hugging her back.
Sonia hugs him tighter, happy at being hugged back. She looks him in the eyes. He feels hypnotized by the ocean blue of her eyes and the gold color of her hair. He feels light inside, like he’s floating on a river of clouds.
“I love you” Gundham whispers.
Sonia seems to beam, “I love you too Gundham”
The two hug each other tight, feeling happy to just be with each other. One thought enters Gundhams head.
“Maybe, hugs aren’t as unnecessary as I thought”