@midwestsaints sent -> ( crawl ) echo crawls into dino's chest for a hug / cuddle

their chosen professions didn't afford them many opportunities for softness or tenderness, but that didn't mean they didn't need it. they were both human, after all, and he knew that — tough as she was — she needed someone sturdy to turn to. they'd known each other so long, he was honored to be that person for her.

as she curled up against his chest, he breathed an exhale and pressed his face into the crown of her head, arms wrapping around her to embrace her tightly to his body, to squeeze all the fear and apprehension and sadness and other bad thoughts right out of her. after a beat, he was still holding firmly. "wanna talk about it?"

Send umf if you think Andrei is hot

mav is just trying to get a few winks in before he inevitably has to face the day again, deal with the mundanity of it all, and try not to kill every mother fucker that crosses his path. of course, though, the universe has another fate in store for him.

he groans loudly, rolling over on his bed and pressing the pillow over his ears as if that'll make it any better. he knows by now that it won't. "why don't you just leave me alone?" he asks, throwing a glance in the ghost's direction. he's killed dozens, she's the only one to have appeared to him after the fact. "i didn't want you at all. that's why you're dead."