#muahahahahaa

“Group hugs! Fantastic!”

Let’s hope the three are braced, because Rory has a fair turn of speed on her on her own, made so much worse by the added momentum of Demelza and Mila. Everyone wants to be in the middle of the group hug, right?

Enaste ducks in under Mila’s arm to steal her place; Corinne comes up from behind to make the most of getting all three in her arms. Sneaky elves ... but not to be outdone by Poppy Hawke, pulling shy Erin along behind to tuck the anxious human into the gathering bundle of warm affection before deliberately tickling Amelie and blowing a raspberry on @inquisitorsmabari‘s neck with a grin. Then there’s Xena, burrowing her way into the wrap by pinching bottoms until people squeak and shift about; Rumor, shouldering Poppy aside to squeeze Bridie from behind before extending her arms to the other two. And the men, of course - Doshiel and Callum, whose arm spans are big enough combined to envelop the lot and squeeze until someone begs for mercy.

A loud laugh erupts from somewhere in the middle, muffled by the crush - Xena, having noticed where her face ended up.

“Well, at least I’m going to die happy, right?”