[ no - words - needed hug ] : a hug given when no more words are needed and they just want to be close to one another. ― ( DEFINITELY ACCEPTING! ) ↬ @bndair . . . from aang.
there is a ripple of shock that runs through her every time someone reminds her that she was missed. glimmer wouldn't have blamed a single member of the alliance if they had just left her listless in space, if they had taken all she had said and all she had done to heart and decided against wasting their time and resources to save her. it becomes clearer each day, though, that her own shortsightedness has caused her to underestimate just how good her friends are. not - so - little things like this remind her that she is nowhere near the best of them. ( but they make her want to try. )
aang must be able to tell that she's beating herself up. she's skirted off to the edge of their battle planning circle, cotton candy wings nearly dragging on the floor with how low they're hanging. he's grown so much in the months she's been gone. and he was so mature already !
that's what war does, she supposes. when he walks over, she's prepared to explain, defend herself, and apologize — in that order. but aang doesn't stop to listen. like a wave crashing onto shore, he follows through in one fluid motion . . . gentle arms wrapping around her middle.
glimmer is rendered speechless. all of the fight she's kept slow - burning in the pit of her chest ceases to mean anything. its replaced by a calm feeling only belonging can bring.
little queen allows herself a moment of rest. she holds him back even tighter, pulling him against her front so she can rest her cheek on his head. then, she shuts her eyes and slowly moves her wings to drape around him. ❛ — it's okay. i missed you too. ❜
