[Nate likes hugs. It's the kind of reassurance he never got much as a kid and he knows plenty of people starved for that contact, especially here. Even with the shared experience of seeing this, the way people deal with it is isolating. It's easy to shut off - having been there before, many times, he's aware of the way it can hollow a person out.]
Yeah.
[Nate pulls back, hands on Poe's shoulders, seeking eye contact. There's an edge of humor in his voice when he asks:]
I made this icon just for you
Yeah.
[Nate pulls back, hands on Poe's shoulders, seeking eye contact. There's an edge of humor in his voice when he asks:]
You're not gonna throw up on me, are you?