Cole wouldn't have cleaned it off, wouldn't have thought to. The last time someone did that to him was Rhys, shortly before they found out what Cole really is, before Rhys looked at him like he had betrayed everything Rhys believed in.
"Yes." Where Cole died and Cole was reborn, and Cole was alone for months, unable to make anyone see him, unable to interact, alone and lonely and lost, in a place where Compassion had no longer existed. And yes, this entity remembers dying, remembers starvation and doesn't eat because he won't risk ever feeling hungry again.
Usually, Cole doesn't really hug, but here, he remembers being Cole too vividly, being human and wanting that contact, craving connection with another living being.
He folds into the hug, clinging tightly to Ben and ducking his head in against the crook of his neck. He hugs Ben liked he hugged Rhys, all need and overwhelming craving to be in a moment with another living being.
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"Yes." Where Cole died and Cole was reborn, and Cole was alone for months, unable to make anyone see him, unable to interact, alone and lonely and lost, in a place where Compassion had no longer existed. And yes, this entity remembers dying, remembers starvation and doesn't eat because he won't risk ever feeling hungry again.
Usually, Cole doesn't really hug, but here, he remembers being Cole too vividly, being human and wanting that contact, craving connection with another living being.
He folds into the hug, clinging tightly to Ben and ducking his head in against the crook of his neck. He hugs Ben liked he hugged Rhys, all need and overwhelming craving to be in a moment with another living being.