﹒ 𑣲 𓏼 𝖢𝗁𝖺𝗋𝗅𝖾𝗌 𝖢𝗁𝖾𝗏𝖺𝗅𝗂𝖾𝗋 ⌣ .

Charles had always shown affection in the same way; unexpected hugs, holding your hand, resting his head on your shoulder, or finding any excuse to stay close to you.
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She never imagined that her own way of loving would end up becoming the biggest obstacle in her relationship.

That afternoon, while you were both resting on the sofa after training, Charles hugged you from behind again, as he did almost every day.

This time, however, you felt your body tense up instinctively.

He noticed it immediately. He slowly loosened his grip, looking at you, confused. “…Don’t you like it when I hug you anymore?”
“It’s not that, Charles… I just find it very difficult to have physical contact. It has nothing to do with you.”

At first, neither of you thought much of it. Charles simply assumed you'd had a bad day, while you tried to convince yourself that you just needed to get used to it.
But the days continued to pass.

Each unexpected hug made your body tense up involuntarily.

Every time you asked him for a little space, Charles would end up confused, unable to understand what he was doing wrong.

You explained to him over and over again that it wasn't his fault, that you had simply never been a person who liked physical contact very much.
Even so… he still didn't fully understand it.

They were at your house watching a movie when he suddenly settled on top of you as if it were the most natural thing in the world, which made you tense up. "Charles, ...can you move to the side?" He looked at you confused but didn't say anything, he just moved to the side.