[ he feels bad, and immediately regrets the question. not because he shouldn't have brought it up, but because of the exact reaction he gets from it. from her. she steps closer to him and closes her eyes, and despite knowing it's not the same, steve can't find it in him to stop as he steps closer to her too. ]
Hey, hey- [ he shouldn't have asked, he knows he shouldn't, and he also shouldn't be doing this. but nancy screws her eyes shut and steve reaches out, wrapping his arms around her shoulders and pulling her in for a hug. there's nothing behind it beyond the simple need to comfort her, knowing that it's nancy wheeler, that she's walking around with the world on her shoulders. ]
It's okay. [ he knows he's the one who asked, but at the same time, he still supplies- ] We'll figure it out.
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Hey, hey- [ he shouldn't have asked, he knows he shouldn't, and he also shouldn't be doing this. but nancy screws her eyes shut and steve reaches out, wrapping his arms around her shoulders and pulling her in for a hug. there's nothing behind it beyond the simple need to comfort her, knowing that it's nancy wheeler, that she's walking around with the world on her shoulders. ]
It's okay. [ he knows he's the one who asked, but at the same time, he still supplies- ] We'll figure it out.