[It's so very okay. Reid is not a guy who enjoys physical contact all that much, but hugs have proven to be an invaluable lifeline over the years. Just that little bit of closeness can be the difference between coping and crumbling, it can bring enough heat to keep the fires burning when the world is too cold a place. It makes you feel connected. Alive.
That thought and Piotr's lingering presence pulls his thoughts back to that one thing he's been trying so hard not to think about since last night. She's nineteen, and if she was still in her own world that's as old as she'd ever get. It's not a what-if, it's not a close call or a terminal illness - it's a very specific measure of time and that's all she'd get. Minutes. That thought scares him right at his core.