Re: [in-person: holly & noah.]
[In all honesty? Holly didn't realize Noah was there until he was, like, almost on top of the guy. Balancing the phone and the crutches required concentration, especially when he was pain-med doped, so, yeah, he was almost surprised when Noah dropped the phone into a pocket. The guy's arms? Somehow came as more of a surprise, and Holly was slow to pocket his own phone and try to balance crutches and hugging the guy back. And, okay, in truth? It was really fucking nice to have someone to lean against, but he wanted to see the guy's face. So, yeah, he drew back as much as he could without actually needing to readjust the crutches or anything, and he just scanned Noah's face with eyes that bore dark, dark circles partway down his cheeks.] Hey. [Seriously. Staring. Intensely, and he raised one hand and touched Noah's cheek.] It's gonna be okay. I promise.