Acktreal Domma: Victoria....Victoria, it's locked. I'm going to have to pick you up. We're...just going to talk for a bit....and calm down. You're going to stay in my arms for a little bit.
Victoria: (Whimpering) Let me go! Let me go! Let me go! Please don't eat me!
Acktreal Domma: It's ok, I promise I'm not going to eat you anymore. See, I didn't eat them, and now they are my friend!
Victoria: How do I know they're not brainwashed, or fake like a robot?!
Acktreal Domma: We don't use hyperrealistic skins for our mechs, that's more of an art thing.
Victoria: I...I don't care! I don't care what you have to say, I don't trust you! You tried to eat me! I was all the way inside your stomach!
Acktreal Domma: N...no...no... You were in my mouth...I....I really screwed this up, didn't I? Let's start again from the beginning, but this time, I'm going to give you the full story.
"About all he really did was wrap his arms about me and tell me that he loved me. He kept saying it over and over again, and every time he said it, it struck me right to the heart...I screamed at him for a while, and he ignored me. Then I tried hitting him, but hitting Kalten is sort of like pounding on a brick. I even tried crying - I've always had good luck with crying - but all he did was offer to make me a cup of tea. After a while, I realised that he was going to continue to love me no matter what I did and that all I was really doing was making a fool of myself, so here I am."
—Sephrenia on how cooldown hugs work, The Shining Ones
"Shinji?" she asks.
There is a tremor in her voice. A whisper in it that he can hear.
"Asuka?"
"Shinji, do you respect me?"
"I do," he says, "I wouldn't be here if I didn't."
"Good," she says with a shaky smile, "Because I'm going to completely f___ing lose it right now, okay?"
He pulls her to him as she begins crying. Her face buries in his shirt as she begins sobbing, screaming, her entire body shaking as he presses his lips to the top of her head. He waits, listening. Listening to the sounds of her whispers and hitched voice, listening to her as her tears wet his shirt. Arms wrapped around her, it takes hours for her to stop. Hours of her screaming, of her crying, of her whimpering in his arms.
There is a tremor in her voice. A whisper in it that he can hear.
"Asuka?"
"Shinji, do you respect me?"
"I do," he says, "I wouldn't be here if I didn't."
"Good," she says with a shaky smile, "Because I'm going to completely f___ing lose it right now, okay?"
He pulls her to him as she begins crying. Her face buries in his shirt as she begins sobbing, screaming, her entire body shaking as he presses his lips to the top of her head. He waits, listening. Listening to the sounds of her whispers and hitched voice, listening to her as her tears wet his shirt. Arms wrapped around her, it takes hours for her to stop. Hours of her screaming, of her crying, of her whimpering in his arms.
"You were crying in your sleep again yesterday, during that nap. You do that... too much. I hate hearing it. But yesterday, when I heard you doing it again, and I’d just swore to you I’d do anything to take away your pain... I couldn’t just listen anymore. I swear I was just trying to pull you a little closer to... to... I don’t know, give you a hug in your sleep, hoping it would help. You rolled all the way over and grabbed on to me. You stopped crying, so I just stayed like that. You seemed happy."
—Shinji to Asuka, A Crown of Stars, chapter 25
“And she could be wrong. What if Hikari’s dead and it’s my fault for screwing up? I get my best friend killed, I get fired from the job I’ve had my whole life, I get replaced by a program, I’m fucking useless…” Asuka pinched her eyes shut and fought down tears.
She nearly gasped as she felt Rei put her arms around her. “I am happy to see you, Asuka. I missed my friends. You are not useless. You have saved me from drugged stupor. You fought superbly and defeated the Angel even though you had only one arm left. You saved many lives by stopping it so quickly.”
“But we failed Hikari! I failed my best friend! And now I’m not even a Pilot anymore! What good am I?” Asuka nearly wailed.
Rei released the hug and stepped back. Asuka suddenly missed it. The embrace had been comforting somehow.
She nearly gasped as she felt Rei put her arms around her. “I am happy to see you, Asuka. I missed my friends. You are not useless. You have saved me from drugged stupor. You fought superbly and defeated the Angel even though you had only one arm left. You saved many lives by stopping it so quickly.”
“But we failed Hikari! I failed my best friend! And now I’m not even a Pilot anymore! What good am I?” Asuka nearly wailed.
Rei released the hug and stepped back. Asuka suddenly missed it. The embrace had been comforting somehow.
Asuka screamed and bolted up in bed. Dream. Again. Breathing fast, shallow. Heart pounding. Cold sweat. Lightning flashed outside of the apartment's window. Hands over her face, she began to cry. Arms encircled her. Strong arms. She clutched at him. Burying her face into his chest as she sobbed. Shelter. Safe. Her breathing grew a little deeper.
—HERZ, chapter 2
So he stayed silent; doing nothing but holding her as he felt her last tears straining his shirt. 'Just' holding her? It seemed to be some kind of joke. Here he was: the meek, wimpy boy that wished everyone to death just so he couldn't be hurt anymore, was comforting the fiery, strong-willed girl that would rather have died than asking for help – and just by holding her...
He noticed that she had stopped crying for some time. The strange thing about it was that she still held onto him.
He noticed that she had stopped crying for some time. The strange thing about it was that she still held onto him.
Angel: It's not what you think.
Buffy: You actually think that I can form a thought right now? Giles heard that...that she tried to kill you.
Angel: That's true.
Buffy: So you decided to punish her with a severe cuddling?
Buffy: You actually think that I can form a thought right now? Giles heard that...that she tried to kill you.
Angel: That's true.
Buffy: So you decided to punish her with a severe cuddling?
— Angel
He took her by the shoulders and to her immense shock, he hugged her. It was a calm, almost fatherly embrace. Her arms hung at her side, limp, and her eyes were wide with surprise. It was the most reassuring thing she could remember ever feeling. He was so strong, so sure, like nothing could move him without his wanting it to. It was like being held by a castle.
—Shinji Ikari, Last Child of Krypton Redux, chapter 8
Asuka (now just sniffling a bit):"Hmmm... being in these strong arms feels so good, Shinji...please, hold me tighter..."
Slowly, she wrapped her slender arms around Shinji and clutched the back of his shirt. He hugged her tightly in return, and she melted into his embrace, letting herself go as her senses filled with his warm presence, soothing the lingering raggedness in her chest.
She struggled, to start. Like a cat that doesn't like being picked up. I felt a pain in my shin, as she kicked the tibia within, sending a searing pain up my leg. But even with the pain, I refused to let her go, trying to get her to calm down. Finally, her struggles began to weaken, to the point where they were just twitches. I smiled inwardly, grateful that I had managed to calm Ruby down. As I looked down into her face, buried in the chest of my pajamas, staining the Ursa design with mucus and tears, her head rolled back, and her silver eyes opened, locking into mine.
Laurel looked crestfallen, and Kara felt sorry for her. Rao better find something for her to do, Supergirl thought, because I can't think of anything, either.
Nonetheless, Kara hugged her, because she thought she needed hugging. Laurel said, "Thank you, Kara. I'm sorry I can't, like...I'm just sorry, okay?"
Nonetheless, Kara hugged her, because she thought she needed hugging. Laurel said, "Thank you, Kara. I'm sorry I can't, like...I'm just sorry, okay?"
"N-No more fighting….", she muttered before doing something remarkable for any pony her age. She ran up to the monster king, threw her hooves around his forelimb, and buried her sobbing face into the fur she clutched against her. "Please Sensei…", she croaked, "No more…"
Without a word, Supergirl flew down and lit on both feet before Buffy. The Slayer reached out, embraced her, and hugged her firmly. "Kara, I may not come from outer space, and I may not have powers like yours. But I know what it’s like to lose people. Not like you, but... you know."
Supergirl hugged her back, gently. "Thanks, hon. Sorry to get so sloppy-sentimental there for a moment."
Supergirl hugged her back, gently. "Thanks, hon. Sorry to get so sloppy-sentimental there for a moment."
"That's it? Give him a hug and you're all good? Wait, does this mean there was a hug test available all along, because if so, I can't believe there was a hug test available and instead we all got stabbed."
— Tony Stark, Out of the Dead Land
Suddenly, Elphaba felt warm arms gently wrapping around her; Glinda was hugging her, whispering frantically in her ears as if trying to calm her. It was impossible to hear her over the mind-pummelling sound of Fiyero's torture, but Elphaba didn't need to guess what she was trying to do. And though she wanted to struggle free of the embrace and carry on trying to force the clamour into silence...
...she was just... too...
...tired...
And so, she gently slumped forward into Glinda's arms and let the vortex slowly fade away with her rage.
Sugar Dave: Correct me if I'm wrong, Daz, but it seems Dingo-Alison has turned human again thanks to the power of a hug.
Daz: Indeed she has, though that touching hug was with her coach, so we will be forced to file a grievance with the handball authorities and investigate this further.
Daz: Indeed she has, though that touching hug was with her coach, so we will be forced to file a grievance with the handball authorities and investigate this further.
—Koala Man, Season 1 "The Handies"
