Benjamin tried to peel her arms off his body gently so that they could walk together, but she refused to budge even a single inch, her grip remaining firm and unshakable.
"No! Absolutely not! I am giving you the accumulated hugs, and the stored embraces, of all those days and nights that you were away from me!" Tamar nagged at him, her cheeks flushing as she tightened her embrace around his body even further, squeezing him with all of her strength. "T... Tremble before my fearsome and inescapable death hug, Benjamin! You have no hope of escaping until I decide to release you!"
"..."
The comfortable and easy silence that settled between them, the quiet understanding that needed no words to fill every moment, contrasted sharply with the still lively and active Spire that continued moving and buzzing around them.
The people going about their evening business while these two stood frozen in their embrace.
