[Somehow, Ion hadn't been expecting a hug. Luke was so upset, so angry and so hurt... and all of this was happening now. Ion might have been the one to die, but right now he was still here. His own feelings shouldn't take priority over Luke's pain. He wasn't the one who needed to be comforted...]
[But the moment Ion felt himself pulled into Luke's arms, he realized just how much he wanted that comfort right now.]
[There's only a moment of hesitance before he slowly brings his arms up and returns the gesture, his shoulders and arms still shaking as he buries his face into Luke's shoulder.]
[Ion didn't cry when he died and he wasn't going to cry now, but he didn't need tears to show just how overwhelmed he felt. He needed this. He needed this moment to calm himself before he was pushed over the edge. Although he'd been trying so hard moments ago to maintain his composure, he could only hold it in for so long.]
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[But the moment Ion felt himself pulled into Luke's arms, he realized just how much he wanted that comfort right now.]
[There's only a moment of hesitance before he slowly brings his arms up and returns the gesture, his shoulders and arms still shaking as he buries his face into Luke's shoulder.]
[Ion didn't cry when he died and he wasn't going to cry now, but he didn't need tears to show just how overwhelmed he felt. He needed this. He needed this moment to calm himself before he was pushed over the edge. Although he'd been trying so hard moments ago to maintain his composure, he could only hold it in for so long.]