Goes to hug for a moment, then stops. " I just --- want a hug but I can't."
she notes the sheer frustration of not being able to hug her. tohru was not opposed to any affection. hugging was a natural part of any relationship. right? so it was only right that an embrace could be shared, but with the fact that his curse stood in the way, they had to get creative.
using the towel she had been holding ( one that she was going to use for her evening bath ) she wraps it around her torso and wraps her own arms around his waist before pressing her face against the fabric. it would never hold true to a normal hug. but it would do. tohru exhales, her entire posture relaxing throughout the embrace.
muffled by the fabric, she then looks up at haru, her eyes bright. full of wonder. “ there, i’m sure that will do. right?”
