Nov 1, 2021
Thank you Martha Wells.
“Can we hug you?” Maro let go of Tapan and faced me.
“Uh.“ I didn’t step back, but it must have been obvious the answer was no.
Maro nodded. “Okay. This is for you.” She wrapped her arms around herself and squeezed.
this is how you write touch averse characters. by having people respect their boundaries and realize without the person even having to say no that the answer is no.