10. a "please don't go" hug / for diego!
HUG MEEM ( not accepting ) + 10, a please don’t go hug.
LUTHER IS BEING A DRAMATIC SAP AND THAT EARNS HIM AN EYE ROLL Diego is about to do what he should have done years ago: get out the front door and never come back again and honestly? Luther should do just the same, but no, of course, ever the loyal son, right? He knows Luther will stay, will keep following Reginald’s orders like a good soldier and for a moment something bitter and cold pools in his gut, when Diego wonders if he’ll ever be free of his grasp.
« Shit, man,» he grumbles this against his shoulder, as the desperate grip of strong arms only tightens around him. « You gonna let me breathe or something? »
This is exactly why he’d wished to do this as quietly as possible: without having to go through goodbyes. His plan didn’t go as smoothly as he hoped, though and here he is, bag still clutched between his fingers and free hand awkwardly patting Luther’s back a couple of times. « There, happy? »