[ The touches help, the proximity helps. The tight hugs definitely help, not just for the warmth of Bones's presence, but feeling him solid and moving, reminding him that he really is alive.
He lets out another shuddered breath, this time ending with a sob, a quiet nod as he clings like a child to Bones, pressed up to him like he can't even bear the thought of giving the doctor his personal space back. He's just going to latch on for a while there, cry it out a little more, hopefully for long enough that he'll stop making a complete mess of himself for the rest of the day. ]
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He lets out another shuddered breath, this time ending with a sob, a quiet nod as he clings like a child to Bones, pressed up to him like he can't even bear the thought of giving the doctor his personal space back. He's just going to latch on for a while there, cry it out a little more, hopefully for long enough that he'll stop making a complete mess of himself for the rest of the day. ]