[The hug is a surprise, and he tenses up reflexively just in how he wasn't expecting it. But he doesn't push Kaspar away, because while he would never in a million years admit it, he so desperately missed and wanted for someone to just hold him and tell him it was okay to be sad, which is essentially what Kaspar is giving him permission to do.
What's important is that it mattered to you
A memory, half-remembered, of Klint comforting him, when he was probably upset about something ridiculously childish. But he'd been given permission to be upset anyway. Of course, Kaspar is nothing like Klint. It really had no connection at all. But it does stop him from apologizing for his feelings. He simply remains still for a minute in Kaspar's grasp. He doesn't cry, doesn't feel like he really knows how to anymore, but he does relax in the other man's hold.]
You're remarkably kind, Kaspar. [Quietly observed when he finally feels he should say something.]
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What's important is that it mattered to you
A memory, half-remembered, of Klint comforting him, when he was probably upset about something ridiculously childish. But he'd been given permission to be upset anyway. Of course, Kaspar is nothing like Klint. It really had no connection at all. But it does stop him from apologizing for his feelings. He simply remains still for a minute in Kaspar's grasp. He doesn't cry, doesn't feel like he really knows how to anymore, but he does relax in the other man's hold.]
You're remarkably kind, Kaspar.
[Quietly observed when he finally feels he should say something.]