#❄*:·. winter's first storm « pre-series verse. »

[icemde]

@halphcs asked : [ comforting hug ] a hug given to someone to comfort them

TOO MUCH. IT WAS ALL FAR TOO MUCH. he was normally good at hiding how overwhelming the guild could be, but today was just too much. he had snapped at cana of all people and was now hiding somewhere else in the guild. a part of him knows that she wasn't going to be mad at him, but the shame of it settled deep within his gut. he pulled his knees close to his chest as he pushed himself deeper behind the bar, hoping none of the other kids would be able to find him.

AT THE SOUND OF FEET DROPPING RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM, GRAY MADE HIMSELF SMALLER. the ice mage knew his hiding spot wasn't going to last, but he was hoping it would last longer. not even glancing up, a muffled 'go away cana' could be barely heard before a familiar tsk came as a reply. glancing up, gray found himself freeze at mira of all people squatting down in front of him with a concerned look in her eyes.

❝ mira, what-

THE WORDS CUT OFF AS HE WAS PULLED INTO THE SHE-DEVIL'S ARMS. gray remained silent as mira shifted their positions so they were both sitting behind the bar, hidden from the other kids, arms wrapped around him in a protective manner and her hand messing with the hairs on the back of his neck. with a shaky breath, gray let himself lean into the comforting hold, burying his face once again in his knees but letting the protection of the devil keep him hidden, just until it wasn't all too much.

[icemde]

@wolfclawd asked : Cupped! - Indigo being gentle and concerned mayhaps 🥺

If Gray had known that Dorian and Indigo were already back from their job, he probably would have put more effort into not looking like he had just been in a fight ( mind you, he had, but that was besides the point ). He had only been a few steps into the guild before he was ambushed, familiar callused hands cupping his face and rotating it in all directions. The younger maker mage tried to pull his head away, only to feel Indigo's grip tighten ever so slightly, silently telling him to stop fighting, just let me look. Navy eyes glared up at gold, which seemed to pay his hostility no mind as she continued looking him over. Puffing his cheeks in frustration ( or at least as much as he could in Indi's grip ) Gray finally stopped moving at let the older wizard continue examining him.

❝ It looks a lot worse than it actually is...