There was absolutely no one on Earth that gave better hugs than Dorian Red Gloria, Earl of Gloria. This was one of the very first things James had learned about his new boss. He gave hugs all the time-incessantly. When he was happy, sad, confused, absolutely whatever. He would hug the closest person to him.
James usually found himself at the receiving end of such affection. He wasn't complaining, though. The types of Dorian's hugs differed; thus James set them up into three main categories: The Monster, The Half, and The Fleeting.
The whole Monster one was obvious. These hugs were long-lasting and lung-squishing and full of love. With these hugs, Dorian would often pick little James up off the ground, leaving his feet dangling in the wind. They could last up to thirty seconds. The line was blurred between a Monster Hug and cuddling, so James sometimes had a difficult time distinguishing the two. These kind of hugs were definitely the accountant's favorite. He loved how he could hear Lord Gloria's heartbeat and smell his skin and touch his curly hair.
The Half was just as sincere as The Monster, but it was reserved for when The Lord was too preoccupied to give anyone his full attention. It was squishy but tighter and usually just across the shoulders-sometimes Dorian pulled so hard that it hurt. These hugs were used the most often. James nicknamed it The Half because it was half a Monster, thus half a hug.
The Fleeting hugs were James' least favorite. They were the quick goodbye sort of hugs that The Earl seldom gave, which was the only good part about them. These ones lasted a couple of seconds and Dorian barely even touched James. It was more like a soft pat on the back than anything. They were half-hearted hugs and James hated anything that was not fulfilled in complete earnest.
Although James loved Dorian's hugs, he loved his snuggles more. But that was another story.