"And it's this little gesture that provides such a relief in that moment, the normality of it. Because beneath the awkwardness of the two years, you've both been here before, you know the routine, and no one has to negotiate the limits. You don't need some kind of heroic friend rushing to the rescue, the magical healing embrace, and neither does he." Season 17, canon.
Rated: T - English - Chapters: 9 - Words: 36,900 - Reviews: 27 - Favs: 16 - Follows: 20 - Updated: 3/2/2017 - Published: 1/19/2016 - O. Benson, B. Cassidy