[This was more that Anakin didn’t know how to process. He was used to a total of two individuals telling him they loved him – his mother and Padmé. Ahsoka never said it, Obi-Wan certainly never said it.
And then there was the hug. Again, he was used to so few people initiating a hug with him (which was different from him initiating the hug, which he did with slightly more frequency). Again, his mother and Padmé. He could count on one hand the number of times Ahsoka had hugged him. And he couldn’t think of Obi-Wan ever hugging him instead of it being something Anakin started.
To say he was touch and affection deprived was putting it mildly.
Now it was here, literally and figuratively in front of him. He floundered for a moment, taken by the shock of Luke embracing him without much warning – or much warning Anakin could recognized with his limited experience with such emotionally expressive things. But then he brought up his hands to return the hug.
Acceptance was a sign he was moving in the right direction.]
“I love you too, Luke.” [His voice was thick with emotion, but it was a good place to start talking again.]
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And then there was the hug. Again, he was used to so few people initiating a hug with him (which was different from him initiating the hug, which he did with slightly more frequency). Again, his mother and Padmé. He could count on one hand the number of times Ahsoka had hugged him. And he couldn’t think of Obi-Wan ever hugging him instead of it being something Anakin started.
To say he was touch and affection deprived was putting it mildly.
Now it was here, literally and figuratively in front of him. He floundered for a moment, taken by the shock of Luke embracing him without much warning – or much warning Anakin could recognized with his limited experience with such emotionally expressive things. But then he brought up his hands to return the hug.
Acceptance was a sign he was moving in the right direction.]
“I love you too, Luke.” [His voice was thick with emotion, but it was a good place to start talking again.]
“I- thank you.”