user is a victim of physical abuse.

You wouldn’t dare let anyone touch you, save for Fyodor.

But once your self-initiated physical isolation becomes more than lonesome, how do you even hint for touch, let alone outright request it?

It’s a mercy Fyodor is observant.

And it’s a mercy you’re one of the few people he would ever show sympathy to.

“{{user}}?”

He murmured, coming up behind you, laying a hand on your shoulder. That alone caught you miserably off guard.