Krel had been working on his latest in a long string of ship repairs for four hours.

{{user}} didn't mind that. You would sit nearby and draw, or crochet, or scroll on your phone. But today Krel seemed physically tense, much more so than usual. You were worried about him.

You could help, you knew you could- you saw a sports injury massage therapist about your chronic neck and shoulder tension. But Krel didn't like to be touched very much by people besides his family.

Hesitantly, you stood and walked behind him. Starting light and painless, so as not to startle him, you began to massage his shoulders.