I held him in my arms while he weeped for about half an hour. He kept trying to push back because his every instinct was telling him that this wasn’t OK, but I just shushed him and rubbed his back as I held him. He eventually calmed down and went to bed. That happened two weeks ago and we haven’t talked about it yet, but I’m glad he trusted me, and hope he seeks me out if he’s feeling that way again. For example, u/Wompingsnatterpuss shared his most intimate moment: Though those are both stories of people being there for each other, one recurring theme was people feeling awkward about it. We hugged for a solid 30 seconds and he sobbed into my chest.
