okay but this is a little bit of a cute flood Arthur is in the best position he's ever been for this flood to happen, bc he's always ready to cuddle sheehan and john, and more people than ever have touch/cuddle privilege so he'll be totally fine
Jesse isn't necessarily touch avoidant but it might take her a minute to seek it out bc surprise, being in the middle of a gang of stoics means no-one likes cuddles
Sokie will cuddle Arthur and be like "if I'm your inmate you have to cuddle me"
Stolas is going to be very hit or miss depending on if he and blitz have another divorce, lmfao, but he's definitely not averse to any of the Hot Barge Men holding his hand or cuddling him in bed or more
nammah lmao, Sokie just draped on his arm for most of the flood when she's not with john
Harry hasn't got much CR yet so he's going to be my biggest wildcard in terms of freezing up completely, but he's definitely not opposed to touch
lmao basically
he's also just a slightly greasy ex-alcoholic so he's not exactly comfortable to cuddle most of the time
Arthur is going to seek out contact the most, bc he fucking haaaaates the cold after everything in canon
the pits were cold and miserable, Addison was cold and even more miserable
plus physically he just has no heat retention so he'll probably cool down again quickly, hah
...what if Jedao finds Harry popsicled next to the Engine Room boiler
...yeah that checks out tbh
he also doesn't have great instincts re: barge bullshit yet
so he's just not sure why this isn't working!!
schematise is Harry gonna have to go and find frozen-ass Gale and cuddle him better
pick up his shitty wizard and carry him around like a sack of potatoes
...TODAY I LEARNED
...what does that mean?
wrap up in layers! like you're wearing a rug
the specific phrase is "rug up against the cold"
oh...huh. yeah I have never heard that before in my life xD
man I did not even interpret that right, but it makes sense
my brain was trying to make it a stoicism thing, like "bear up against these troubles"
which in retrospect does not sound like stolas at all lmao
depends! he'll bitch about the petty shit but he is a victim of like 20 years of familial abuse, both verbal and physical
and like. his BIL has ice powers
TIL!
ALSO I think I can handle some Harry spam if you like! Harry comes into the library to not-Google Why Are Alcoholics Cold
honestly that would be very funny so Yes Please
Cheers
Wait read that like [LENGA CHEERS!!!! \O/]
Come watch a movie with Lucy and Tendi on either side of you, Stolas!
that would be SO fucking cute oh my god
telenova cuddle pile!!
LMAO he will probably be a bit shy about hugging people or anything yes.... but he will anxiously check on other people
why are you freezing when Iris wants to climb you like a tree, Harry
possibly a baobab tree
yessss introduce the girls to telenova Stolas
Lizblackdog bc it's his first flood and he doesn't know the rules yet!
she'll try annd find him anyway
he will very much appreciate it and probably quite happily cart her around the place in his arms