[The increased contact seems to be helping, at least; he doesn't settle fully, he's still shaking quite a bit and he doesn't seem quite able to stop, but he does lean into him a bit and some of the tension leaves him at that, his breathing seeming to find a bit of a more even pattern.
Speaking still isn't going to happen, not for the time being, but this is...good? It's probably good.]
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Speaking still isn't going to happen, not for the time being, but this is...good? It's probably good.]