Touch-starved characters

Tagged as Billie Lurk, Corvo Attano, The Outsider, The Whalers

Creator: Pip

Description:

hc about touch-starved/touch-hungry characters. outsider having not had anyone touch him in god knows how long. he was a human anymore in the void but thats still fuck w what little parts of him were left that were human

the effects of coldridge on corvo. his captors wearing gloves so he never even got the slightest bit of skin-to-skin contact, not even when he was being tortured. the only physical contact he received at all bringing Pain, and yet still missing the feeling of someone touching him.

sam reaches out to help him onto the boat after the sewers and corvo flinches back so hard he almost falls off the side, but then afterwards he silently curses himself because he hasnt felt a hand that hasnt hurt him for six long months

The younger Whalers probably got the better end of the deal in terms of physical contact. They may not be the most emotionally competent lot, but a pat on the shoulder or on the head or a bit of friendly roughhousing are definitely on the table. Billie would be so touch starved, and still not accept any cuddling out of Principle. Feral kitten hisses at everyone who tries. After Deirdre she doesn't want anyone touching her but the loneliness gets to her after a while