💓 for Abigail

{ Learn To Make A Heart Flutter }

Author!Abigail

Being physical with Abigail under certain circumstances can result in her becoming rather shy. She’s not used to tactile comforts, though the longer she is alone the more she realizes that she craves them. She can count on her hands the amount of times she was hugged that weren’t due to it being an occasion ( she would get a hug from her father every year on his birthday, a kiss on the cheek from her mother when it was Abigail’s own birthday, and an embrace from her parents every Christmas. ) and still have several fingers left over. And on only one of those occasions was the person she embraced not a parent – and that, of course, would be Miranda Hamilton. ( Two actually, if we include Joji in their storyline! But from an unconnected standpoint, that’s the facts for her sadly enough. )

Aside from her dancing and deportment lessons, Abigail was simply not touched. And in a life where she now has to dodge the grabby hands of sailors as a waitress, this is somewhat detrimental as she can be overwhelmed quickly in manners that grant the wrong impression. Speechlessness, flushed features and a refusal to meet gazes can unfortunately attract unwanted attentions, so it is lucky for Abigail that she works at an inn that prides itself in looking out for its waitresses. 

In these instances though, she is uncomfortable and often times scared rather than she is fluttery. It is when people she knows and trusts become physical with her that she can start to get a little twitterpated. She doesn’t mean to more often than not, but due to her intense loneliness and her isolated upbringing, kind and gentle touches can lead to her falling in love rather easily, and not at all knowing what to do about it. 

While she may confront her own jitters and may even bluntly admit to her sense of being overwhelmed from a tactile standpoint, the breathlessness from other causes she will have a much harder time owning up to.