[Just when he had started to relax, Leo makes it so that he freezes and nearly jerks back. Just a few days earlier he had been put in this exact same situation, and had noted how he hadn't hugged even Leo to comfort him before, and here he was, doing just that! He stops himself from pulling away. He had to think about how much Leo probably needed this.

After a lot of hesitation, Elliot even more awkwardly brought up his other arm to loosely wrap around Leo as well. ]