his presence was all that kept you in a calm state on the darkest of days, when you had no one to run to, and his soft cuddles were all you needed to leave you peaceful. the smartphone was no companion to stay by your bedside, all you had with stitch to hold in your arms. he kept both eyes out to protect you from the monster under your bed, you weren’t ready to face him head-on, so you left it to your bodyguard to fight him while your eyes closed. do you remember the fear of waking to his aching leg? prayed every day that mama had in it her to take the pain away? then you flashed back to the time you met a friend, scared to say even a single word until stitch extended a hand to introduce you. now, you walk into a class of strangers, but you don’t have him to break the ice, left back at home with all the keepsakes and tried to learn to function on your own. someone walks up to you and extends their hand, what do you do?
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