The hug is good. He is happy to take that initial touch, and fully haul her into his embrace. Maybe it's a little too tight, but fuck it, she's a touchstone in a bad situation for him right now.

"Yeah, it's... the physical pain is fading. And of course that's upping the existential dread because I don't want to have to adjust to not being me again."

Josh. Josh getting home. Josh having no powers. Congrats, new thing to panic over. He had never wanted Laurie and Josh to experience his suffering over losing powers, and now...

"Fuck."