Does machete not like to be touched/not used to being touched?
I've noticed that whenever vasco touches him in your art, he's always has this grip, or an uncomfortable/suprised look.
I think he's just highly guarded and touch-averse, that's all.
He has a history of being manhandled a bit as a child, nothing too extreme, just typical stuff you go though when you're a shrimpy and sensitive kid growing up under the care of a very harsh and volatile adult who doesn't realise how much stronger they are than you.
As a priest he's expected to maintain an aura of solemnity and reverence so he just sort of lives in his own little bubble of personal space, which he's neurotically strict about.
As it stands, most of the physical contact he gets comes from his doctors and personal physicians, and their treatments tend to be uncomfortable at best and degrading, invasive and painful at worst.
So yes, neutral, let alone affectionate touch can be alarming and confusing if you're not used to it.
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time to post a little discovery that has personally brought me a lot of unexpected joy :)
the default hroth cpose is REALLY good on fornax....... canonically they don't stand up all the way most of the time because of back problems (shrimping, ducking down to fit through most entryways, curling up to fit in beds that isn't their custom one, etc) so they have a hunch + slightly wider stance in general... i like that she still maintains the Hulking Silhouette
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