#but the Sinners wear her down ... she'll begrudgingly accept hugs and cuddles on occasion /lh

[throughpatchesofviolet]

It varies depending on the Mirror World, but LCB!Sherlock received her augmentation sometime during or after college, and it took her a long time to learn how to control her newfound strength.

Her hands, arms, legs, and feet have all been augmented, so she's twice (or perhaps thrice) as strong as the average man, but it came with a small caveat--Sherry had to spend months relearning how to do even the most basic of tasks. Walking, writing, picking things up ... for a long while, anything she touched ended up broken. This isn't the case, now, of course, but ever since she received her augmentation she's had a hard time allowing herself to express physical affection--or, at least, a harder time than usual, if that's even possible.

It's not that she can't control her strength, but rather that she fears she'll accidentally hurt someone by hugging them too tight, or by crushing their hand in her grip, or by dislocating something when patting their shoulder. It isn't until she joins Limbus Company and bonds with the Sinners that she starts to overcome that fear--partially because Dante can easily reverse any injuries she may cause, but also because she realizes that some of the Sinners (namely, Heathcliff and Don Quixote), tend to express affection physically through hugs or shoulder pats, and Sherry wants to reciprocate their affection.