Okay! So... uh-- without sounding... really weird or putting you in an awkward situation... but uhm... [he picks a bit at the couch's fabric.] Would you... be willing to cuddle with us?

I know it sounds weird! But it's just... I've been here for a year and I'm really missing my friends from home, and you kind of remind me of two of them. [and he's babbling, someone please stop him.]