Firstly the hugging position between the player and the NPC just need a slight adjustment.
Secondly sometimes the hug or kiss animation does not work or bug out, where the player freezes in place and the NPC just stays where they are. I know that this happens with Alice but, don't know if there are anymore NPC's animations a little broken.
#Hug and Kiss animations are a little broken
river topaz
severe ridge
This happened to me with Scott on my Xbox but ONLY when he was in the town square reading his book lol it didn’t freeze anywhere else
waxen whale
Please follow the https://discord.com/channels/623097219628662784/1222877204233584722 
boreal escarp
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mental vault
Happens to me too.
Title: Hugging Semeru is a bit broken xD
Reproduction Steps: Playing as a female character, attempt to hug Semeru (both underwater and on the surface are a bit broken). Observe clipping - characters are not aligned 🙂
Repro Rate: 100%
Game Platform: Steam
Game Version: the latest
Input Mode: Keyboard and mouse
Attachment: please see below
boreal escarp
Happens to me too.
Title: Hugging Semeru is a bit broken xD
Reproduction Steps...
Can you send us your save file? thank you