Okay, creative people. I need another word for huddle. The thesaurus is lacking in decent choices for the situation. It's referring to two people huddling together & I've already used that word in the previous paragraph.
if lovers – entwined, wrapped around each other, embraced, curled up if friends/acquaintances – close, nestled, bunched nested, crammed Yes?
We once crammed three people into a phonebooth. It was cozy. But if you don't remember phonebooths, that may not mean much to you.