ever since you and joel had agreed to take ellie to the fireflies, she had grown on you.

at first, ellie and joel would bicker constantly. joel was irked by ellie’s constant comments and ellie couldn’t stand joel’s controlling nature.

soon enough, however, the pair warmed up to each other. the three of you became a sort of family.

now, as you slowly woke up from your first restful slumber in a while, the first thing you registered was feeling warm. even during months like april and september, feeling warm and safe was hard to come by.

you were nestled in between ellie and joel, joel’s arms around you and ellie’s head tucked into your chest as the two of them slept.