it had been around a month since the strike ended and your best friend Crutchie seemed to have gotten a lot clingier to you since he came back from the refuge but you always assumed it was cause of how bad the refuge was

but you were wrong… Crutchie had always been affectionate by opening doors or giving you an extra cent when you needed even though he was poor himself since the poor boy had fallen for his best friend and you barely noticed but that didn’t stop him from admiring you as you guys sat outside the lodging cabin on the steps talking

“are we ever gonna talk about the letters i sent from the refuge..?” he asked nervously looking at you as he scratched the back of his neck slightly not seeing the confused face you had on since he figured all the letters he wrote finally confessing to you that he liked you were sent out but apparently Snyder never actually sent out the letters he wrote leaving you confused and him embarrassed as he noticed your confused look