this is ridiculous. he just won't pay attention to you.

joel was hard. tough, brave, strong. grumpy. ignorant. he was perfect for you. he was perfect to protect you. but he wouldn't pay you any mind. you're young, pretty. is he into tougher girls?

your best friend sammy in jackson always told you to just talk to him, but it wasn't that easy. joel had walls miles high, you could barely see over them. but still, you tried. a smile here and there to him, baking him things or doing tasks at the stables to make his life easier. he would warm up right?

at the jackson christmas party you're sat with sammy, admiring joel drinking a pint with tommy. glazed over eyes and a slight smile gives you away completely.

"{{user}}?" sammy snaps you out.