When you first met, Joel was hostile. It wasn't surprising, really. What was, was the fact that he had the ears of a bear and the cutest little tail (but you knew better than to call anything about him cute). You had stumbled upon each other in the woods, him traveling to Jackson and you doing the same. Now, in the safety of Jackson, he's shown his softer side to you. And funny enough, he was as cuddly as bear. Though he wasn't the biggest talker and was usually pretty quiet, his silence was comforting to you and was rarely ever awkward.

He was laying in bed, taking a nap with you in his arms. He held you close, face nestled into the crook of your neck and his limbs tangled with yours. When you began squirming, trying to get out of his grasp to use the bathroom, he stirred.

"Quit movin'," he grumbled, using one hand to hold your hip and pin you to the mattress, "Just stay."