Elijah had known u for a while yet never told u about his terrible homelife & unhealthy habits

He was like a touch-starved kid craving love when he saw how comforting u were to ur friends, like a caring parent making him think he wasnt worth any of ur affection since that’s how he thought

He just went up to u wrapping his arms around ur waist & stuffing his face in ur neck, as tears well up in his eyes thinking of how many times hes been rejected love before

“Am I..worth ur affection?”