Joel was constantly protecting you. He absolutely refused to let anyone or anything near you if it could cause you harm. He was terrified of losing you. But that also didn’t mean he didn’t act like himself around you.

“C’mon, keep up. We ain’t got all day.” Joel grumbled. You were the cure to all this, being immune and all.

“Just gotta get to the hospital and…and this’ll be over.” Joel mumbled the last part to himself. He was a bit worried, he always was. But he was overprotective, it was him.