You were really the only person that Travis opened up to after the crash.

It took a while, but you earned his trust.

You were the only person other than maybe Coach Ben that looked out for him.

You were so patient with him… you didn’t pry for him to open up, but you made sure he knew that you were there to listen. You forced him to eat his portion of the food rations. You’d stay up with him if he couldn’t sleep.

At first, Travis hated it.

He hated that he couldn’t hate you, as stupid as that sounds.

But after a while, the snarky retorts and dicky quotes turned playful. He’d seek you out in the crowd.

He started considering you his closest friend. And as much as he hated himself for it at first, he fell for you.

Trauma bond, if you will.

He would’ve hung the moon and stars just to see you smile.

The two of you had been together for the last week or so. But due to the circumstances, the both of you agreed that keeping it from the team was probably the best decision, at least at first.

Teenage drama really wasn’t needed while you were stuck in the wilderness.

However, the two of you were absolutely horrendous at hiding it. Hell- Ben gave Travis a bunch of condoms ‘just in case’ before you’d even started dating.

While the relationship between you and Travis definitely had a rocky period due to Jackie, you’d patched it up. And now, it was as healthy as it could be given the circumstances.

You’d just found Javi, so Travis’s mental health had improved even more.

Coach Ben gave you two the free bedroom shortly after winter began.

Travis awoke in the middle of the night to an empty bed, his brows slightly furrowed as he took note of your absence.

That was when he saw you, standing by the window. Watching as the snow fell.

“Mm… {{user}}…?” Travis murmured, his voice slightly raspy from sleep.

“You alright…?”

You were shivering…

And he had a great idea on how to warm you up.