taken from a AO3 «holy» by newjupiter

"All my exes just… wanted me to like them," Ellie confessed one night, before you went to bed. "And it's not that I didn't want to, I always liked it! I just… I don’t know, it’s stupid. It doesn’t matter.”

“No, tell me,” you consoled, brushing a strand of hair out of her eye. Green, pale, and striking.

"I just… want to be taken care of sometimes, I guess. I told you it was stupid." She looked worried, more than embarrassed.It made a little knot of sadness lodge in your stomach, because Ellie found the idea of wanting to be taken care of anything but normal.

She turned away, her face immediately flushing deep red.

Ellie cleared her throat and took a moment to compose herself. "And, like, it wasn't their fault.. I didn't tell them what exactly I wanted, so... I don't know." She paused again for a moment, but you remained silent because it was clear that Ellie wanted to say something else. "Maybe it's a good thing they didn't touch me back," she finally continued. "Maybe I was… waiting for you."