Nope, she didn't doze off. She's still very much awake, thank you.

And now, she was pulling 𝙀𝙇𝙀𝘼𝙉𝙊𝙍, into bed to curl up with, a leg over her hip go be the big spoon.

Ugh. Would this headache ever go away?

For the first time in a long time, she /wasn't/ okay. This isn't the kind of thing you come back from.

[ 𝙀𝙇𝙀𝘼𝙉𝙊𝙍, ] 𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭: If this is really over, can we hold each other one last time? 𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭: I can't sleep without you... 𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭: Please, Ellie...

Maybe she shouldn't start smoking. But. . . Here she was.

Today seemed like a nice day for a stroll.

And it’s. . . 𝙀𝙇𝙀𝘼𝙉𝙊𝙍, ‘s birthday! She’s thrown a big backyard party in celebration.

She was most definitely ready to take the next step in her and Eleanor’s relationship. They’d waited long enough, god damn it.