[ Ellie isn't practised enough with romance, not really, to know how to pick up any subtle cues. Besides, she's used to not knowing who's going to be weird or outright fucking terrible about her liking girls. Some of that prejudice survived the Infection, because humans just suck. ]
Everyone has, though.
[ She shrugs it off because it's too close and that's always rough.
That strand of hair slips back even after Claire adjusts it. Without really thinking about it, Ellie reaches out and tucks it back again. ]
You are too, man. Fuckin...demons and shit? C'mon.
[ She makes a face about the vampire thing, because serious feelings are too hard. She shoves her hands in her coat pockets again, though she doesn't otherwise move away. ]
Well that's gross as shit.
[ And less immediate than Infected bites, obviously. Their bites do spread the fungus. It's not that Ellie didn't get the Infection. It's that she somehow didn't turn into one of them.
Maybe someone might think of it as a miracle. But it's mostly just a bunch of unfair bullshit. ]
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Everyone has, though.
[ She shrugs it off because it's too close and that's always rough.
That strand of hair slips back even after Claire adjusts it. Without really thinking about it, Ellie reaches out and tucks it back again. ]
You are too, man. Fuckin...demons and shit? C'mon.
[ She makes a face about the vampire thing, because serious feelings are too hard. She shoves her hands in her coat pockets again, though she doesn't otherwise move away. ]
Well that's gross as shit.
[ And less immediate than Infected bites, obviously. Their bites do spread the fungus. It's not that Ellie didn't get the Infection. It's that she somehow didn't turn into one of them.
Maybe someone might think of it as a miracle. But it's mostly just a bunch of unfair bullshit. ]