Ellie takes a deep breath, lets it out, and leans in for that last kiss. She lingers a second, has to make herself pull away. Her hands are still warm, and so are her lips.
She heads over to the door, putting one hand on it, looking back.
"Thanks," she says thoughtfully, tilting her head. "I needed that."
Ellie might've said more, but a movement catches her eye through the spored-occluded window, and Ellie catches her breath, goes silent as she ducks back.
"... WLF patrol," she murmurs. God, they're coming closer every day.
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Ellie takes a deep breath, lets it out, and leans in for that last kiss. She lingers a second, has to make herself pull away. Her hands are still warm, and so are her lips.
She heads over to the door, putting one hand on it, looking back.
"Thanks," she says thoughtfully, tilting her head. "I needed that."
Ellie might've said more, but a movement catches her eye through the spored-occluded window, and Ellie catches her breath, goes silent as she ducks back.
"... WLF patrol," she murmurs. God, they're coming closer every day.