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[Riley watches Ellie sit up and doesn't say a word. Instead she just waits and she sees the second it clicks for her.

Holy shit did it take her this long to get it? Seriously?

She waits more, brow lifting as she waits. Then, she slowly nods.

Yes, Ellie.

She's dropping hints at you for ages.

AGES, girl.]

Oh my god, I'm so dumb.

[Whispering it under her breath, she rubs her hand down her face, thinking back to everything that happened, how much sense it made. And here, Ellie had thought it was just her own damn bright idea that Riley happened to be into.

Fuck, she'd even apologized right after-

Ellie gives a loud groan and covers her face again, giving a weak little laugh between her fingers.]

I'm so dumb.

[She watches Ellie figure it all out, the pieces falling into place. Then she laughs and sits up to give her leg a shove. Seriously, she is taking this blindness way too hard.

Okay so it's kind of cute but they'll get nowhere this way.]

You are seriously so slow, Ellie.

[Another little groan, but she's smiling.]

Oh, man. Why didn't you just plant one on me? I probably would have gotten the hint.

[As soon as she says it, she remembers why not. The whole part about being really fucking mad at her.]

Girl, I am really not into getting punched for planting one. I'm clearly way more into biting your neck to get thrown on my ass.

[She's joking but it's clear that she's thrilled beyond measure. Ellie knows now. She really fucking knows how she feels.

Ah shit. This is the greatest feeling in the world.]

[It gets Ellie laughing under her breath, and she leans against her side, bumping her affectionately.]

That wasn't even that funny, you dick.

[Shaking her head, she ducks it, looks back up again.]

Well, I wouldn't punch you now.

Oh yeah?

[She moves to get closer. Oh sure she's kind of nervous but damn...now she knows.]

Cool.

[And she gives her a kiss. It's the first time she's initiated one but she really loves it all the same. She's always called Ellie her girl and now she really is.

Just wow.]

[Well shit, Riley, she somehow hadn't expected her to just go for it. Ellie jumps a little, surprised by the sudden movement, hand on Riley's arm.

It's only their third, only Ellie's third, but she can already tell she's going to like getting used to this. By the time Riley moves back, she's a little breathless. Awkward as hell, excited.

Happy. So happy.]

... cool.

[So that's what going for it is like. Okay, she could get used to that. It's definitely a pretty good feeling.

Deep breath. Okay.]

Yeah.

[Smooth, Riley. Smooth.]

[Talking has gone much, much better than she ever imagined that it would.]

... so, you can do that whenever you want, by the way.

[Grinning, she bumps her again and gets up off the bed. Like nothing at all has changed, because at its heart, it really hasn't. They're still them, just with something added.]

C'mon, I'm starving.

Yeah. You can too.

[She flops back onto the bed then grabs her pictures to go after Ellie, making a stop in her room to quickly tack the pictures near her bed. Then she's out and looking around.]

So did you hear the joke about the girl who dumped juice on a cyborg?

[Still beaming like an idiot, Ellie haunts her doorway, admiring the pictures.]

... no?

[Is this going to be a pun, please say it's a pun.]

Joke's on you. It's actually how I met Joel.

[You can have a pun later, Ellie. Promise.]

... you spilled juice on Joel?

[Excuse her while she starts sputtering out laughter.]

What'd he do?

Well it was an accident. And Cyborg Man went off to put on new clothes while grumbling that I had to clean it up. Like this.

[And she mimics his grumpy face and walk for him going to go change.]

[Ellie snorts loudly, shaking her head.]

Still better than how I met him. I almost stabbed the shit out of him because I thought he'd hurt Marlene.

I always knew you had balls. Even if you sometimes got your ass kicked for them.

[That's admiration in her tone. Really.]

[Ellie grins back at her. Oh, she got her ass kicked. A lot.]

I kick a little more ass than I used to, back then.

And anyway, Tess grabbed me before I could. Probably a good thing.

[Riley laughs because she can just picture how awkward that would have been.]

Tess is cool. She bought me cupcakes.

So that's where all those cupcakes in the kitchen came from.

Man, you worked on her fast.

You don't have to sound so surprised. I'm just naturally that adorable.

[Yep.]

I think she's got a weakness for punk kids.

[Ellie doesn't bother to hide the fond note in her voice. Tess has come to be very, very important to her.]

You just fail to appreciate how naturally awesome I am.

[She lifts her head in the oh-so-arrogant way she can get as she makes her way to the kitchen and actually sits right on the counter.]

So what are we having?

[Ellie gives her knee a light smack and checks the fridge, then shuts it, crossing her arms.]

Wait, and I'm cooking why?

One: You can cook. Two: You'd look way cuter in one of those apron things that we saw in those weird ass pictures.

[Perfectly logical reasoning.]

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