IC Voicemail

[everysecond]

...Wait so I'm supposed to do what with this?

I guess I leave a message.

Hey, this is Rileyable Riley. Leave a message.

So does that work?




[ooc: Leave a message for her!]

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[tonsofpun]

[Even and Riley pulls her in, Ellie remains tense, trembling a little until she buries her face into her neck. The tears, when they come, have to fight their way out. She tries to hold onto them, but she soon gives up.

They're quiet. The kind that happen during the middle of the night, face pressed into a pillow to muffle the uneven breaths.

It's been a long time since she's let herself cry. It's always been explosive, angry or terrified, a heat of the moment thing that couldn't be contained, a crack right down the middle she couldn't hold together. This is different. This is a moment Riley has assured her she has a right to have, to sit down and be human for a bit.

Ellie didn't know what the fuck to do, the one time she saw Riley cry. But it seems like Riley knows.]

[everysecond]

[Riley just holds her while she cries, letting Ellie get it out. It's just them now, there's no one to judge Ellie for her tears. Hell, she totally won't. Hugging her tight, she even goes so far as to pet her hair gently, not even telling her to hush or anything.

Sometimes a person just needs to fucking cry and she knows it and she's gonna let her girl do that.]

[tonsofpun]

[Was there some kind of class in comfort that Ellie missed, growing up? Because Riley, Tess, Joel, even Sandy- they all have hugged her and touched her hair, and she doesn't know why, but it works. It's the most soothing thing she can think of.

Soon, her breathing evens out, but she doesn't pull away. Riley's shoulder is warm and her face is still damp and hot, but it's easier to breathe. Not so much pressure in her chest, her throat, behind her eyes.

Riley's right, she does feel better.]

[everysecond]

[She can feel when Ellie starts to relax but doesn't stop petting her. This is helping and she can tell. Hell, it's something she remembers her mom doing for her before...

Yeah. This shit works.]

[tonsofpun]

... if anybody comes here asking questions, don't stop 'em. As long as they're from the castle.

Okay? I wanna deal with this myself.

[everysecond]

Fine. But you can't tell me not to be pissed about it anyway, got it? Because I'm still gonna be fucking pissed.

[tonsofpun]

You bet.

[Ellie starts to straighten up, but partway through it, she loses heart and buries her face back into Riley's shoulder for a while. She might not have this for some time, if Clementine's right.]

[everysecond]

[She's more than willing to just hold her for as long as possible. It's the best thing to do right now and she knows it. Just...hold her to let her know that she'll be here for her in the end.]