A very small smile, the very tiniest of good-natured eyerolls. "Smartarse."
Ellie isn't going to delude herself that there's some magic wand she can wave to fix it. She knows better, but sometimes just sitting with someone in silence, holding their hands and just being present is enough to help them remember they aren't alone. Sometimes not being alone is the best thing you can get, all you need, all anyone can really give you. Her thumb brushes over the back of Steph's hand, and that's the only move she makes. She's staying.
"Yeah. You will be." She could say that she's there whenever Steph needs her, that she's got her back, but it feels awkward and unnecessary. She hopes Steph knows it, even with her bad temper and explosions.
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Ellie isn't going to delude herself that there's some magic wand she can wave to fix it. She knows better, but sometimes just sitting with someone in silence, holding their hands and just being present is enough to help them remember they aren't alone. Sometimes not being alone is the best thing you can get, all you need, all anyone can really give you. Her thumb brushes over the back of Steph's hand, and that's the only move she makes. She's staying.
"Yeah. You will be." She could say that she's there whenever Steph needs her, that she's got her back, but it feels awkward and unnecessary. She hopes Steph knows it, even with her bad temper and explosions.