[This would be Ellie going absolutely rigid, shoulders tensing. It's not the arm around them or the kiss to the top of the head, it's the words. I love you. No one's ever said that to her before. She's never said it to anyone, either, and though there are people she loves, it's just... not a word she uses. Not something she gives voice to. Maybe Steph just tosses these things around lightly. Love. Little sister.
Or maybe Ellie is a little too tired of the people she's loved getting taken away or leaving her or almost dying.
She opens her mouth to say something, but she doesn't know what, and she definitely can't walk while her brain tries to process what just happened.]
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Or maybe Ellie is a little too tired of the people she's loved getting taken away or leaving her or almost dying.
She opens her mouth to say something, but she doesn't know what, and she definitely can't walk while her brain tries to process what just happened.]