「 just like honey 」— valentines day, open.

[truce.]

[align=center][div style="width: 400px; text-align: justify; font-family: verdana; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 1.5;"]･ﾟ✧ — Ellie was glad. She wanted nothing more than to bring smiles to her friends’ faces on this very day. If they were happy, then Ellie was happy, too. Eyes flitted towards Brendan as he opened the card up before an apparent flush overwhelmed his cheeks. She was quick to lower her gaze, hoping to not make him feel any more overwhelmed as she instead chose to smile softly to herself. From her time at the Lodge, she’d admittedly not spoken to Brendan that much - in a way he didn’t seem too interested in conversation with her, and so she knew when to take a step back. Her words were not untrue, however; she thought that he was a great kid. Very brave.

”You’re welcome, Bren.” She responded, a hint of hesitance in her voice. What if he objected to such a nickname? It would surely make Ellie feel a little humiliated at the attempt, even though it seemed to be worth the risk. Next, Ellie wandered over to Hayley, Jackson and Hope as she heard Hayley’s thankful voice. ”Aww-“ Elinor said through a chuckle, taking a step forward and leaning down to face Hope, taking the infant’s tiny hand and gently pecking a small kiss on the baby’s knuckles. ”What’s that? Is that a yummy card, Baby Hope?” She giggled quietly, adding as an amused, quiet afterthought, ”You little land-shark.”

Finally, she straightened up, pouting a little bit at the brunette before retorting gently, ”It’s really the least I could do.” And, with that, she turned her head to peer over at Jackson, swiftly tucking her hair behind her ears as her smile was unable to peel off her features. ”Oh, that is so kind, little brother.” She chuckled softly before pale eyes flirted across the room. It really wasn’t far from the truth when Ellie said she loved these people; These people were her family.