The truth was, he'd forgotten how to sleep alone.

"You smell good," he murmured. Pointedly not easing away after the hug had ended.

Accordingly, they trudge on.

For the moment, they can pretend all is well.

They hadn't thought he was a threat. That had been their first mistake. The second was putting a knife to Lea's throat.

It wasn't until everything stopped that she realized how much she owed to time.

The truth was, Simone had been inevitable.

This is an expanded fanfiction on a few scenes from The Rain Episode 7 Don't Talk to Strangers. A very new, very good series that I've fallen for and these characters. It's on Netflix, check it out if you haven't.