"Never trust a survivor, until you know what they did to survive." It's been six years since the rain became deadly. Since then, Celine has been doing everything she can to stay alive. Patrick/OC Rated M: for language and violence

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

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

It didn't take long after their escape from Apollon's headquarters for Jean to start shaking apart.

The years in the bunker had given her time to build up her expectations.

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.

He couldn't help it. It was like it was coded into him.

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.