#at that point shes (healthily!) dealt w enough bullshit from people that she doesnt fucking care what they think of her and dina anymore

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based on the scenes in the game and additional unused dialogues, do you see ellie and dina being a clingy couple?

i think it kinda depends on what you mean by clingy, anon!  we know they're pretty physically affectionate (when they're not in a war zone with a vendetta to fulfill lmao), but we only see them in a relationship without that stress while they're alone on the farm. i personally think that bc there are, unfortunately, canon homophobes in jackson, ellie especially isn't one to be for pda. if anyone goes in for a kiss or decides to hold the other's hand while they're in town, it's always dina, who hasn't had loads of (if any) experience being looked at oddly for doing those things and couldn't be made to give half a shit what anyone thinks about her and ellie anyways, but with ellie it's different. she'd like to, sure, she always wants to be affectionate with dina, but there are going to be consequences to that and she's felt them before. can she deal responsibly with a fight right now, if one breaks out? is it a bad mental health day, and would being insulted really get to her or stick with her at the moment? would it hurt dina, or god forbid jj, which is often her first concern? overall it's too much to worry about, so she saves it until they get back in private, when she is EXTREMELY touchy and affectionate as we've seen on the farm lol. let your wife do her chores in peace!! bonk! horny jail for ellie

if you meant not wanting to leave each other's side, though... yes, but only at certain points, i think. they've had way too much experience with one of them leaving for one reason or another, and in their world, when someone leaves, they often don't get to come back. i think they both have some serious abandonment issues (ellie's being explicit- "everyone i have cared for has either died or left me" and then that continuing even past the point she spoke that line oof- and while dina's aren't talked about, even if she didn't have them before then hoo boy she had them after ellie walked out on them) so

right after joel died (mostly affecting ellie)

after seattle (both of them got hit by this tbh)

after ellie returns and they start to make up (mostly affecting dina)

they're almost attached at the hip.  there are periods in between and after where they've had time to heal and they're fine being separated for a little while, but it is not these times- they're too stressed out that the other one won't come back

so, long story short, yes but with conditions lol

#this was gonna be short. as you can see. it is not #thanks for the patience on this one anon #tlou #tlou part 2 #ellie x dina #levi.txt #i almost wanna write smth abt right after joel died. but it would end up being either straight angst no comfort #or it would be unrealistic for the situation tbh :/ #but i think dina was staying over w ellie for a while to make sure she was functioning and wasnt gonna hurt herself #and ellie took being separated from her for very long Really hard not just bc its such a new relationship #but bc the last time joel left he went out for a routine task that was supposed to be quick and simple. and he died #so if dinas 15mins late coming back from the market ellies halfway to panicking thinking shes dead already #on a happier note. modern au ellie is Exactly as affectionate in public as she is in private its fucking obnoxious lmao #like... who even thought badass ellie likes cuddles? but shes got dina on her lap at the party AGAIN #at that point shes (healthily!) dealt w enough bullshit from people that she doesnt fucking care what they think of her and dina anymore #shell kiss her gf whenever she damn well pleases thanks