[He might not be afraid of her, not really, but hearing it still does something to Ellie's chest. Even in this stupid, fun little fort, he's scared.]
I've touched you before. It's never been bad, right? Never to hurt you.
[And she does her best to make sure he knows it's coming, when she does. Trying to set him up for success here, rather than have him freak out an accidentally hurt her and then deal with that fallout.]
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I've touched you before. It's never been bad, right? Never to hurt you.
[And she does her best to make sure he knows it's coming, when she does. Trying to set him up for success here, rather than have him freak out an accidentally hurt her and then deal with that fallout.]