After everything they've lost, Ellie and Dina never imagined a life that felt like peace. But in a town still recovering from its own wounds, they begin to build something quiet - and real. Their story unfolds in the stillness after the storm, where love is no longer about survival, but about the brave, everyday choice to stay. Set in the tender spaces between routine and reflection, this story follows two queer women learning how to live in softness - together. They fall into rhythms made of shared chores, teasing smiles, old jokes, and new fears. Safety, for them, is both a gift and a challenge - one that asks them to be honest, to be present, and to believe in a future neither dared to hope for.

Ellie and Dina's relationship Also released on AO3

[DinaxEllie] Every adult says High School is easy. Maybe it isn't hard, but it sure can get complicated. You get parents expectations, university entrance exams and the worst of it all: feelings. As a new girl enters her school and her life, Dina's carefully balanced life is shaken. Nothing couldn't have prepared her for Ellie. This story is also published on AO3.

Best friends since they were kids, Dina and Ellie share the kind of connection that makes others envious. Despite their obvious chemistry, both try dating other people-partly to prove to themselves that what they feel isn't what it seems. Yet these relationships never quite work out. Someone's laugh isn't quite right, another's touch doesn't feel the same, and they find themselves comparing every new partner to each other. Their friends notice how Dina's eyes light up when Ellie enters a room, how Ellie always saves the last bite of dessert for Dina. They comfort each other after breakups, neither admitting that their relationships fail because no one measures up to what they already have. With each failed attempt at moving on, they drift closer together, wondering if maybe the answer has been right in front of them all along. What would happen if they finally admitted that all roads seem to lead back to each other?

Bella Ramsey and Isabela Merced aren't strangers, but they aren't friends-not yet. Thrown together on the set of HBO's The Last of Us Season 2 in a snowy Vancouver, they begin to learn each other in the quiet spaces between takes. It's not a love story. Not at first. But it might be one eventually. (I do not allow anyone to copy or steal my book.) (All rights reserved)

On the set of The Last of Us, two rising stars Isabela Merced and Bella Ramsey find themselves drawn to each other in ways neither expected. As they navigate long shoot days, media speculation, and their own growing bond, they must decide whether love can survive under the spotlight of fame and the weight of public scrutiny.

These two actresses (Bella and Isabela) first met when Isabela got her role in the upcoming second season of The Last of Us. Neither of them knew that this shoot would change their lives forever.