Letters
Elliot x Reader [Romance]
Elliot writes letters to you. Every day, he likes to write at least a small note. While you two lived under the same roof, and when he was forsaken.
Structure: Oneshot
Content/Warnings: Angst. Yearning Elliot, Toxic positivity. It's not too sad or anything. dw
Words: 2028
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June 10th, 20XX
Hello, Dearest Penpal!
I've written you another letter, sent straight through the mail by yours truly! :D Hopefully you'll receive this when you come back from work, so you can open this and read:
You did it! Another day of hard work, all done and completed by you! I'll stop by the store to grab some groceries and treat you to a nice dinner. So when you get home, just sit back and relax, okay?
- Love you! Elliot :D
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June 25th, 20XX
Good morning, Dearest!
Make sure to heat up the breakfast in the fridge. Had to head to the suppliers for the Pizza Place, so I had to leave early. That's why I left you a letter, my little apology. Sorry!
Have a good day at work, okay? Please also wish me good luck too! Hopefully the hackers will lay off a bit today, yeah? I miss our mornings together, but I have to keep heading off early since the restaurant's in shambles.
But I'll be okay! I always look forward to coming home.
- Have a good day! Love you! Elliot.
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July 14th 20XX
Hi Dearest,
I'll be late today. Another cOOlkidd incident at the restaurant, so I got called in and had to head back to help clean up.
I got started on laundry, all you have to do is switch the clothes over to the dryer when it's done. It should be almost ready once you get back home.
Sorry, honey, you might have to go to bed without me. Don't wait for me, okay? There are leftovers from last night in the fridge.
- Goodnight, love you! Elliot.
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July 20th, 20XX
Good morning, dear penpal!
I had headed off to work early again. But I finally have a way to make it up to you!
I've got next week off, so we can hang out for the whole week! I wanted to make plans and schedule everything, but I wanted to get your input first. So we can do what you wanna do!
I was planning to at least go to the beach since it's summer. You know, lay out a towel and sit in the sand. I know the sand itself can get a bit annoying to clean, but I can handle that!
We can talk about plans once I get back from work. So think about some ideas; I have a few other ones in the back of my head too. Oh! And some oranges were on sale at the market, I can pick those up to make some juice. It's been a while since we did that together.
I'll see you at 5!
-Love, Elliot
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July 27th 20XX
Hi Dearest,
For once, I'm writing you a letter that won't reach you within the same day I write it. A bit sad, no? I'm stuck in this unknown forest... It looks like we're going to have to hold off on our plans until I get back. I'm sorry.
But I found some paper and a pen, and instantly decided to write a letter to my favorite one and only pen pal. Which, of course, is you!
It's been a few days since we last saw each other. Wish I knew what you were up to. Did you change the laundry? Or did you decide to put it off for later before accidentally falling asleep?
I miss our bed. I didn't realize how nice our furniture was until I was stuck with these hard mattresses. I'm not complaining! Just trying to point out how wonderful living with you is.
It's a bit tough here. But there's lots of friendly faces! Even the admins! I know they're reliable, so I'll make it back to you soon. And when we do, I'll make sure to hand over this letter to you.
-Love ya! Elliot. :D
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August 2, 20XX
Hello Dearest!
I stopped writing for a bit. I wanted to hold off on writing so many letters because I didn't want to overwhelm you with so many once I got back. But I can't help it.
I keep wanting to write you letters, as if I could send them to you and somehow get a message back. I want to know how you're doing at least. Do you miss me? I miss you.
But I'm doing alright! It's really tough out here, but I'll manage! Like I said, lots and lots of nice and strong people. I try my best to help out too, cooking and cleaning around here. It's the least I could do.
Speaking of, are you keeping up with the house chores too? I hope you are. Then it's like we're sorta connected, by doing the same habits and stuff. I forgot to tell you there was more leftover food I stored in the freezer... maybe you found it.
I figured out what I wanted to do once I get to see you again. I want to go visit the mall. Weird right? Since that's not a place I normally go to during my free time.
But there are so many things there. New faces, familiar faces, and most importantly, yours! I get to see you walk into your favorite stores, or whatever catches your eye. Look at all the silly things you want to get, but are unsure whether or not you should actually buy them.
But of course you should! We have so much empty space, since we just moved in together. And I have enough money to take care of both of us, whatever little trinkets you want. I miss you a lot! We'll see each other soon. The admins are working day and night to get us out of here.
- Love you. Elliot.
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September ??
Hi Dearest.
It's been a while. I'm starting to lose track of the date. Which is weird for me, since that's something I'm normally always on top of. The days I work, the days I have off. Stuff like that.
But all my days have been the same. The same troubling trials and then stagnant breaks. It's... a bit tiring. But I'll be okay.
I tried cooking dinner yesterday, but I burnt the meal.
That reminds me of that one time we had together. When I was teaching you how to cook. You didn't burnt anything, nor was anything burnt. Just reminded me.
I felt like I had so much i wanted to write about, but now that I'm here, I can't remember what I wanted to say. That's kinda funny.
I hope you're doing well. How your job is treating you, what you've been up to, and how your friends have been. But I said that in my last letter.
Are you worried about me? Silly question, I know you are. I feel like I should tell you not to worry, because I don't want you to be stressed or sad. But it's been so long.
Are you sad? I know you're wondering where I went. I hope you don't think I've abandoned you. I miss you. I always do.
I love you. I'll make sure to tell you that when I see you again.
- Love you very much. Elliot.
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Dear,
I miss you. How long has it been since I woke up here? I don't know anymore. The sun never rises here.
I've been keeping all my letters to you in this drawer in my room. All the letters I've written and small notes I made. I tried making a little stick figure of us, but it's not too great. They're starting to fill the drawer, and I've run out of space for them. In the drawer, at least.
It's so weird. Im so tired. I haven't been keeping up with my letters. Im sorry.
Whenever I come into this cabin, I just want to lie down and rest. But my body doesn't feel tired. I'm not sleepy either. I'm not sure what's wrong.
- Hope I see you soon. Elliot.
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Hi Dearest.
I don't imagine you'll get this letter. Or any of my other letters. Not anytime soon.
I've slowly realized, after so long, that maybe I'll have to wait just a little longer to see you again. I finally got more paper, so I'll just continue writing until then. When we meet, I'll shower you with all these letters over these past months (?), and you'll get to know everything. As if you were always here.
But thank goodness you're not here. Never come here. Please.
I try to avoid writing about stuff that happens here because one day you'll read these letters. I just want to keep these letters nice and simple, so it's easier for you to read. These letters are supposed to be sweet and stuff. They're for you.
But you're not going to get this letter. Not for a long time.
But I wish with all my heart they'll reach you one day.
I've had a lot of time to think for myself. I have some questions, like how you are, how our families are doing, and how the restaurant's doing. Is Mia doing okay?
But there's a lot of other stuff I was thinking about. I do that a lot now.
Is time still moving? The plants and things I have don't seem to move along with it. None of the flowers will wilt, nor will anything grow. Where am I..? Is time moving for you and not me? Are you moving forward without me?
I keep thinking about whether you're moving on. I don't know how long it's been anymore. But it's been months, maybe years. If no one has come to save Builderman, Shedletsky, or Dusekkar... then we must really be in it deep.
And if I do make it back and you've moved on... then what do I do? What can I do? I miss you, please don't forget me. I'm always ready to see you again. I'll run into your arms and give you the biggest hug ever. But I can't be mad if you have moved on. I don't want you to be stuck on me if I never end up seeing you again.
But I'm still positive the admins will do something. Maybe not the ones here... but the ones where you are. I'm sure the other admins are doing everything they can to find us.
I don't know. Every time I start writing like this, I get all sad again. But I want to keep writing for you. Not just for you, but for me too. I thought it would help.
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hi dearest.
More and more months have passed. I ran out of ink but found some more.
Sometimes someone will make some for me. Other times I just find a new pen. I'm not sure where they come from, although I've never bothered to look.
I'm running out of paper too. I've started using the back of other letters I've written.
My fingers are starting to burn. My wrists are sore. I didn't think that was possible here. Any injuries normally heal themselves after we get hurt.
It's probably because I do a lot of the household chores here. But I like doing them. I don't want to stop doing them. I like washing the dishes, making meals, and sweeping the floors. I like pretending that this cabin is like our home.
I got mad the other day. Not at anyone, just upset. I thought we maybe would've been out of here by now. I hoped for too much, accidentally put pressure on people I shouldn't have. I was being a jerk.
I'm starting to run out of things to say.
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hi dear penpal
I think it's morning now. I can't really tell though.
Since I've started using old letters as new paper, I've been rereading some of them.
We never got to go on our little vacation, huh. I didn't forget about it. It's a bit sad, since that was the last thing we planned to do together. We didn't even get to do it.
I'm running out of paper. This is actually the last sheet I have for now. Hope I get more.
-I love you, Elliot.
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an: oops, sorry it's been a while. I have been writing, but it's all pretty bad lol. This was just a quick thing I started last night, hopefully it's not too bad.
I'm stuck on a request I need to work on, but it's a bit out of my range so anything I write for it has been pretty trashy. I'M SO BUTTCHEEKS. But i'm having fun trying to learn! Hopefully i'll get done with it soon.











