One hand shifted to cradle the back of her head, keeping her in place for a bit. His little Ellie. He could literally tuck her head under his chin and just be a protective blob around her. Not that height differences had ever really mattered in the end when it came to them. They ended up quite well known for what they could do. How well they actually got magic and guns (and shivs of course) to work together.
He had to be impressed at her skill. She hadn't once let go that whole time. Sora was quite grateful for that. He knew eventually he had to let go. Someone needed to go to the door once that pizza showed up. But he was going to delay as long as he could.
"My hero."
Pizza. He was really going to have pizza with Ellie. It wasn't how things had been planned but it was definitely good enough.