POSSIBLE SPOILERS BELOW (It could be right.. I don't know. I'm just guessing!)

Ellie: ".....hey wait.."

Ellie: "..hhhh...."

Ellie: "..Back in boston, back when I was bitten..."

Ellie: "..I wasn't alone."

Ellie: "My best friend was there, and she got bit too."

Ellie: "We didn't know what to do..."

Ellie: "So.. she says, 'yknow' lets just wait it out. We can be all poetic and just lose our minds together'."

Ellie: "I'm still waitin for my turn!"

Ellie: "Her name was Riley, and she was the first to die."

Ellie: "And then it was Tess, and then Sam."

Joel: "None of that is on you"

Ellie: "...No, you dont understand!

The Last of Us: Left Behind comes out on Valentines Day also.

Take a look at the last cutscene of the game and really notice Ellies body language upon talking about Riley.

From the very first moment, there's some kind of ..*coming out of the closet* feeling. As if she wants to say more but she isn't.

And since we know what happens to Riley, would it not be rather shocking if we actually realized just how much Riley meant to Ellie? Why else would ND tell us more about this story unless they had something very important to tell?

It is not impossible considering Bill was homosexual as well. Naughty Dog touched on a lot of *daring* subjects, this would not shock me at all.

Also take a look at the first minute preview of the Left Behind cutscene.

The fact that they aren't older makes it even more bold.

And take a look at the first minute of the DLC. Ellie thinks Riley was dead. She's kinda shocked and I don't know maybe I am just imagining that there is something more there.

Ellie: "I haven't seen you in I don't know how long..."
Riley: "45 days.. 46 technically."
Ellie: "All this time.. I thought you were dead."

Riley keeps count of the days even!

What do you think?

I want explicit, underage sexual scenes or GTFO Naughty Dog.

Hahahaha ^^

The fact that they aren't older makes it even more bold.

And take a look at the first minute of the DLC. Ellie thinks Riley was dead. She's kinda shocked and I don't know maybe I am just imagining that there is something more there.

Ellie: "I haven't seen you in I don't know how long..."
Riley: "45 days.. 46 technically."
Ellie: "All this time.. I thought you were dead."

Riley keeps count of the days even!

Come to think about it, didn't ND said that we could be more "playful" in this DLC than in the main campaing?

It's not like we saw Bill get intimate. It wasn't needed really. I can see them showing subtle cues that will have some people argue that they were more than friends.

And in a world like this, having only one friend could easily make you like.. develop other feelings possibly. Supposedly Riley was Ellies ONLY friend according to the comics!

Not to mention Ellie's fascination with Bills magazine. Almost felt like the first time she came across that :P

And then there's this:

"Ellie returns as new light is shed on her relationship with Riley, her best friend from the military boarding school they both grew up in. After inexplicably disappearing for weeks, Riley reemerges in Ellie’s life with a surprising revelation. The two sneak out of their school for the last time, leading to a series of events that will forever change both of their lives.

Naughty Dog continues to explore the themes of survival, loyalty, and love in their first ever single player DLC with The Last of Us: Left Behind."

I never thought Bill was homosexual, though. Did ND confirm that?

I dunno man. It was her best friend in a world that you have very few in your life time. You're likely to talk highly of those people.

I hate when people have to make everything sexual. There's something to be said for plain old friendship I say.

Replay the game? It's really clear the second time around. He comments on the shirt his "partner" had when he hung himself saying how he had good taste or something along those lines.

"Once upon a time, I had somebody I cared about."

Not to mention the note he reads from him and then tosses it away (subtle shit like that).
"Fuck you too.. :'("

And ..yknow.. the gay magazines?

"It is implied that Bill is gay, and he mentions his former partner Frank. He says that although he once cared about him, he decided it would be best to go it alone, fearing for his life. Bill is saddened when they later find Frank's body."

Play it again and pay closer attention, you can't miss it :D