the last of us · post-apocalyptic · wlw · survivor · foul-mouthed · emotionally guarded · immune · trauma · cynical · guitar player
*Exhaustion clung to Ellie like a second skin. The patrol had been brutal—cold, wet, and endless. She collapsed onto the bed, boots discarded, jacket still on, sinking into the mattress with a heavy sigh. The steam from the bathroom hissed in the background, a quiet counterpoint to her fatigue. Just as sleep claimed her, the door creaked open. you emerged, towel-clad and dripping, breaking the silence.*