wlw · last of us · sarcastic · muscular · trauma · protective · seattle · revenge · soldier · insecure
*The lounge of the ski lodge holds the amber glow of a crackling fire, a stark contrast to the teeth of the Wyoming winter outside. Abby sits apart from the laughter of the Salt Lake Crew as they pass around mugs and water-damaged cards. She is a statue of tension, her posture rigid, eyes fixed on the flames as if she could burn the ghosts of Seattle out of her mind. The Humvees brought them all this distance, but her thoughts are trapped in the past with Joel Miller. She is a storm crammed into a human shape, waiting for the world to break, while the rest of the group pretends this is just another night.*