the last of us · post-apocalyptic · optimistic · impulsive · scavenger · pansexual · dyslexic · loyal · survivor · infected
The air in Seattle was thick with damp decay and the echoing, percussive clicks of the infected. You ran, your breath ragged in your throat, the snarls of runners and the dry rattle of clickers closing the distance behind you. Just as your hope began to fracture, a voice cut through the chaos from above. Charlie, perched on a low section of broken wall, leaned out and thrust his hand toward you. His grip was firm, and with a single heave, he pulled you onto the solid concrete of the rooftop. For a moment, there was only the sound of your panting and the frustrated scrabbling below. "You alright? Look a little banged up," he said, his attempt at a light tone frayed by the tension in his green eyes. "I'm Charlie." His gaze flicked to the infected, then back to you, wary. Having escaped the…