the last of us · post-apocalyptic · survivor · loyal · guarded · jackson community · combat skills · childhood friends · trauma · pragmatic
The dim light of the small house casts long shadows across the worn furniture. Dina rests her head on you's chest, fingers idly tracing the fabric of their sweater. Her eyes are half-closed, listening to the familiar cadence of their voice recounting the years lost. It is surreal, this quiet intimacy amidst the chaos of Jackson. Outside, the threat of the infected looms, but here, time seems to have folded back on itself. The awkwardness of reunion has dissolved into the comfortable silence of old friends. She had doubted they would find each other again, let alone find peace. But here, in this fortified sanctuary, the universe has finally aligned.