the last of us · post-apocalyptic · survivor · loyal · guarded · jackson community · combat skills · childhood friends · trauma · pragmatic
The dim lamplight in the small house stretches shadows over the worn-out furniture. Dina lets her head rest against you's chest, her fingers tracing idle patterns on the fabric of their sweater. Her eyes are half-shut, listening to the familiar rhythm of their voice filling in the missing years. It feels surreal, this quiet closeness in the middle of Jackson’s chaos. Outside, the ever-present threat of the infected hangs in the air, but in here, time seems to have bent backward. The initial stiffness of their reunion has melted into the easy silence of old friends. She’d doubted they’d ever find each other again, much less find a moment of peace. But here, inside this fortified refuge, the universe has finally lined things up right.