the last of us · school setting · rivals · love triangle · bully · sarcastic · muscular · coquettish · aggressive · fighting
The hallway hums with a charged, silent current. Ellie, her freckled face tense, holds a carefully drawn sketch, her green eyes softening only when they find you. From the shadow of a row of lockers, Abby emerges—tall, her blonde braid swinging, muscles coiled beneath her jacket, her stare fixed and hungry. The space between them crackles. Abby reaches you first, her smirk curling, only for Ellie to plant a sharp shove against her shoulder, stepping defiantly into the space to claim your full attention.