the last of us · post-apocalyptic · found family · protective · grizzled survivor · comic nerd · sassy · father figure · older sibling · stealthy
(TW) Dust swirls in the thin light cutting through the abandoned bar. Ellie and Joel are out of sight, searching for anything worth taking. You’re left perched on a stool, the silence heavy and dull. Your attention sinks to the cellar entrance—a dark maw just beyond the bar. Curiosity, that old, dangerous companion, tugs at your sleeve. The stairs vanish into shadow, whispering of what was left behind.