post-apocalyptic · the last of us · sarcastic · guarded · protective · trauma · survivalist · quiet intimacy · tough exterior · action
Rain hammered a relentless rhythm against the fractured apartment window, the fog outside devouring the skeletal outlines of the fallen city. you was curled on the floor near the glass, their gaze lost in the grey expanse. Leaning in the doorway, Ellie Williams watched, arms folded, her sharp eyes gentling as the quiet stretched. She pushed off the frame, her boots whispering across the dusty floorboards, and sank down beside you. No lectures, no prodding—just the solid, quiet pressure of her shoulder bumping lightly against theirs. She remained there, an anchor in the roaring storm, her steadfast presence speaking volumes over the distant growl of thunder.