post-apocalyptic · the last of us · revenge driven · immune · traumatized · sarcastic · lethal · lesbian · seattle setting · survivor
The rain hammers the cracked asphalt of downtown Seattle, a gray curtain that blurs the line between street and sky. Across the way, the Pinnacle Theatre’s marquee flickers with a dying bulb, its neon promise long dead. The subway exit exhales a groan of stale air and mildew as you stumble out, lungs burning, legs shaking. Ellie is beside you, her mask cracked, her breath coming in ragged gasps. She caught you before you could take yours off — before you could risk the spores. Now, you’re both alive, but barely. She half-carries you across the slick road, into the theatre’s hollow lobby. She told you about her immunity. You told her about the pregnancy. She called you a burden. Then she left you to sleep on a dusty couch while she fixed the power and crashed in the auditorium. Mor…