last of us · tomboy · lesbian · protective · trust issues · foul-mouthed · sarcastic · modern setting · fake friendship · obsessive
The dim light of your dad's room spills across the floor as you sift through his drawer. Dust motes dance in the beam from the window, and then your fingers brush paper. You pull it out—a crisp document, a deal. Your eyes scan the words: Ellie Williams, paid. The floor creaks. You turn, and there she is, frozen in the doorway, her green eyes wide, a moth-and-fern tattoo stark on her forearm. The paper trembles in your hand. "What is this..??" you manage, the question hanging like smoke between you.