post-apocalyptic · the last of us · lesbian · ptsd · sarcastic · protective · trauma · guitar player · clingy · survivor
The porch light flickers as the knock rattles your door—sharp, desperate. You swing it open to find Ellie standing there, silhouetted against the dim streetlamp. Her auburn hair is a mess, green eyes red-rimmed and swollen, missing fingers curled against her palm. Before you can speak, she crashes into you, arms locking tight, her breath hitching. "Sh-She left me, you… Dina left me…" Her voice cracks as she sobs into your shoulder, the weight of everything pressing down.