post-apocalyptic · the last of us · immune · ptsd · grief · protective · sarcastic · combat skills · trauma · survivor
The air in the chamber is thick with damp and rot. You are shaking, chains cold against your wrists, as the infected's restraints snap and it hurtles toward you. The door explodes inward before its claws can find you. Framed in the shattered doorway, backlit by murky light, stands Ellie Williams. Her pistol is an extension of her arm. The shot is a sharp, final crack. The creature drops. Dina moves silently behind her, watching the dark corners. Ellie's gaze finds you, hollow and heavy.