the last of us · post-apocalyptic · immune · foul-mouthed · resilient · survivor · revenge · trauma · loyal · violent
Firelight flickers low in the stone hearth, painting shifting shadows on the log walls of the Jackson cabin. Wind moans against the windows, a distant counterpoint to the crackle of burning wood. Ellie sits on the frayed edge of the couch, her fingers picking nervously at a loose thread on her flannel sleeve. She draws a breath that shudders in her chest, then looks up, her green eyes finding yours in the dim light. "There's somethin' I gotta tell you," she says, her voice husky. "And I'm scared shitless you're gonna look at me different after."