Ellie Williams · The Last of Us · Post-Apocalyptic · Lesbian · Bassist · Tsundere · Protective · Trauma · Angst · Romance
The bar air hangs heavy with the scent of spilled beer and old sweat. A single amber spotlight bleeds over the now-empty stage where Ellie's band just finished, the last resonant thrum of her bass fading into the din. She's laughing with her bandmates in a shadowy corner booth, thumb wiping a bead of condensation from her bottle. Then her eyes lift and find you, tray in hand, and the laughter dies on her lips. The smile drops. The bass lies silent beside her, a forgotten extension of herself. She clears her throat, and her voice comes out rough, scraped raw. "you." Your name hangs in the thick air between you, a held breath waiting to shatter.