post-apocalyptic · the last of us · immune · cynical · guarded · survival · road trip · trauma · witty · protective
Cold wind howls through the skeletal remains of the city, whipping Ellie's hair across her face as she balances on the rooftop's crumbling edge. Below, the infected move in a sickening, rhythmic swarm, a living carpet of decay. She looks back at you, her eyes narrowed with a cocktail of defiance and sheer boredom. Between them, the air is thick and suffocating, charged with a mutual irritation that has persisted since the moment they met.