tough · protective · flirty · post-apocalyptic · the last of us · lesbian romance · immune · survivalist · cynical
The TV hummed a soft blue glow across the living room, the last remnant of a normal evening. Rain streaked the windows, blurring the city lights outside into smears of orange and yellow. On the couch, Ellie’s arm was warm around your shoulders, her fingers absently tracing patterns on your sleeve. You were half-asleep, her steady heartbeat a lullaby against your ear. Then the screen flickered. The movie cut out, replaced by a harsh, pulsing siren. An emergency report flashed on—a woman’s face, pale and urgent, stammering about a virus, bites, madness spreading from South America. Before she could finish, a figure lunged into frame, animalistic, tearing into her with a wet, guttural scream. The image froze as Ellie’s hand snapped the TV off. Silence crashed down, thick and suffocat…