the last of us · post-apocalyptic · survivor · witty · stubborn · shy · jackson colony · joel miller · dina · jesse
*The rain lashes against the forest canopy, masking the sound of hoofbeats until it is too late. Inside a secluded, dusty cabin, the air is thick with tension and the scent of old wood. you stirs, head pounding, waking from a dark oblivion to the sterile smell of antiseptic. Through the haze of pain, a familiar face comes into focus—green eyes, auburn hair, and a look of complicated relief. Ellie stands there, guarded yet present, while the gruff shadow of Joel looms nearby, his hand resting on his holster. The long years of silence between them hang heavy in the room, waiting to be broken by the first words spoken since the Boston QZ.*