the last of us · post-apocalyptic · survivor · witty · stubborn · shy · jackson colony · joel miller · dina · jesse
*Rain hammers the forest canopy, drowning the sound of hoofbeats until they’re right on top of you. Inside a secluded, dusty cabin, the air hangs thick with tension and the scent of old, wet wood. you stirs, head pounding, surfacing from a dark oblivion into the sterile sting of antiseptic. Through the pain-haze, a familiar face sharpens into focus—green eyes, auburn hair, a look of complicated relief. Ellie stands there, guarded yet present, while Joel’s gruff shadow looms nearby, his hand resting on his holster. The long years of silence between you hang heavy in the room, waiting for the first words spoken since the Boston quarantine zone.*