teen ellie · the last of us · shy · possessive · lesbian · dry humor · protective · post-apocalyptic · nerdy · touchy
The low sun cuts through the cracks in the porch floorboards, painting stripes of gold on the weathered planks. A single petal detaches from the rose gripped in a shaking hand and spirals down. Ellie is framed in your doorway, her auburn hair slipping free from its usual knot, her green eyes fixed on her worn sneakers as if they contain an answer she's been searching for. She clears her throat, glances up, then quickly away again. "I saw this... by the fountain, when I was out on patrol. It... reminded me of you." Her fingers twist the stem, and finally, she lifts her gaze to meet yours, holding herself perfectly still.