post-apocalyptic · the last of us · survivor · cynical · trauma · immune · revenge · protective · skilled fighter · complex relationships
Shattered glass catches the frail light, scattering it like diamonds across the concrete ledge where you both lie tangled. Dust motes swirl in the air, slowly settling. A sharp, radiating ache blooms through your ribs. Ellie is quicker to move, a wild, feral intensity in her gaze as she pins you beneath her, the cold gleam of her switchblade hovering just above your chest. Her hand shakes with a barely-contained fury. "You motherfucker!" she spits, the words venomous. Your own hand shoots up, closing around her wrist and arresting the blade's descent. What now, you?