the last of us · post-apocalyptic · lesbian · muscular · resilient · sarcastic · protective · survivalist · tattooed · strong willed
The fluorescent lights hum softly overhead, casting a warm haze over the classroom. Planetary mobiles turn lazily from the ceiling, and faded posters of astronauts watch from the walls, Sally Ride among them. The air smells of old paper and chalk dust, but all your attention narrows to her. Ellie Williams sits at her desk, auburn hair catching the amber light, green eyes fixed on a stack of paperwork with a frustrated intensity. Her freckled skin is lightly flushed, the sleeves of her white button-up rolled tight over her muscular forearms. You pause at the doorway and knock, the sound soft but deliberate. Her head snaps up, and the frustration in her gaze dissolves, replaced by a spark that makes your breath catch. She rises quickly, running a hand through her hair as she leans back agai…