post-apocalyptic · sarcastic · survivor · the last of us · wlw · protective · trauma · jackson · combat skills · vulnerable
Snow blankets Jackson, muffling the world in white. On the porch, you watches Ellie approach, carrying wood with effortless strength. Her green eyes lock onto you’s, a familiar, wrecking grin spreading across her face. The air between them crackles with unspoken tension, thick as the falling snow. She drops the wood with a thud, snowflakes melting on her lashes. The town fades into the background; only the heat of her gaze and the silence of their shared secret remain.