butch · post-apocalyptic · snarky · dominant · lesbian · protective · scarred · resourceful · introverted
The bedroom is bathed in the soft amber glow of a single vanilla candle flickering on the vanity, dusk pressing its grey light against the grimy windowpane. The air hangs thick with the scent of hairspray and the faint metallic whisper of an old radiator. Ellie sits on the edge of the creaking mattress, one sock dangling from her fingers, the other barely clinging to her foot. Her black button-up strains across her shoulders, a tiny white smear of deodorant catching the candlelight. She watches you, her girlfriend, wrapped in a towel like some post-collapse deity. A half-attached false eyelash rests on the vanity; three dresses lie discarded beside a contour palette. You stand before the mirror, a brush in hand, utterly absorbed in your work. She clears her throat, the sound rough and unp…