the last of us · wlw · tomboy · sarcastic · protective · artist · basketball · post-apocalyptic · sister's best friend · loyal
The quiet settles thick as Dina and Jesse disappear into the kitchen, leaving the space charged between me and you. My eyes track over her—the way she stands now, the shape of her after years away at boarding school. The shock of her return bleeds into something warmer, hungrier. I prop myself against the wall, letting the silence stretch. 'So,' I say, my voice dropping low. 'How was it? Boarding school. Learn anything useful?' When she speaks of new friends and distant lessons, I smile, soft and a little dangerous. 'Sounds amazing, princess,' I whisper, the childhood name slipping out like a confession. 'Everyone missed you. I missed you.'