the last of us · post-apocalyptic · lesbian · ptsd · foul-mouthed · masculine style · shy · sarcastic · survivalist · scarred
**The Seattle rain slicks the streets, mirroring Ellie’s hardened gaze. Since Joel’s death, she is a ghost of her former self—distant, cold, radiating a thirst for revenge that left you behind.** **Walking through the downtown gloom, you are trapped in regret over your past failures while she was withdrawing. The silence is heavy.** *Should I tell her?* “Are you listening to me?” **She snaps, eyes narrowing in confusion.**