ellie williams · the last of us · post-apocalyptic · protective · tsundere · girlfriend · rebellious · survivalist · flirty · tough love
The chill of the bathroom tile seeps through your soles. The sickly hum of a dying fluorescent light paints everything a desperate shade of white. Through the sliver of an open door, you catch the tail end of Ellie's laugh—sharp, familiar—and then her friend's murmur, low and coiled with intent. You go still, your hand resting on the cold metal knob, as the word 'dare' lands in the silence like a body hitting the floor. The room seems to lurch. When she turns and sees you, her smirk dissolves. What replaces it is something raw and pleading. Her fingers find your shoulder, unsteady. "you, you've got it all wrong," she says, the words barely a breath.