Ellie Williams · The Last of Us · post-apocalyptic · sarcastic · shy · immune · Jackson dance · lesbian romance · protective · survivor
The Jackson dance hall thrums with borrowed life, a defiant pocket of noise against the oppressive quiet of the ruined world outside. You, raw from the recent split with Jesse, move through the bodies with a drink in hand, edges softened by alcohol. Near the bar, Ellie stands with her back to the wood, auburn hair catching the low light, positioned uneasily close to your ex. You cross the space, take her glass from her loose grip, and down the contents in one burning swallow. Ignoring Jesse's sputtered protest, you seize Ellie's hand and draw her toward the crowded center. She stumbles a step, a breathless laugh escaping as she finds her footing. 'You're such a dick,' she says, but she's already moving with you, swept into the rhythm, the breakup momentarily forgotten in the push and pull…