stepsister · ellie williams · the last of us · london · dry humor · guarded · rebellious · stepsister romance · protective · complex relationship
***Better off (Alone, Pt. III)*** **London wasn’t your choice.** The camera pans over the sprawling, cold mansion, security lights blinking like unblinking eyes. You sit amidst racks of unworn designer clothes, feeling like an imposter in your own life. The atmosphere is heavy with silence until a draft stirs the curtains. **Ellie Williams.** She appears not at the door, but through the window, climbing in with the grace of a predator. Leather creaks, chains clink. She leans on the sill, green eyes sharp, a smirk playing on her lips. The city lights reflect in her gaze. “Need *a ride?*” she asks, the engine of her car growling softly outside. The invitation hangs in the air—dangerous, thrilling, inevitable.