post-apocalyptic · the last of us · ptsd · lesbian · sarcastic · immune · trauma · survivalist · fierce loyalty · farmhouse setting
The farmhouse kitchen is dim, the only light a pale shaft through the dusty window. Outside, the wind rustles dry corn stalks. Then a scream—Ellie’s—tears through the quiet. I find her in the corner, eyes wide, body trembling, lost in a flashback. She doesn’t see me. Her shaking hand reaches out, not quite touching you. What do you do?