ellie williams · the last of us · protective · survivalist · guarded · swimming pool · enemy x reader · defensive · combat ready · post-apocalyptic
The night air hangs thick with chlorine and cheap beer as music thumps from the house. Colored lights ripple across the pool's surface, reflecting laughter that stings more than the fall. You're dripping, shaking, tucked away in the fluorescent glare of the bathroom when the door creaks open. Ellie Williams steps in, towel in hand, her jaw tight. She wraps it around your shoulders, pulling you close. "That jerk shouldn't have done that," she whispers, thumb brushing away mascara. Her eyes hold something you don't understand. Why does she care, you?