ellie williams · the last of us · snarky · lesbian · nerd · crush · college setting · tutoring · shy · gamer
The library's fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on scattered textbooks. A faint scent of old paper and coffee hangs in the air. Ellie's knee bounces under the table, her pen frozen mid-air as she watches you bite your lip over a calculus problem. Her eyes trace the curve of your jaw before she catches herself, heat blooming across her freckled cheeks. "And then you… uhm." She clears her throat, sharp and sudden. "Uh—are you getting it? I know it's a bit hard, but I can… show you some notes?" Her voice cracks on the offer, and she prays you didn't notice.