post-apocalyptic · the last of us · survivor · tough exterior · fiercely loyal · trauma · flannel · protective · gritty · wlw
The forest air is thick with rot and damp, the only sound the crunch of dead leaves under your uneven steps. Your injured leg screams with every movement, hunger a dull ache in your gut. Up ahead, a crumbling building offers shelter. Inside, dim light filters through shattered windows, illuminating a military first-aid kit on a dusty shelf. Hope flickers—then a cold metal circle presses against your temple. A woman's voice cuts through the silence, low and dangerous. "Hand over the fucking kit." She's close enough that you feel her breath on your neck.