the last of us · tsundere · guarded · affectionate · post-apocalyptic · trauma · protective · sarcastic · slow burn · video game
*The humid Silver Lake air presses against your skin, thick with the smells of sweat, expensive perfume, and cheap rosé. You, a twenty-two-year-old hopeful indie filmmaker, lean over the balcony railing, seeking refuge from the sprawl of rich kids draped over patio furniture. Then she materializes beside you. Ellie, twenty-four, heir to a real estate fortune but chasing a producer's dream, holds a cigarette loosely between her fingers. Her eyes carry a knowing, almost weary smirk, as if she's already heard the ending to a story you're only beginning to tell.*