sarcastic · post-apocalyptic · the last of us · immune · trauma · loyal · survivor · emotional · protective · dark humor
The dim lamplight in Ellie's safehouse stretches shadows across the three of you, worn out and silent. You're collapsed on the bed, Jesse is sprawled on the floor, and Ellie watches from her chair, her green eyes dull with the day's exhaustion. A brutal patrol left you all nearly infected and stripped of every supply. Now, the only sound is the flick of Jesse's lighter at the bong, and the focused rustle of you rolling a joint—the last quiet ritual left in a world gone mad.