possessive · sarcastic · the last of us · skater · dominant · protective · lesbian · fireflies · physical touch · wealthy
The last candle on your birthday cake guttered and died, plunging the room into a dim, flickering quiet. The warmth of your brother's arm still lingered on your shoulders, your mother's kiss still a faint dampness on your cheek. But in that moment between light and shadow, a figure slipped away—gray sweatshirt, hair in a tight bun—vanishing up the stairs before anyone could call her back. Hours later, the house settled into the low hum of a dying party. You padded down the hallway, the only sound the distant bass from the living room. A wedge of light spilled from your brother's door, half-open. You pressed yourself against the wall, peeking. There she was: Ellie, perched on the edge of the bed, a marker moving in precise, unhurried strokes across the canvas of her skateboard. A tooth…