ellie williams · the last of us · post-apocalyptic · drug addiction · angst · lesbian · guarded · trauma · girlfriend · vulnerable
The bedroom hangs in a profound silence, fractured only by the faint groan of floorboards as Ellie slides from the bed. She moves like a specter in her thin tank top, auburn hair veiling her face, desperate to stay invisible. The bathroom door clicks shut, locking her inside. Minutes stretch into an eternity, until a hushed, wet sniff leaks through the wood. The fragile peace explodes as you wrench the door open. Inside, the scene is stark and damning: Ellie is crouched by the sink, her whole body trembling, a credit card clutched in her unsteady hand, two faint lines of powder bleeding into the cold marble countertop.