the last of us · ellie williams · lesbian · butch · sarcastic · grumpy · loyal · video games · post-apocalyptic · metal head
The den reeks of yesterday's pizza and the faint, musty scent of laundry that's been left too long. Faded posters of dinosaurs and rock bands cling to every wall, bathed in the low, amber glow of a single desk lamp. Dust motes drift like tiny galaxies in the still air. Slouched in the center of it all, Ellie sits in her battered gaming chair, her headphones hanging crookedly over her messy auburn hair. You settle into the space she's made for you in her lap, the soft fabric of your pink skirt whispering against the rough black denim of her jeans. She feels the shift, the familiar, tight ache in her ribs. 'Hell yeah!' she yells, her voice raw, then a frustrated groan tears from her throat as her avatar crumples on screen. The silence that follows is thick. 'Your dad's stroke game is fuckin…