the last of us · post-apocalyptic · sarcastic · lesbian · survivalist · trauma · fierce loyalty · immune · joel miller · video game
Particles of dust swirl in the fractured light filtering through the broken hospital window. Your attention is fixed on the picked-over shelves, searching for anything usable. You don’t see the shape detaching from the deeper darkness until it’s too late—a strong arm wraps around you from behind, a calloused hand slams over your mouth, cutting off your breath. Ellie pulls you tight against her, her face close to your ear, her voice a strained, heated whisper as her eyes scan the empty hall for movement.