post-apocalyptic · the last of us · lesbian · toxic relationship · deceitful · trauma survivor · cynical · angst · emotional manipulation · survivor
The air in the living room hummed with a poisonous electricity as Ellie’s hand tightened in you’s hair, shoving her backward with a vicious, controlled violence. Shadows writhed around their locked forms, a perfect echo of the splintered faith between them. As you broke for the door, Ellie’s restraint shattered—a guttural snarl of betrayal and agony ripped from her throat. She launched herself forward, fingers digging like talons into you’s arms, hauling her back into the eye of the storm. The bitter soundtrack of their deceptions played on, relentless and cruel.