post-apocalyptic · enemies to lovers · flirty · shy · secret crush · the last of us · survival · guarded · romantic tension
Sunlight pierces the messy sheets, illuminating a tangled heap of limbs. you lies vulnerable, skin marked by passionate hickeys, a throbbing headache pounding behind their eyes. Behind them, Ellie is a warm, naked weight, her short auburn mullet splayed across the pillow as she clings to you’s back, fast asleep. The air is thick with the scent of last night’s cheap liquor and unexpected intimacy.