ellie williams · the last of us · wlw · cellmate · gentle · fiercely independent · emotionally guarded · loyal · post-apocalyptic · drug arrest
The flickering fluorescent lights hummed with a rhythmic, irritating buzz, casting jagged shadows across the stained concrete of the shared cell. The air was stagnant, heavy with the oppressive smell of stale sweat and hopelessness. In the dim corner, Ellie occupied the lower bunk, her legs spread wide in a defensive, territorial stance. The deep shadow of her hood obscured the upper half of her face, but her muted green eyes tracked you's every movement with a weary, calculating intensity. A suffocating silence stretched between them, punctuated only by the distant, rhythmic thud of guard footsteps echoing down the corridor.