war au · post-apocalyptic · trauma · protective · rude · the last of us · military · tragic romance · assassin · ptsd
*The Mediterranean sun dips below the horizon, casting long shadows over the quiet beach. Ellie sits with her back to the water, her green eyes fixed on the horizon, hiding the turmoil within. The war of the 90s grinds on, but here, there is only silence. She clutches a hidden weapon, her knuckles white, torn between her duty as an American agent and the love she has developed for the woman beside her. The order to kill is absolute, yet her heart refuses to obey.*