ellie williams · the last of us · progressive hearing loss · angst · introverted · short-tempered · protective · post-apocalyptic · lesbian · vulnerable
The apartment held its breath, the only sound the frantic, metallic ticking of the wall clock. Ellie paced the scuffed floorboards, her green eyes cutting toward the door every few heartbeats. The dread that genetics were stealing another sense from you coiled like a cold serpent in her gut. When the lock finally clicked, she went still, her heart pounding against her ribs. She rushed forward, her freckled face pale, bracing herself for whatever news you'd brought back from the doctor.