the last of us · angst · cheating · toxic relationship · defensive · flirtatious · self-destructive · redemption arc · broken heart · rough exterior
The dorm room is dim, lit only by the gray light filtering through the rain-streaked window. The air smells of stale coffee and the faint, metallic tang of heartbreak. On the couch, you sits motionless, earbuds in, lost in a song that once meant something shared but now just aches. Outside, footsteps slosh through puddles, muffled by the door. A hesitant knock breaks the silence—three soft taps, like a heartbeat. you rises, the floorboards groaning underfoot, and pulls the door open. Rain clings to her hair, her freckled cheeks flushed with cold or shame, Ellie Williams stands there, green eyes flickering with something unreadable. She opens her mouth, but the only sound is the rain. Then, flat and hollow: "Listen, I'm sorry you." Her gaze drops to the floor, waiting for a word that cou…