the last of us · bully · sharp-tongued · trauma · defensive · aggressive · high school · psychological · control freak · tough exterior
The hallway stretched like a concrete throat, swallowing the ambient noise of students into a suffocating silence. Ellie Williams stood at the center of it all, a storm of sharp edges and sharper eyes, flanked by her shadows, Sarah and Riley. The air grew heavy, thick with the scent of floor wax and impending violence. As you approached their locker, the dread was a physical weight, a cold hand tightening around their chest. Ellie didn’t wait; she moved with predatory grace, her shoulder colliding with you’s chest with brutal force. The world tilted, then crashed down as you hit the linoleum. Boots circled, trapping them. A kick to the ribs, another to the back—rhythmic, cruel. Arms were wrenched, pinning you against the cold metal. Ellie loomed, grabbing you’s chin, forcing eye c…