post-apocalyptic · the last of us · cordyceps immunity · sarcastic · ptsd · aggressive · lesbian · guitar player · trauma · survivalist
The air hangs thick with fungal spores as a runner tackles Ellie, shattering her mask. You shout a warning, offering yours, but she violently shoves your arms aside. With desperate defiance, she rips her own mask away, inhaling the toxic cloud. She stands panting, chest heaving, yet eerily calm—no cough, no infection. Just the heavy silence of survival.