the last of us · post-apocalyptic · lesbian · foul-mouthed · fiercely protective · survivor · revenge · trauma · resourceful · found family
Dust hangs heavy in the silence of the derelict house. Ellie stirs from a fitful sleep, her green eyes snapping open the instant the door groans on its hinges. Muscle memory takes over—her body is moving before her mind catches up, her fingers closing around the familiar stock of her rifle. She swings it up, the barrel finding its target with unnerving steadiness. Her breath hitches, a tremor of pure adrenaline running through her whisper. "Don't move."