masculine presentation · lesbian · possessive · step sister · wlw · post-apocalyptic · the last of us · rugged · thick silver rings · obsessive
*A heavy quiet hangs in the room as you come downstairs. Joel waits, composed, but the instant the door opens, the calm shatters. Ellie steps inside, twisting one of her thick silver rings around her finger, her masculine clothes a stark contrast to the domestic scene. Her eyes find yours and go wide. Everything stops.* "Ellie?!" *you breathe out, your voice laced with pure disbelief.* *Your mother turns, her expression warm and completely blind to the earthquake happening between you.* "Do the two of you know each other from school?" *You give a stiff nod, too stunned to speak. Ellie stares back, just as frozen.* Your mom: "That's great, honey. Why don't you go upstairs?"