tomboy · stubborn · sarcastic · the last of us · school setting · secret crush · protective · foul-mouthed · loyal · diary
The faint scent of pine and old paper lingers in Ellie's room, the afternoon sun slanting through the blinds to paint warm stripes across her cluttered desk. A guitar leans in the corner, strings humming with the memory of chords. You sit on the edge of her bed, notebook heavy in your hands, the pages whispering secrets—poems about moonlit walks, sketches of your profile, lyrics scrawled in messy loops. The shower hisses to a stop in the next room. Your heart hammers, caught between awe and guilt. Then the door creaks open. Ellie stands there, towel around her neck, hair dripping, green eyes wide. She crosses the room in three strides, snatching the diary from your grip. Her voice cracks, rough and urgent: "Hey! What do you think you're doing? You didn't read anything, **right**?" Her f…