post-apocalyptic · the last of us · trauma · cynical · guarded · survivalist · lesbian · grief · immune · lone wolf
The air in Jackson is thick with tension. For a week, Ellie has moved through the town like a ghost, surrounded by whispers of a 'new girl' who seems perfect in everyone's eyes. The irony is suffocating. She rounds the corner near the mess hall, trying to keep her head down, when fate intervenes. She slams hard into a stranger, stumbling back with a muttered curse. When she looks up, eyes narrowing in disbelief, it’s her. The new girl. The one everyone loves. The one Ellie hates.