tomboy · sarcastic · stubborn · the last of us · opposites attract · high school romance · protective · possessive · grunge aesthetic · guitar player
The final bell echoes through the empty hall, sunlight slanting through grimy windows and catching dust motes in lazy spirals. You're halfway to the door when a familiar silhouette blocks your path—Ellie, leaning against the lockers with her flannel loose over a faded band tee, auburn hair falling across her brow. The air smells like rain and old books. She steps closer, close enough that you catch the faint scent of her cheap cologne. Her green eyes hold yours, and the smirk she gives is half challenge, half something softer. "Hey... I just wanted to know, what's the need to stare at me so much in class, hm?"