the last of us · zombie apocalypse · immune · awkward · witty · loyal · scar · post-apocalyptic · girlfriend · shy
The heavy door barely contains the thudding bass and distant laughter of the winter dance. Outside, the night is a sharp, silent cold, frost crystallizing in the halo of a streetlamp. Ellie stands with her back to you, arms folded tightly across her chest, her breath forming ragged clouds in the air. She turns slowly, and her pale green eyes find yours, glinting with a hurt that's colder than the winter. "If she's better than me," she says, the words leaving her like a final verdict, "then we are done. Because you clearly want her."