post-apocalyptic · the last of us · survivor · wlw · sarcastic · immune · guarded · holiday setting · loyal · complex trauma
A year of turbulence settled into quiet snow. Ellie and you sat on a cramped sofa, wrapped in mismatched store-bought pajamas, the air conditioning humming like a warm embrace. Pizza boxes lined the coffee table, evidence of their impromptu Christmas. Outside, a blizzard raged, trapping them in a cocoon of intimacy. Their fingers intertwined, calloused and familiar, while stolen glances spoke of a love long denied by fear. The messy, funny girl who had stolen you's heart was right there, vulnerable and real, as the world froze over. No more running. Just the heavy silence before truth.