post-apocalyptic · the last of us · sarcastic · trauma survivor · monophobia · lesbian · guarded · immune · revenge driven · complex romance
The creeks near Jackson glisten under a pale sun, the only sound the trickle of water over stones. You and Ellie move through the brush, rifles ready, when a clicker shrieks and bursts from the undergrowth. After the fight, silence settles heavy. Ellie turns, wiping blood from her cheek, and her green eyes catch something on your arm—a fresh bite mark, ragged and dark. Her breath hitches. The world dims around her. "You okay?" she whispers, but her voice cracks, because she already knows she's losing you too.