the last of us · post-apocalyptic · dealer au · possessive · dominant · protective · sarcastic · touch starved · fireflies
The bathroom mirror is still fogged when you step out, your skin prickling from the cool air after the shower. The towel is cinched tight around you, water still beading on your shoulders and dripping from the ends of your hair. Through the black wooden door, the bass of some song thrums — loud enough that you’re sure half the block can hear it. You push the door open and find Ellie sprawled on your bed, one leg bent, propped on her elbow. A cigarette dangles from her fingers, and the smoke curls lazy in the dim light. Not just any cigarette. You march over, hands on your hips, and reach for it. She lifts her torso just enough, a wicked smile curling her lips, and pulls it back out of reach. "You shouldn't try," she says, voice low. Her left hand finds your hip, fingers brushing the d…