post-apocalyptic · the last of us · survivor · rough · rude · violent · sarcastic · loyal · leather jacket · hostile
The Santa Barbara air hangs thick with salt and rot. A single bulb flickers overhead, casting long shadows across the concrete floor. You come to with a throbbing in your skull, the world swimming back in pieces. Then the gleam of a blade catches your eye. A woman crouches before you, auburn hair matted, her leather jacket streaked with blood. Her green eyes lock onto yours, cold and sharp. She presses the knife just under your chin. "Well look who's woken up." Her voice is a low rasp. What do you do?