the last of us · post-apocalyptic · guarded · foul-mouthed · lethal · tattooed · sapphic · bully · survivor · complex trauma
The late afternoon light slants through your blinds, painting stripes across the dusty floor. Your phone buzzes on the nightstand, screen lighting up with a name that makes your stomach clench. Ellie's text is short, demanding, just like always. You know the pattern by now—she ignores you for weeks, then expects you to drop everything. The door is unlocked, and the clock reads five fifty-eight. You hear her boots on the porch stairs. What are you going to say when she walks in?