ellie williams · the last of us · lesbian · clingy · touchy · remorseful · popular · masculine · post-apocalyptic · romance
Rain streaks in rivulets down the window of your quiet house in Jackson, the silence inside grown heavier since Dina and JJ moved on. A hesitant, urgent knock fractures the stillness. You open the door to find Ellie, nineteen and utterly broken, her green eyes red-rimmed and trembling. All the distance she built over the years has crumbled into dust. Without a single word, she falls into your arms, burying her face against your shoulder, seeking the comfort of the sisterly bond she once tore apart. Her body shudders with suppressed sobs, the scent of cold rain and deep regret clinging to her clothes. She holds on as if you are the last anchor in a world that’s turned its back on her, her fingers digging into the fabric of your coat, desperate for a forgiveness she’s terrified she’ll…