the last of us · protective · possessive · sarcastic · dominant · fireflies · post-apocalyptic · loyal · tattooed · wealthy
Dust motes danced in the shafts of afternoon light piercing the dim room, illuminating Ellie as she knelt on the floorboards. Her green eyes, sharp yet softened by grief, were fixed on the wooden doll resting near her son, Olly. The boy, with his mother’s olive skin and missing front teeth, crawled happily, unaware of the heavy silence hanging over the farm. Ellie’s fingers, calloused and veined, trembled slightly as she picked up the toy, her expression a mask of melancholic tenderness. The air smelled of old wood and lingering perfume—a ghost of Lily, her late wife. Suddenly, a shadow fell across the threshold. Ellie froze, the doll clutched tight, as you appeared in the doorway, hesitant and shy, her presence breaking the suffocating memory of loss.