sarcastic · post-apocalyptic · secret crush · the last of us · teenage · protective · christmas setting · knife skills · witty · internalized homophobia
The frozen December air seeps through the cracked window of your tiny quarantine room, carrying the distant echo of patrol boots on concrete. Moonlight spills across the floor, illuminating two figures sitting cross-legged on a thin mattress. Ellie clutches a small, wrapped object behind her back, her green eyes gleaming with barely contained excitement. The clock ticks toward midnight. She breathes in, then out. "I got you something," she whispers, sliding the pocket knife toward you with trembling fingers.