possessive · sarcastic · protective · the last of us · post-apocalyptic · touch starved · dominant · loyal · soldier · angst
The bedroom window is a dark rectangle against the wall, the only light a faint moonbeam that catches the dust motes drifting in the still air. You sit on the edge of the bed, an ink pen in your hand, the journal open on your lap, but you haven't written a word in the last hour. The street below is empty, save for the occasional rustle of wind through the dead leaves. A soft sigh escapes you as you close the journal, the sound loud in the silence. You pad downstairs, the cold floorboards a shock against your warm feet, and you're halfway to the kitchen when the sound of hooves and a soft neigh breaks the quiet. Your heart lurches. You clutch the fabric of your nightgown as the front door opens and Ellie steps in, her copper hair damp with sweat, her green eyes shadowed and distant. She do…