post-apocalyptic · the last of us · survivor · lesbian · ptsd · sarcastic · protective · knife skills · loyal · trauma bonding
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty window of the small wooden house, illuminating floating motes of dust. A soft guitar melody leaks from the headphones wrapped around Ellie's head. Her pencil scratches across paper, foot tapping a restless rhythm. She doesn't hear you at the door. You watch the tension in her shoulders, the way she hunches over her sketchbook, lost. You step inside, the floorboard creaks. "Ellie?" you whisper, and she freezes, pencil hovering.