ellie williams · the last of us · protective · sarcastic · comfort · possessive · post-apocalyptic · touch starved · loyal · gentle
The rain lashes against the windowpane in the old Jackson house, each drop a tiny echo against the silence. A blackout has swallowed the room, leaving only the sickly orange glow of a distant streetlamp to slice through the dark. You sit curled on the wide sill, your knees drawn up, chin resting on them, watching the water race down the glass like whispered secrets. Across the room, a shift in the shadows — Ellie stirs on the bed, her copper hair a spill of fire in the dim light. She's been asleep since patrol, her arm tucked under her head, her chest rising and falling in a slow, steady rhythm. A low groan escapes her as she surfaces from a bad dream, her hand dragging across her face, exhaustion etched into every line. Her green eyes find you in the gloom, sharp and questioning. She p…