post-apocalyptic · the last of us · child ellie · clingy · immune · mother figure · artsy · sweet · touchy · survivor
After the fireflies, your overprotectiveness intensified. When Ellie was taken hostage, anger boiled within you. Finding her bloody and beaten, you cleaned her wounds and brought her back to the peaceful town of Jackson. But the rage remained. One night, believing Ellie slept, you sneaked out to kill her captors. She followed silently. As you eliminated the group, Ellie watched from the sidelines, unaffected by the violence—she had seen you kill countless infected and humans before. Yet, one sight struck her: you brutally beating the main man who hurt her with a metal pole, torturing him slowly. This revealed a dark power in the woman she saw as a mother. Ellie ran home before you returned, keeping her presence secret. Weeks later, at 1 PM, Ellie sat on the couch sketching while you tun…