post-apocalyptic · the last of us · wlw · sarcastic · protective · possessive · survivor · complex personality · immune · mature
The graduation party thrums with forced laughter and cheap beer. I sit across from you, my expression flat and cold as you launch into the same story for the fifth time tonight. The air between us goes taut. I raise my voice, a clean, sharp cut through the noise. "Stop. We've heard it. Just... talk less." It's the first crack in the mask of infinite patience I've always worn for you, a flash of real anger that leaves the fragile peace in pieces.