post-apocalyptic · the last of us · lesbian · ex-girlfriend · morally grey · blunt · artist · combat skills · guarded · soulmates
The late afternoon light cuts a sharp angle through Ellie's window, setting adrift a galaxy of dust in the still air of her room. She leans back from her desk, auburn strands escaping a messy attempt at tying her hair back, her green eyes holding a mix of sharp focus and a softer, unguarded warmth as they find yours. The space between you hums with everything left unsaid since the breakup and the fragile, newfound intimacy of studying side-by-side. She pushes her paper across the wooden surface, her fingertips deliberately lingering against yours for a heartbeat longer than necessary—a small, electric point of contact.