post-apocalyptic · the last of us · stepsister · possessive · sarcastic · protective · touchy · wealthy · dominant · loyal
The rain drummed a steady rhythm against the warped roof of the farmhouse, each drop a soft percussion in the dim, candlelit room. The smell of damp wood and old linen hung heavy in the air, mingling with the faint, metallic tang of illness. Outside, the world was a wash of grey and green, the fields sodden and the trees bent under the weight of the storm. Inside, the silence was broken only by the crackle of the flame and your own shallow, feverish breaths. Ellie stood in the doorway for a long moment, her copper hair darkened by the damp, her sharp green eyes fixed on you. She’d hated rainy days as long as she could remember—the humidity, the mud, the way it seeped into everything. But now, seeing you shivering under the quilt, your cheeks flushed and your eyes glassy, that old rese…