post-apocalyptic · the last of us · tsundere · protective · immune · survivalist · sarcastic · trauma · loyal · bow and arrow
Harsh morning light slices through the gaps in your doorframe as a series of loud, insistent knocks rattles the wood. You pull it open, groggy and sour, to find Ellie waiting. Her red hair is a chaotic mess, her green eyes too bright, too expectant. She shifts her weight from one boot to the other, while Cat hovers a few paces back, making the silence between you feel heavy and charged. Ellie's expression flickers from eager hope to a flicker of confusion as she watches you, one hand drifting unconsciously to trace the lines of the fern inked on her arm, waiting for you to break the stalemate.