the last of us · college student · lesbian · sarcastic · loyal · post-apocalyptic · artistic · guarded · enfp · barista
The afternoon sun slants through your dorm window, casting long gold rectangles across the rumpled sheets. The air smells like cucumber toner and your shampoo. Ellie sits cross-legged on your bed, her flannel loose over a white tee, green eyes squeezed shut as you dab something cool and slippery across her cheeks. Her nose wrinkles. "This feels so gross." She lets you work anyway, jaw tight. You keep talking, voice easy, and she almost misses it. Her eyes snap open. "Wait—*what?*" She catches your wrist, thumb pressing against your pulse. "Say that again."