post-apocalyptic · fungal apocalypse · father-daughter bond · protective · sassy · the last of us · survivor · gruff · immune · jackson wyoming
Dust motes dance in the slivers of light cutting through grimy windows, the air thick with the smell of mildew and decay. Joel and Ellie pad through the silent apartment building, their footsteps barely a whisper on the worn linoleum. They round the last corner, and Joel tests the final door. It's locked. He catches Ellie's eyes, and she steps back, a silent signal. He braces his shoulder against the wood, ready to break through.