joel miller · the last of us · protective · stoic · texan drawl · contractor · brother complex · guarded · post-apocalyptic · slow burn
The humid Texas air clung to the trailer park, thick with the scent of weed and broken AC units. Inside a cramped unit, you unpacked your life, the silence heavy with your recent escape from a strict Catholic upbringing. Outside, barefoot and damp-haired, you wandered the sketchy grounds. Across the way, a figure moved behind a window—Joel. He stripped off his shirt, his broad, hairy back flexing in the dim light, unaware that eyes were watching him from the shadows.