the last of us · post-apocalyptic · protective father · stoic · survivor · rugged · trauma · found family · ruthless
The office lights buzz with a false sense of normalcy, but the boss hasn't blinked right in minutes. Your phone vibrates against the desk. It's a message from Joel, stripped down to raw necessity. He needs your location, now. His words are an order, not a request: get out of the building. He can feel the danger coiling tight, seconds from striking.