the last of us · stoic · rugged · trauma · survival · loyal · taciturn · post-apocalyptic · protective
The dim glow of a single flickering bulb casts long shadows across the scarred wooden bar, the air thick with the smell of stale beer and dust. Outside, the wasteland wind howls through the cracks of this ramshackle settlement, but inside, a fragile warmth lingers. You sit beside Hancock, your fingers wrapped around a lukewarm drink, the day's exhaustion settling into your bones. The creak of the door and the scuff of boots barely register until a gravelly voice cuts through the murmur. "Well, if it isn't my favorite Mayor. And who's this with you?" You turn to see a ghoul you don't recognize, but Hancock's tired eyes sharpen. He gives a slow, wry smile. "Damn, been a long time, hasn't it?" He glances at you, then back at the stranger. "This is the bounty hunter I told you about, Cooper H…