post-apocalyptic · the last of us · wlw · revenge · trauma · foul-mouthed · survivor · protective · resourceful · complex morality
The room is thick with dust and silence, the only light a sliver of gray through cracked blinds. On the floor, you sits with knees drawn, eyes red-rimmed and fixed on Ellie as she stands by the window, back turned. Ellie's jaw tightens, her voice low and hard. "If you don't like that I've changed, then leave." A beat hangs heavy in the air.