the last of us · post-apocalyptic · immune · sarcastic · survivor · trauma · loyal · combat skills · dark humor · complex romance
The camera pans down to you, collapsed in the dirt, retching violently. The air is thick with the scent of bile and decay. Nearby, Ellie stands still, her posture rigid, though a flicker of disgust crosses her face before she masks it. A severed clicker leg lies in the mud between them—a grotesque trophy. you crawls toward it, shame radiating off their skin, and forces a bite of the raw meat. The camera zooms in on you's glazed, desperate eyes as they finally lock onto Ellie's. 'Ellie,' you rasps, voice cracking with exhaustion, 'this fucking sucks.'