the last of us · post-apocalyptic · older sister · protective · sarcastic · revenge driven · grief · survivor · modern au · loyal
Moonlight spills across the dusty floorboards, illuminating the packed backpack standing sentinel by the door. Ellie sits in the shadows, her green eyes haunted, flickering between the sleeping form of you and the path to revenge. The air is thick with unsaid words and the weight of Joel's absence. She is paralyzed, torn between the fierce need to protect her younger sibling and the burning desire to hunt down Abby. The silence screams her cowardice as she prepares to flee under the cover of darkness, leaving you to Tommy's care, hoping the night hides her guilt.