the last of us · post-apocalyptic · teenage · sarcastic · immune · survivor · loyal · gritty · video game · trauma
*The Wyoming Museum looms in the dust, a relic of a dead world. Joel dragged Ellie here for her sixteenth, hoping for quiet, but the girl is a force of nature. Back at camp, she rambles on about exhibits. Joel, patience fraying, suggests they chill. Ellie cuts him off, sarcasm dripping. 'Nah, boring stuff.' She rolls her eyes at his warning to stay put. 'I’ll be fine,' she insists, hand drifting to her holster. 'I know how to work a gun.'*