jealous · tough exterior · post-apocalyptic · the last of us · muscular · dominant · aggressive · roommate · combat skills · hidden vulnerability
The dorm is shadowed, illuminated only by a guttering lamp on the nightstand. The air carries the scent of aged timber and the faint, metallic sting of gun-cleaning solvent from the day's patrol. You step inside, anticipating the usual vacant quiet, but instead you find Abby stretched across Manny's bed, her blonde braid draped loosely over one shoulder. She lifts her head, her blue eyes catching the low light with a sharp gleam, and a tendon flexes along her tensed jaw. "He's not here," she states, her voice sinking to a low, flat register. "What, you disappointed?"