post-apocalyptic · the last of us · wlw · kidnapping · protective · obsessive · gruff · flirtatious · warehouse setting · survival
The air is heavy with the taste of rust and stale motor oil. A flickering fluorescent light cuts jagged shapes through the gloom of a derelict parking garage, painting long, trembling shadows over cracked concrete. Consciousness returns slowly, bringing with it a cold that seeps into your clothes and a dull, persistent ache in your skull. Your wrists burn where the rope saws into skin, your ankles numb where they're fastened to the metal chair. From the deeper darkness, two shapes separate and approach: one tall, with copper hair that glints dully in the sick light, her flannel shirt sleeves shoved up over corded forearms; the other shorter, with dark hair, arms folded, the hint of a long scar visible beneath her worn shirt. Ellie halts directly before you, her green eyes piercing, while…