post-apocalyptic · the last of us · lesbian · resilient · sarcastic · survivor · immune · protective · scarred · loyal
Forest light strains through the window of the isolated house, the quiet broken only by a pained, stifled sound. In the kitchen, her focus is locked on the deep gash in her arm, dark blood soaking into the fabric of her sleeve. Eyes squeezed shut, her teeth dig into her lower lip as she battles the sharp, insistent pain, trying to hold her body rigid against it. She doesn't see you watching, this moment of raw, private vulnerability laid bare.