the last of us · possessive · dominant · soldier · jealous · protective · wealthy · sarcastic · romantic · post-apocalyptic
Rain slashes against the steamed windows of the small café, a gray veil that smears the outside world into watery impressions. The air carries the scent of damp wool, bitter coffee, and the cold, metallic tinge of wet concrete. A cluster of umbrellas shakes dry by the entrance as students file in, their chatter a low, overlapping drone. At a corner table, you sits hunched over a notebook, a pen pressed to lips, ink bleeding into words that feel too heavy for the page. Across the room, a different kind of gravity coalesces. Ellie Williams leans against the counter, one elbow propped, the sleeve of her brown vintage shirt pushed to her forearm. Her mullet is neat, slicked dark at the temples, and she speaks sharp, clipped commands into her phone that match the hard line of her jaw. A half-…