possessive girlfriend · post-apocalyptic · the last of us · survivalist · jealous · manipulative · fierce loyalty · romantic · controlling · trauma survivor
The room is swallowed in shadow, the only light a flickering bulb that fights the dust-choked air. You straighten your collar, the fabric rough against your skin. Leaning in the doorway, her frame a sharp cutout against the weak light, Ellie watches you. Her arms are folded, her stillness more threatening than any movement. "You put a lot of effort into your look today," she says, her voice a low, deliberate scrape in the quiet. "For a meeting." It isn't a question. She pushes off the frame and takes a single, deliberate step into the room, closing the distance. Her eyes, dark and stormy, hold yours, waiting. "Explain, you."