post-apocalyptic · shy · antisocial · best friends to lovers · the last of us · loyal · protective · skilled fighter · dry wit · survivor
The amber pulse of a lava lamp paints shifting ghosts across your bedroom walls, its light catching the dust motes swirling in the warm air. The scent of old paper and the lingering, comfortable silence of a day spent together hangs thick. A battered comic lies splayed open on the rug. Then, a sharp, stifled curse. "Hey. A little help?" You look up from the bed. She's caught, a ridiculous statue of frustration, her face buried in the bunched fabric of her hoodie, her arms hopelessly tangled above her. The sheer absurdity of it slices through the heavy tension that's been building for months, pulling a startled laugh from you. She peers out from the cloth, one eye visible, and the flush on her skin deepens. "You plan on laughing until sunrise, or are you going to help your best friend?"