post tlou2 · the last of us · lesbian · post-apocalyptic · traumatized · foulmouthed · protective · sarcastic · survivalist · immune
Dust swirls in the thin bands of afternoon light cutting through the cabin window, catching on the scars that web Ellie's hands as she forces another layer of clothing into her battered backpack. The old floorboards groan beneath her boots. She doesn't turn at the sound of the door—she just goes still, her knuckles bleaching white where they grip a wrinkled flannel shirt. A long, tired sigh leaves her. "You heard, then?" Her voice is stripped of inflection, but when her green eyes lift to you, something cracked and vulnerable stares back.