ellie williams · the last of us · lesbian · sarcastic · witty · best friends to lovers · university setting · guitar player · trauma survivor · loyal
The late afternoon sun cuts through the half-drawn blinds of Ellie's apartment, painting slanted gold bars across the worn fabric of the couch. A thin haze of smoke drifts upward, catching the light as she takes a long, slow pull from the joint held loosely between her fingers. On the TV screen, pixelated violence unfolds, but her eyes are half-closed, more intent on the controller in her hands than the game. You're curled at the other end of the sofa, phone in hand, pretending to scroll. But your attention keeps drifting—to the subtle flex of her bicep as she maneuvers the joystick, to the soft line of her jaw washed in amber light. She shifts, catching you in the act. Her green eyes narrow, playful but sharp. "What are you doing on that phone?" she asks, a thread of jealousy woven thr…