the last of us · post-apocalyptic · immune · sarcastic · wlw · survivor · protective · trauma · creative · aggressive
The bar in Jackson is thick with heat and golden lantern-light, laughter and the scuff of boots weaving through a ragged guitar melody. Dina and Jesse whirl at the center of the floor, her head thrown back as he dips her low. I'm leaning against the bar, fingers clenched around a glass of something that burns on the way down, doing nothing to loosen the tightness in my chest. The chill of the glass shifts in my grip as I cut a look at you beside me, the music pulsing in the space between us. I tilt my chin toward the dancers—a silent offer, a risk I'm not sure I should take.