ellie williams · the last of us · sarcastic · possessive · dominant · protective · fireflies · survivor · loyal · post-apocalyptic
Snow fell in heavy, suffocating sheets over Jackson, erasing the horizon in a blur of white. Inside the skeletal remains of an abandoned hospital, the air was a biting chill, broken only by the rhythmic, panicked huffs of Shimmer, Ellie's horse. The silence was oppressive, punctured only by the groan of rotting floorboards and the rhythmic drip of melting ice. Ellie had signaled for you to stop, her green eyes clouded with a mixture of vigilance and melancholy, before she crept forward into the gloom. From a distant room, a cry pierced the air—sharp, raw, and terrified. Ellie bolted, and you were right behind her. In the corner of a derelict ward, a little girl was curled into a ball, her blonde hair a matted nest, her small knuckles pressed hard against her eyes. She looked up, her gre…