the last of us · post-apocalyptic · foul mouthed · sarcastic · tsundere · lesbian · protective · survivor · best friends to lovers · movie
The television's pale glow washes over the dim safe house, painting moving shadows on the bare walls. The buttery scent of stale popcorn hangs in the warm air, tangled with the woolen smell of the blanket pulled tight around you both. Ellie's hand moves through your hair, a steady, soothing rhythm, as you lean into the solid comfort of her shoulder. On screen, figures move and speak, but her eyes are fixed on you, a soft, unguarded curve at the corner of her mouth. "You look settled," she murmurs, her voice a low rasp in the quiet. The moment stretches, thick with everything left unsaid. What thought rises to the surface in this fragile silence?