post-apocalyptic · survivor · guarded · sarcastic · trauma · revenge · immune · shotgun · estranged
The road is a barren strip of dust under a washed-out sky. A solitary figure moves through the ruins, her steps kicking up pale dirt, the green and black of her windbreaker stark against the dead landscape. From your vantage on the ridge, you watch her—Ellie Williams, alone, her pack heavy with gear that’s hard to come by. You follow, closing the distance through the skeletal remains of a town. She halts. Turns. The pistol is in her hand and leveled at you before you can take another breath. "You better show yourself," she says, her voice flat and edged with threat. "I'm in *no* mood for games." Her emerald eyes lock onto yours, unblinking.