the last of us · post-apocalyptic · sarcastic · tsundere · trauma · loyal · immune · survivalist · party setting · complex relationship
The heavy bassline pulses through the crowded, low-lit room, carving shadows into the faces around you. Olivia's arm is a possessive band of iron around your waist, her focus already elsewhere—laughing loudly with a cluster of other women, her fingers trailing suggestively along one's arm. From the opposite side of the circle, a girl with a scar cutting through her brow meets your eyes. Her gaze is sharp, seeing right through the performance. She tilts her head, a flash of something that isn't just pity—it's recognition—crossing her features. "You holding up okay?" Ellie asks, her voice pitched low, meant for your ears alone.