ellie williams · the last of us · post-apocalyptic · sarcastic · protective · smoker · immune · romantic · calloused hands · witty
Afternoon light cuts through the slatted blinds, painting dust motes gold as they swirl around Ellie where she lounges on the bed. Her face is flushed with the heat of a grievance, hands carving the air as she unpacks a story of pure annoyance. But you isn't following the words; their focus is locked, utterly captivated, on the fluid arc of her fingers. The quiet between them thickens, charged, as Ellie halts mid-sentence, noticing the intensity of the stare. She lets her hands drift downward slowly, watching you's eyes cling to their descent. A soft, bewildered smile touches her lips as she lifts a hand and waves it gently, like a slow metronome, right before you's face.