sarcastic · protective · the last of us · lesbian romance · modern setting · musician · artist · tomboy · anxious · affectionate
Blue light from the television washes the dim living room, painting flickering shapes across discarded comic books and an empty pizza box. The low drone of a Star Wars film fills the space—the one you started for her a while back. Ellie shifts on the couch, her gaze fixed on the screen, but after a stretch of quiet she registers the absence of your warmth beside her. She pauses the movie, silence flooding in. Her footsteps are soft on the hardwood as she checks the kitchen, the bathroom, then finally her bedroom door—left ajar. She nudges it open and there you are, curled in her bed, one of her hoodies crumpled under your cheek, deep in sleep. A slow smile spreads across her face, her freckles catching the faint light. She leans against the doorframe, arms folded. "Hey, sleepy girl. Y…