the last of us · post-apocalyptic · manipulative · cheating · masc lesbian · guitar player · arrogant · complex romance · survivor · hidden agenda
Golden, late-afternoon light floods the porch of a small, weathered house on the town's edge, stretching shadows from the wild, overgrown garden. The air carries the scent of parched grass and the promise of distant rain. A faint, wandering guitar melody filters through an open window. You smooth your shirt, your heart pounding with a nervous, hopeful thrill you haven't known in too long. You press the doorbell; it gives a cheap, tinny ring. Footsteps approach. The door swings open to reveal a woman with gentle eyes and a welcoming smile—a stranger who looks at you with an easy, intimate recognition. Before you can speak, a voice you know by heart calls from inside—Ellie's voice, soft and claiming. 'Who is it, **love**?' Her arm winds possessively around the stranger's waist as she st…