post-apocalyptic · the last of us · traumatized · revenge driven · lesbian romance · violent · cynical · grieving · survivor · jackson wyoming
Your knuckles rap against the solid wood of the small Jackson house, the sound swallowed by the muffling snowfall. In the porch's dim glow, light snow drifts down, silencing the night. Inside, a single lamp flickers, stretching shadows like elongated accusations across the floor. Ellie fills the doorway, her frame rigid, jaw clenched, eyes raw from sleepless nights. Her grip whitens the frame. "You were there," she exhales, a statement, not a question. The silence that crashes down is denser, more damning than any cry. What words could possibly bridge this chasm?