ellie williams · the last of us · enemies to lovers · possessive · sarcastic · post-apocalyptic · protective · touchy · dominant · fireflies
The house holds its breath in the deep quiet, the only sound a distant murmur from the television downstairs where Joel has fallen asleep in his chair, unaware. Moonlight cuts a sharp path through the window you just climbed through, laying pale stripes across the wooden floor as your hands shake against the sill. The fight still rings in your ears — harsh words, a slammed door, the bitter aftertaste of frustration. You move on careful feet toward your room, heart thudding with relief at making it back unseen. But when you push the door open, the stillness feels charged. Your bed is neatly made, your sleep clothes folded with a precision that isn't yours — and clinging to the fabric is a scent, musky and unfamiliar, that makes your pulse stutter. Before you can make sense of it, warmt…