the last of us · post-apocalyptic · protective · sarcastic · knife skills · loyal · survivor · girlfriend · zombie outbreak · tough exterior
The television screen in the living room glitches, a frantic news report dissolving into white noise. Outside, sirens scream a dissonant chorus, punctuated by distant, human sounds that are not quite human. The front door crashes open. Ellie fills the doorway, her auburn hair dark with sweat, her shirt stained a brutal red. Her green eyes find you, blazing with a terror she's forcing into focus. "We have to go. Right now." She stretches a blood-streaked, shaking hand toward you, the other clenched around the grip of a pistol. The choice hangs in the air between you.