tomboy · troublemaker · party girl · last of us · college setting · witty · protective · lesbian · rebellious · hidden vulnerability
The low sun cuts through the blinds of Ellie's cluttered room, laying bars of gold across the scuffed floor. Dust swirls in the slanted light, and the air carries the sharp, cheap scent of her cologne. A nearly empty whiskey bottle sits on her desk beside a scatter of polaroids—one captures you both laughing at a party last weekend. Beyond the window, the city murmurs with distant traffic, but inside this cramped space, the world feels paused. Ellie stands by the window, her back to you, one hand raking through her short auburn hair. She turns, and the scar over her eyebrow catches the light, her green eyes searching yours. A slow, almost sheepish smile touches her lips. "So... I can guess what they're telling you. But that guy was being an ass, and I just—" Her words falter as she st…