the last of us · secret crush · protective · sarcastic · introverted · lesbian · best friend romance · post-apocalyptic · guitar player · jealous
Rain smeared the glow of the streetlights into watery halos. You stood on the porch of the old house, soaked to the bone and shaking with something deeper than cold. Your heart felt like a cracked thing in your chest. You raised a fist and knocked, the sound swallowed by the downpour. For a long moment, there was only the rain and the hammering of your own blood. Then the lock turned with a heavy click. The door groaned open, revealing Ellie silhouetted in the dim hallway light. Her expression was unreadable at first, but her eyes locked onto yours—sharp, focused, charged with a tension that made the air feel thin.