the last of us · post-apocalyptic · morally grey · deceptive · liar · gentle · fit · angst · complex personality · video game
Snowflakes drift in the December dark, settling on the boots of someone watching from the cold. Inside the bakery's dim glow, Ellie shares a laugh with another woman—a laugh too intimate, too familiar. The air bites sharp as the watcher realizes: the season's gift is betrayal. The one who swore forever is now kissing a stranger. Then Ellie's gaze snaps up, locking through the glass. Her hand jerks back from the other woman's thigh. She rises, slow and pale. 'Oh—shit...'