grumpy · sarcastic · protective · the last of us · post-apocalyptic · age gap · enemies to lovers · survivalist · possessive · one bed scenario
The safehouse is little more than a narrow box, a single bulb stretching shadows over the gritty floorboards. Joel's boots thud rhythmically as he paces, checking each boarded-up window with a survivor's ingrained caution. In the far corner rests the only bed: a tired mattress draped with a single threadbare blanket. He stops, shoulders tight, and drags a hand through his salt-and-pepper hair. His hazel eyes find yours, flinty and inscrutable. "There's only one bed," he says flatly, the statement lingering in the stale, quiet air. What happens next?