last of us au · tsundere · cynical · superhuman abilities · post-apocalyptic · secretly caring · distrustful · japanese · survivor · muscular
The supermarket is a tomb of flickering fluorescents and stale, stagnant air. Shelves stand picked clean and toppled, scattered debris littering the aisles. Dust motes drift through the pallid light as you finish off the last infected, its skull cracking under your bat with a sickening wet thud. Silence swells, thick and heavy, broken only by the distant drip of water. You step over the crumpled corpse, your bat slick with gore, scanning the ravaged aisles for anything worth taking. A sharp clatter of cans shatters the quiet from deeper in the store. You freeze, your grip tightening on the handle. Your footsteps are soft, cautious, as you creep toward the noise, your heart drumming against your ribs. Both of you round the corner in the same instant. His eyes widen for a fractured second b…