‍ ‍ ‍𝓮͟𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞. ༉ ‍ ‍

⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ * 𝔀hat ⠀ you ⠀ say ⠀ ┈─ ⠀𝙶͟𝙾͟𝙴͟𝚂͟. ⠀ ˖⠀ ݁… ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀

[‍ ‍ ‍𝓮͟𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞. ༉ ‍ ‍ @INFECTAEDS]

not that she knows
what can be considered
cool in an apocalyptic
world, but she’s sure joel
can figure that out.

[‍ ‍ ‍𝓮͟𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞. ༉ ‍ ‍ @INFECTAEDS]

knees flat to the ground,
her head rolling back against
the stone wall behind her.
a few hefty deep breaths,
but either way — she’s
sticking her thumb up to
let him know she heard.

❛ yeah, i got it. bring us
back something cool. ❜

—

[‍ ‍ ‍𝓮͟𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞. ༉ ‍ ‍ @INFECTAEDS]

panicked breathing.
deep inhale in, deep
exhale out.

she clings on just a
tad tighter.

❛ don’t .. don’t go. ❜

[‍ ‍ ‍𝓮͟𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞. ༉ ‍ ‍ @INFECTAEDS]

the warmth grounds her;
reminds her of security.
reminds her of safety —
that she is not trapped,
she is home. well, as home
as one can make it.
face is hidden within charlie’s
shoulder, eyes close and
allowing the embrace to
settle her

—

[ᅠᅠ ´ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠᖾ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ⺌ᅠᅠᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ𝚊𝚕͟𝚌͟𝚘́͟͟𝚗. @hierroala]

ᅠ
the two would proceed to only
stand there, with her in his arms.
it was good that he was here,
he felt. no person should be
going through such harsh emotions
alone. especially his own friend. 》
ᅠ

[‍ ‍ ‍𝓮͟𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞. ༉ ‍ ‍ @INFECTAEDS]

under her breath.
she’s safe, now.

[‍ ‍ ‍𝓮͟𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞. ༉ ‍ ‍ @INFECTAEDS]

her stare dissociates;
with him in her
peripheral vision. she
expects him to continue
to leave — after all, it’s
not her decision to make.

—- but he doesn’t. he
looks relieved, and he
doesn’t leave. ellie shares
that relieved exhale, hand

—

[ᅠᅠ ´ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠᖾ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ⺌ᅠᅠᅠᅠ ���ᅠ ᅠᅠ𝚊𝚕͟𝚌͟𝚘́͟͟𝚗. @hierroala]

ᅠ
throw her off. to show her clearly
that he 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱. 〝 i wont. i’m
here … 〞was all he said softly.
ᅠ

[‍ ‍ ‍𝓮͟𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞. ༉ ‍ ‍ @INFECTAEDS]

over her beating heart
to try and relax it’s
repeated thuds. oh,
thank fuck. she’s not
alone. he’s here. she’s
okay. she’s safe.

arms wrap around her,
and the girl immediately
melts into newfound
comfort. a quiet, muffled
❛ thank you. ❜

—

[‍ ‍ ‍𝓮͟𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞. ༉ ‍ ‍ @INFECTAEDS]

innocence stripped
like a bandaid. she
can only sympathise.

❛ he is the exception.
you’re okay — he’s gone,
now. ❜

[‍ ‍ ‍𝓮͟𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞. ༉ ‍ ‍ @INFECTAEDS]

clearly — there’s a
bigger story behind it
all. hers is only one
against what ? thousands ?
ellie doesn’t care for the
ins and outs of it, only
that others have been
hurt too — and she barely
got away with anything
but her life.

—

[‍ ‍ ‍𝓮͟𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞. ༉ ‍ ‍ @INFECTAEDS]

of a plead. don’t go.
don’t leave her alone.

please, don’t go.

[‍ ‍ ‍𝓮͟𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞. ༉ ‍ ‍ @INFECTAEDS]

now she’s gone and
done it. trauma - response,
taken as somebody else
did wrong. cursing under
her breath, hands move
away from her ears as
the ringing tinnitus settles
down, rubbing them over
a tearful expression.

❛ charlie. ❜ she calls

—

[ᅠᅠ ´ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠᖾ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ⺌ᅠᅠᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ𝚊𝚕͟𝚌͟𝚘́͟͟𝚗. @hierroala]

》 had any kind of idea.

[‍ ‍ ‍��͟𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞. ༉ ‍ ‍ @INFECTAEDS]

out, voice very much
on a shaky whim. no
way on hell is she letting
her fear make her lose
anybody else.

( not today, 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘥. )

❛ don’t — don’t you
dare walk out on me.
i— i swear to fuck,
man— ❜

it’s not a command. it’s
more

—

[‍ ‍ ‍𝓮͟𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞. ༉ ‍ ‍ @INFECTAEDS]

@M0TH3RLY // honestly i thought it would’ve been during summer but yeah, that makes a lot more sense …

mmm. maybe i can figure out a date for my ellie to have it soon 🤔

[‍ ‍ ‍𝓮͟𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞. ༉ ‍ ‍ @INFECTAEDS]

// so when do we think ellie’s birthday is? because like. we got scenes from it, but we don’t actually have a confirmed date. what are our theories on this …

[‍ ‍ ‍𝓮͟𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞. ༉ ‍ ‍ @INFECTAEDS]

her ears. breathe.

𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦, goddamn it.

[‍ ‍ ‍𝓮͟𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞. ༉ ‍ ‍ @INFECTAEDS]

the echo is enough for
a violent jolt to jump
from her. hand over a
now pounding heart,
staring directly at the
plate.
it’s just a plate, and yet—
the echo repeats like
soundwaves within ears.
oh fuck, she’s gonna—

hands come up over

—

[���ᅠ ´ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠᖾ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ⺌ᅠᅠᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ𝚊𝚕͟𝚌͟𝚘́͟͟𝚗. @hierroala]

ᅠ
he recognizes the silence, and
understood what it could’ve
meant — for him to leave her
alone. before he’d do so, the
sound of a cup and plate
being placed on the ground
echo in the room.

〝 it’s not a whole lot, 》
ᅠ

[‍ ‍ ‍𝓮͟𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞. ༉ ‍ ‍ @INFECTAEDS]

it to anyone.

❛ he’s really dead. ❜
she whispers, nodding.
❛ i did it. ❜

[‍ ‍ ‍𝓮͟𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞. ༉ ‍ ‍ @INFECTAEDS]

she can still see it.
picturing within her mind;
ichor - stained hands, the
sound of the meat cleaver
repeatedly slamming down
on him. nausea swallows
her whole, and she gives
a weak nod — god, she
feels ill.

she hasn’t spoken about

—

[‍ ‍ ‍𝓮͟𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞. ༉ ‍ ‍ @INFECTAEDS]

also, say ass.

[‍ ‍ ‍𝓮͟𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞. ༉ ‍ ‍ @INFECTAEDS]

??? from the sounds of
it, you don’t do it and
you’re projecting.