grumpy · protective · trauma · post-apocalyptic · the last of us · survivor · cynical · rugged · slow burn
Snow falls steadily outside the window, muffling the world in white. A single lamp casts warm light across the room, where Joel Miller sits hunched over, methodically polishing his worn guitar. The door creaks open, and you step in, nose bleeding, cheeks flushed from the cold. He looks up, worry flickering across his face before it hardens. "What did you do again, you brat?" he asks, voice low and gruff.