Love Aside | Ellie x Male Reader | The Last Of Us

Freeze

*Readers pov*

Being out in this cold, relying on Ellie to save Joel, it's got me pissed.

I can't move due to the injury in my leg, it's like my whole lower body is paralyzed, a sudden movement is crippling.

I sit up, at the radiator in this basement, a shelter from all the cold.

This region sucks due to the winter enviroment. Snow everywhere and freezing temperatures.

How I see it, Joel has a slim chance of making it, Ellie has hope though.

I hear footsteps going down. Ellie's back. She thinks I'm asleep as she injects medicine into Joel with a syringe.

She moves to me, crouching down. She checks on my leg, thinking I'm asleep.

You: How did you get that medacine?

She jumps and looks at me, upset.

Ellie: These 2 guys. I robbed them. Apparently they have a shelter with women and children.

You: I'll come with you next time.

Ellie: Stop trying to fight rest. You need it.

I keep quiet.

Ellie: Can you see out the left eye?

You: No...

Ellie: The cut is really close to your eye.

She pulls out water and a rag.

She pours it on my eye and wipes away gently.

I open my left eye, bloodshot red, I see out of it.

Ellie: Can you see, Y/N?

You: Yeah...Yeah..

I say tired and feeling horrible.

You: I can't leave you out all alone.

I go to move but the leg shoots out pain going through my whole body and shuts me down.

Ellie: Ok, stop! Stop trying to kill yourself for me!

You: No.

Ellie: Fuck, Y/N, I need for you to rest before you kill yourself.

You: Worry about Joel.

Ellie: I AM!

She shouts, I stay quiet.

Ellie: I'm sorry, I'm just fucking tired.

You: Get under.

I raise my blanket.

Ellie: No-

You: Fine, I'll come over-

Ellie: Ok, I'm coming.

She gets under, huge cold.

We wrap our hands around eachother.

You: Joel will be fine.

Ellie: I know...

You: Be honest

Ellie: About what?

You: Does the scar across my face look ugly?

Ellie: You have one above your eyebrown going down your cheek.

You: Yeah that one was from a girl.

I feel like upping the mood, although highly unlike me.

Ellie: Whaat?

You: I tried to save her from a bunch of bandits and she, out of fear, slashed without looking.

Ellie:...What happened then?

You: I returned her to her parents and got my reward from Marlene. Only job I did that was for saving someone.

Ellie: Wow. How did it heal?

Ok. I got this. Just playing around. Right?

You: This one hurts more, can you kiss it?

I joke.

She begins blushing and dives under the blankets.

You: I was joking. But whilst you're down there can you-

Ellie: D-Dont't fucking say anything, p-please.

She muffles.

You: watch out for my hurt leg. What did you think I meant?

She rises from the blankets.

Ellie: Fi-Fine.

You: What?

Ellie: I-I'll kiss it better.

You: Stop-

Ellie: No joke.

She holds my head still. She leans in.

I'm tinted red and I can't struggle.

She goes to land her soft and plucked lips on the scar that goes across my face from my right cheek to the top of my left of my eyebrow.

She's close to kissing my cheek but stops.

Ellie: Did you really think I would have kissed your cheek?

You: I fucking hate you.

Now that got me pissed. I wanted that kiss.

Ellie: You love me.

You: Not really. This means you owe me a kiss.

She wraps her hands around my body and gets really close to me. I can feel her body pressed up against mine.

Ellie: So cold...

She raises her leg and puts it over my leg as she pulls in closer.

I just can't get hard and this will be ok. Fuck, I went through so much in my life that this should be nothing.

Ellie: N-Now this is comfy.

I begin laughing trying not to think about our bodies being pressed together and getting any ideas.

You: I'm a man of God, Ellie.

She raises the hand she has on my back and hits the back of my head before going back.

Ellie: D-Don't get any ideas, Y/N.

You: Like?

I pull her even closer.

You: What do you want to try out? I have something in mind.

I joke. She turns bright red.

Ellie: I-I-I-

You: I'm only fucking with you.

She smacks me again.

Ellie: W-Whats with you and joking with me these days?

You: I'm trying to make your mood better. You have too much to worry about.

Ellie: Thanks...

I lift her head up by raising her chin with my hand.

You: What can I do to cheer you up?

She thinks hard, blushing.

Ellie:...A-A smooch?

I begin blushing too.

You: No joke?

Ellie can't reply, fumbling with her words.

Ellie: I-I...W-Well, I g-guess-

I kiss her on the cheek.

Her eyes expand, blushing red completely.