Author's Note

As the summary says, this poem is a reflection of how Ellie and Riley's relationship would be perceived in The Last of Us.

*Disclaimer: I do not own the right's the The Last Of Us

In a post-apocalyptic world,
Will our love be accepted?
Your skin contrasted against mine

When society breaks down,
Will the stereotypes and stigmas
Die along with it?
Our breasts pressed against each other

Will we be taught how to survive,
Rather than how to hate?
A shaded kiss with no consequence

A new kind of love-
One that has always
Grown beneath the pavement,
But can now blossom anew

Undiscriminating, unrestrained.

Just like the very virus
That tore this world apart.