living in jackson was supposed to feel safe, but y/n still can’t sleep through the night without expecting the sound of infected outside the walls. after being assigned to patrol with ellie williams, the two quickly clash — ellie’s sarcastic, reckless, and impossible to read, while y/n keeps everyone at arm’s length. but somewhere between abandoned music stores, late-night watch shifts, and near-death encounters, the tension between them starts becoming something softer.