xosuki
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ellie cares for joel during winter.
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slipping through my fingers by xosuki
Fandoms: The Last of Us (Video Games), The Last of Us (TV)
14 Nov 2023
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The memory, even in the present, makes his heart sink to his feet. Another girl he couldn’t save, another small precious body to bury while he’s forced to keep living.
No, he thinks. She’s alive. I made sure of it.
And in the end, that’s all that really matters. He’s content with her never speaking to him again, if that’s what she really wants. Anything is better than the alternative—a grave with her name on it.
A vow of silence, never-ending screams, he doesn’t care—as long as she’s breathing, he’s done his job.
(the truth comes out, forcing joel and ellie to learn how to live without each other—which turns out to be really, really fucking hard).
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glass shattered on the white cloth, everybody moved on by SourestLemon
Fandoms: The Secret History - Donna Tartt
23 Feb 2023
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Whenever Camilla needs him, Henry's there.
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16 Feb 2024
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Camilla and Henry’s correspondence
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16 Feb 2024
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there's nothing surgery can do by lkay09 for two_birds_alone_together
Fandoms: The Last of Us (TV)
26 Sep 2024
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It’s been 548 days since she walked away from Joel, 548 days since she said more to him than brief, stilted pleasantries if they cross paths.
548 days since she’s gotten a hug from him, heard him call her kiddo or baby girl, seen his fondly exasperated eye roll in response to one of her puns. Every day she wakes up and thinks maybe this will be the day it’ll stop hurting and every day she is proven wrong when she looks out her window and sees his house.
(happy Outbreak Night y’all, this one hurts)
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29 Sep 2023
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being yourself in the latest hour by flannelfeelings
Fandoms: The Last of Us (Video Games), The Last of Us (TV)
02 Aug 2023
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“Shhh, baby girl it’s just me.” Joel’s voice is low and it sounds…off, for some reason she can’t place.
“Huh?” she whispers, stumbling in the dark. She can’t see his face in the low light of the living room, but his silhouette moves from the coat rack in her direction.
“Hey sweet girl.” He coos, reaching out to cup her cheek in his hand. “Didn’t mean to wake ya’ honey.”
Ellie blinks, confused as fuck at this random sweet talk. What’s with all the pet names? And the face touching? He did it a few times after the Silver Lake incident, and once or twice when she’s had a pretty horrific night terror, but normally he’s not so…soft.
Then, the putrid smell of hard liquor hits her nostrils, and she recoils almost instantly. Blegh. Drunk.
Drunk Joel is new.
(Joel gets drunk for the first time in front of Ellie. She sees a softer side to the gruff man she’s come to know.)
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07 Sep 2023
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It’s strange sometimes, thinking about fourteen. Fourteen seemed so far away from twelve, with Sarah. Fourteen was high school and the travel soccer team she wanted to join and maybe a part time job. Fourteen seemed grown up, compared to his little girl.
Fourteen now is different, with Ellie. Fourteen means she’s seen more violence than she ever should have. Fourteen means two years away from being forced to join the military. Fourteen is jaded about dead bodies. But fourteen is also sleeping in the passenger seat like a little kid. Fourteen was full of awe at actual fireflies. Fourteen is sweet and scared and so much younger than he remembers.
Fourteen is a strange age to think about.
Or: Ellie sleeps and Joel has feelings.
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19 Aug 2023