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blown away in the middle of the day by two_birds_alone_together

Fandoms: The Last of Us (Video Games), The Last of Us (TV)
08 Dec 2024
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“Don’t,” she growls, wincing as she prods at the largest cut. “Fucking ow, man. What day is it? Wednesday? Who the fuck gets blown up on a Wednesday?”
“You do.” He dodges Ellie’s flailing hand and digs through his pack for his canteen. “You okay to walk? Rather not patch you up right next to an active bomb.”
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(a booby-trapped basement, a piggyback ride, and some good ol' hurt/comfort)

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- Part 25 of Bad Things Happen Bingo
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steal the glory (of my story) by two_birds_alone_together

Fandoms: The Last of Us (Video Games), The Last of Us (TV)
24 Nov 2024
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“The drowning… complicates things,” Marlene begins, her voice low. “We need to run additional tests, make sure there’s no permanent damage.”
“Of course,” Joel nods. “Whatever she needs.”
“We’ll have to delay the surgery for several days until we confirm—”
Joel straightens, fury simmering deep in his chest. “What surgery?”

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(joel and ellie find the fireflies, not the other way around. things go better... until they don't.)

(an obligatory salt lake city fix-it)

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- Part 5 of whumptober 2024
- Part 4 of Cordyceptual
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stared down by the enemy by two_birds_alone_together

Fandoms: The Last of Us (Video Games), The Last of Us (TV)
20 Nov 2024
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She has to find Joel.
She has to find Joel now.
Joel drilled her for weeks on what to do in this exact situation. Stay out of sight, stay silent, stay still, stay alert.
What he didn’t tell her was what to do in the event he was overpowered.
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(slavers and rifles and kidnapping, oh my)

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oh illinois (you broke me down) by two_birds_alone_together

Fandoms: The Last of Us (Video Games), The Last of Us (TV)
08 Nov 2024
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Her grin widens as she hastens to his side, bouncing down the cracked asphalt. “I can’t believe it. Emotionally constipated Joel Miller made a joke. It’s too bad newspapers don’t exist anymore because this would be a stop the effing presses, we need to effing change the effing headline situation.”
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(a town, a prank, and regret)

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- Part 5 of the flyover states
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battle over something stupid by two_birds_alone_together

Fandoms: The Last of Us (Video Games), The Last of Us (TV)
05 Nov 2024
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“Right,” she mumbles, turning to attach her bedroll to her pack. She’s slower and foggier than usual, and just about every time she has to use her core muscles — which is every time she fucking moves — her back protests as if it has the right to make her feel like shit. With a deep breath, Ellie closes her eyes and centers herself before turning back to Joel.
Fuck, he’s standing right there. Did he notice? She admitted weakness in front of him before, but she’d just shot someone up close for the first time, so sue her. She won’t make that mistake again; Joel won’t appreciate her being a pussy just because she’s in a little pain.
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(ellie williams and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day)

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Migrating Monarchs by ciaconnaa

Fandoms: The Last of Us (Video Games), The Last of Us (TV)
29 Nov 2024
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“I’m still getting used to that.” Ellie tells him. “Someone caring where I am all the time.”
Joel chooses his words very carefully. “It’s my job. I quite like it, if I’m honest. ”
She smiles, a little wry, expression molding into something awkward to hide the tremble of her lip. “Interesting take considering I’m the government equivalent of a last draft pick.”
He hums in acknowledgement. “But you’ll always be my first round pick. That’s what counts.”
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It's been twenty years since Sarah died and he fell apart. It's been fifteen years since Tommy couldn't take the heartbreak of helping someone who didn't want to be helped and left without looking back. And it's been ten years since Joel's started to rebuild.
It's day one of fostering Ellie Williams.

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30 Nov 2024
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Dead Men Tell Tales by joschmo

Fandoms: The Last of Us (TV)
26 Apr 2023
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An influential member of Jackson just brought in a lone survivor who speaks of their holy prophet: David, cruelly slain. The survivor seeks to resurrect David’s holy message, right here in Jackson.
Ellie never told Joel what happened at Silver Lake. Now that they’re settled in Jackson, Joel tries to be fine with that. He’d do anything to keep her safe, but when Tommy brings him news of a survivor stirring up trouble, truths are brought to light to prevent further bloodshed.
Tommy has no clue what’s going on and really wishes his brother would stop threatening to murder people.

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24 Nov 2024
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Ginger Ale by city_slicker_andy

Fandoms: The Last of Us (Video Games)
23 Nov 2022
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Without a second thought, he'd wrapped his coat around the girl's shoulders and led her upstairs to the car. He sat her in the passenger seat and cranked the heater before radioing the station. She didn't say a word on the drive. When they'd gotten back to his office, Joel wasn't even sure she was listening to his questions. "Where do you live?," he asked. "Nowhere," she said. After maybe an hour of dodging questions, she left.
"If I'm not under arrest, then I can leave."
Joel couldn't argue with the facts. He saw her buying a soda at the vending machine on her way out.

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02 Nov 2024
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Stubborn Love by renegade_knight

Fandoms: The Last of Us (TV)
06 Oct 2024
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“Christ, Tess, I thought you were in some kind of trouble. Do I look like a taxi service to you?” he asked.
She rolled her eyes to a sidelong glance. “No, Joel, I don’t need a ride for her, I need a place."
It took a beat for her words to sink in but when they did he pulled back half a step. “You want me to take the kid?”
“Just hear me out-”
“No.”
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or your favorite feral father-daughter duo repackaged, now with 95% less zombies and 99% more modern problems (golfing isn’t one of them)

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- Part 1 of Stubborn Love Verse
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27 Sep 2024
Public Bookmark 33
Next Door Neighbors by cardigains

Fandom: The Last of Us (TV), The Last of Us (Video Games)
15 Feb 2024
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27 Sep 2024

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