𝙹𝚄𝙽𝙴 𝙼𝙸𝙻𝙻𝙴𝚁 ✧

[𝙹𝚄𝙽𝙴 𝙼𝙸𝙻𝙻𝙴𝚁 ✧ @healingtexism]

⠀⠀⠀ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐔𝐒 ;

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ˏˋ°•*⁀➷

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ 𝙹𝚄𝙽𝙴 𝙼𝙸𝙻𝙻𝙴𝚁 ༄

[ُ @grnte]

she knew the years of isolation had altered her behavior until she was different from others, but it wasn't her fault she'd been alone. most of what she knew, she'd learned from the wild.

[𝙹𝚄𝙽𝙴 𝙼𝙸𝙻𝙻𝙴𝚁 ✧ @healingtexism]

❝ whisper it… Jesus Tommy.❞

she sighed softly, he was right not telling him was the best way to go right now but it didn’t mean she liked it.

❝ I won’t lie to me but it won’t take long before he realises she’s gone.❞

[𝐓⌖𝐌𝐌𝐘 @Iapuamagnum]

“Then whisper it , ” Tommy said sternly , “Dont use sign , don't do anythin ' just - make sure he stays in his damn house. ”

[𝙹𝚄𝙽𝙴 𝙼𝙸𝙻𝙻𝙴𝚁 ✧ @healingtexism]

she can’t help but press her lips together, the pun.. it was funny.

❝ stop- I will try but you know how fast word spreads. Especially if Luke doesn’t calm down.❞

[𝐓⌖𝐌𝐌𝐘 @Iapuamagnum]

“For Christ sake — ” he's standing up , grabbing his sniper and back pack , “Aint a pun but don't let Joel find out about this - we don't need him goin ' Clint Eastwood half deaf. ”

[𝙹𝚄𝙽𝙴 𝙼𝙸𝙻𝙻𝙴𝚁 ✧ @healingtexism]

❝ I mean they had a fight and when he went to find her Luke couldn’t find her anywhere- she’s not in Joel’s she not in the stables. They don’t know where she is…❞

[𝐓⌖𝐌𝐌𝐘 @Iapuamagnum]

“What do you mean he can't find Ellie ? Ain't she with Joel ? ” Joel will go absolutely spare if he hears about this , he can't risk him going out the walls looking for her.

[𝙹𝚄𝙽𝙴 𝙼𝙸𝙻𝙻𝙴𝚁 ✧ @healingtexism]

there was no use dragging it out.

❝ I hate to be the bearer of more bad news but… Luke is losing his shit. He can’t find Ellie anywhere.❞

[𝐓⌖𝐌𝐌𝐘 @Iapuamagnum]

Eh , he's already had a heart attack , what's one more ?

Looking over , he smiled a little when he saw June , “Hey baby sister — ”

[𝙹𝚄𝙽𝙴 𝙼𝙸𝙻𝙻𝙴𝚁 ✧ @healingtexism]

she will but she can’t help but worry- he’s going to wear himself out.

❝ Tommy…❞

[𝐓⌖𝐌𝐌𝐘 @Iapuamagnum]

Tell him so he can finish this coffee and get back out there.

[𝙹𝚄𝙽𝙴 𝙼𝙸𝙻𝙻𝙴𝚁 ✧ @healingtexism]

suppose now is not the best time to tell him that Ellie is missing and Luke is freaking out..

[𝐓⌖𝐌𝐌𝐘 @Iapuamagnum]

He's been nothing but working since the stabbing incident - only now has he found the time to sit and have a coffee.

[𝙹𝚄𝙽𝙴 𝙼𝙸𝙻𝙻𝙴𝚁 ✧ @healingtexism]

Joey was ecstatic that he got a reaction from her and gave a little giggle.

❝ I know.. I know you want to do that but take it from someone who almost lost everything trying.. going straight in without thinking only ends in disaster.❞

[𝙹𝚄𝙽𝙴 𝙼𝙸𝙻𝙻𝙴𝚁 ✧ @healingtexism]

the little boy is quiet, he watches Anna closely a small smile pressing across his features.

❝ you know,
it’s okay not to be okay. ❞

[𝙹𝚄𝙽𝙴 𝙼𝙸𝙻𝙻𝙴𝚁 ✧ @healingtexism]

She had come through with some baked goods and a little Joey hiding behind her legs. a gentle smile etched into her lips as she saw Anna.

❝ hey. . I know I am probably the last person you want to look at right now but - we wanted to see how you were doing. ❞

[𝙹𝚄𝙽𝙴 𝙼𝙸𝙻𝙻𝙴𝚁 ✧ @healingtexism]

in her throat.

❝ as much as I wanted you to be angry at me.. part of me is relieved. I just.. can’t help but feel like being here is just making things worse..❞

[𝙹𝚄𝙽𝙴 𝙼𝙸𝙻𝙻𝙴𝚁 ✧ @healingtexism]

her chest rose hard as she dragged in a breath, holding it until the sting behind her eyes stayed put.

❝ I know you ain’t, Y’were better.❞

She stayed still while he spoke, listening to every careful word about the boys who’d come looking for their sister ++

[ᅠᅠ 𝓙𝙾𝙴𝙻 𝓜𝙸𝙻𝙻𝙴𝚁 ᅠᅠ ＊ @godstx]

“ ... I ain't daddy , June. ”

Though he seems to have the temper of their father , which he does , Joel is hurting too much to be angry , disappointed ? No. He doesn't hold any animosity towards June in the slightest.

Looking down at the cup of coffee in his hands →

[𝙹𝚄𝙽𝙴 𝙼𝙸𝙻𝙻𝙴𝚁 ✧ @healingtexism]

Luke and Nate, the ones he’d taken in when they reached Jackson. She heard the weight in it: what he thought he should have done.

❝Joel… you did everything you could possibly do. Like you always have done for the people you love.❞

she swallows the hard lump ++

[𝙹𝚄𝙽𝙴 𝙼𝙸𝙻𝙻𝙴𝚁 ✧ @healingtexism]

Tell me I don’t get to stand here after everything and pretend I’m not part of why this is a shit show… Say anything, Joel.
Get angry... be angry.. be disappointed. I can take it. I just… I can’t take you swallowing it and pretending everything will be fine.❞

[𝙹𝚄𝙽𝙴 𝙼𝙸𝙻𝙻𝙴𝚁 ✧ @healingtexism]

❝ Joel… don’t.. don’t do that. Don’t shut down like that i know you don’t want to talk about it but we both know if I didn’t show up on your doorstep that Nate would still be alive…❞

She kept her voice quiet, almost careful, like ++

[ᅠᅠ 𝓙𝙾𝙴𝙻 𝓜𝙸𝙻𝙻𝙴𝚁 ᅠᅠ ＊ @godstx]

“ ... I don't want to talk about it , ”

He's already buried one child , to bury another - although not his own , the Williams trio were people he took under his wing. Ellie first - their bond only grew as they travelled across America together.

Luke when he came to kill →

[𝙹𝚄𝙽𝙴 𝙼𝙸𝙻𝙻𝙴𝚁 ✧ @healingtexism]

looking at me like that saying we should just focus on Luke and Ellie… just yell at me… Tell me I shouldn’t have left in the middle of the night. Tell me you’re disappointed. Tell me I made it harder...++

[𝙹𝚄𝙽𝙴 𝙼𝙸𝙻𝙻𝙴𝚁 ✧ @healingtexism]

stop to think of what leaving in the middle of the night would result in. I don’t even know how you can look me in the eye right now after what you have just gone through.❞

[𝙹𝚄𝙽𝙴 𝙼𝙸𝙻𝙻𝙴𝚁 ✧ @healingtexism]

June lets out a long sigh, scratching the back of her head as she looks away for a second.

❝ I know… and we’ve been apart for so long I just… can’t help but think coming here might have been the worse thing. ❞

of course she felt extreme guilt.

❝ if I’d ++

[ᅠᅠ 𝓙𝙾𝙴𝙻 𝓜𝙸𝙻𝙻𝙴𝚁 ᅠᅠ ＊ @godstx]

“ ... I don't wanna hear it , ” Joel , being the oldest , he was stubborn and still saw his siblings as kids , especially when they act like that.

“I would ' a been the same with James if the roles were reversed — ”

Pregnant or not , man or woman , doesn't matter to →

[𝙹𝚄𝙽𝙴 𝙼𝙸𝙻𝙻𝙴𝚁 ✧ @healingtexism]

❝ True... but still I’d kill for a Dunkin’ donut right now. The post apocalyptic menu: one large coffee and a side of pure disappointment.❞

she takes a beat between her words before turning serious.

❝ look m’sorry about yesterday..❞

[ᅠᅠ 𝓙𝙾𝙴𝙻 𝓜𝙸𝙻𝙻𝙴𝚁 ᅠᅠ ＊ @godstx]

Turning his head a little to hear her better , Joel hummed , taking one of the biscuits — “Aint much we can do now though , ”

He is turning his body to face her , Atlas at his side.