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Think I’m Gonna Start a Fire by InEmbers
Fandoms: The Last of Us (TV), The Last of Us (Video Games)
28 Jul 2023
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Summary
Ellie's voice splinters the calm, her words a cascade of surprise, elation, and the signature profanities that echo off the surrounding trees. "Holy shit!" she exclaims, her voice punctuated by giddiness. "Get your asses over here, quick! I fucking did it!"
Joel and Tommy hurriedly make their way over, footfalls crunching against the autumn-kissed ground. Reaching Ellie, who's cautiously guarding the glowing embers in a nest of dry grass, Joel crouches down beside her, inspecting the delicate bundle.
His heart swells with an unmistakably paternal pride that had burned stubbornly in his chest like a tiny spark, refusing to die out. In the dancing flames, he can almost see another young girl's smile gazing back at him across the years.
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Or: The loss of their precious flint and steel inspires Joel and Tommy to teach Ellie how to make fire in the "old school, Boy Scouts style". All it takes is one tiny spark...
Series
- Part 1 of Tiny Sparks