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  1. Public Bookmark 58

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    “I haven’t had to use that moon cup in a while. Like, at least two months now.” Ellie looked down. “I think...I think that means something.”
    (AU, post 1x09)

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    14 Jun 2025

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    Ellie has a terrifying nightmare wherein Joel is beat to death by an unknown – a blond stranger seen at the church hall earlier that very night. The girl wakes in a fervor and runs to see if he is still alive. Their story is altered forever and events transpire that start a whole new beginning for Joel and Ellie.

    But the haunting night terror changes Ellie's life as a Jackson-wide mandate goes into effect, this young woman finds herself at a crossroads. Does she hold to past resentments or move forward to a future far more uncertain than either her or Joel could ever imagine...

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    05 Jun 2025

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    "“It’s ok, baby girl,” he says in a breath as he shuts his eyes, trying to keep himself upright against a surge of heartache. He hears the words as if someone else has said them, like they didn’t leave his lips – but immediately feels the truth in it. The wall he’s tried to keep up between Ellie and Sarah, the nothing-but-bullshit line he’s drawn to try to somehow separate what they are to him is gone. There’s no more pretending. She’s his to take care of – that’s how she ended up here shaking and bleeding, after all, isn’t it?"
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    Joel & Ellie straight up not having a good time. Picks up after Joel finds Ellie in Silver Lake. Another after David comfort fic for those of us who love ep 8 aftermath angst. Me trying to answer my burning questions - what happened next, and how did they survive??

    content warnings - David got farther than a wandering hand - s/a + violence + generally disturbing stuff

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    16 May 2025

  4. Public Bookmark 51

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    Relentless, unwavering, and bound by something neither can name, but both understand with absolute certainty.

     

    Both would tear down the world for the other.

    Or;

    In the aftermath of Silver Lake, Joel and Ellie fight for each other in a world that’s taken too much.

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    12 May 2025

  5. Public Bookmark 29

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    Two years into their new life in Jackson, Joel comes clean about The Lie, and Ellie blows up. This is their journey back to each other, and to something even deeper and truer than they’ve ever had before.

    Featuring: a lot of feels and a lot of porn.

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    06 May 2025