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  1. what matters most by

    Fandoms: The Last of Us (Video Games), The Last of Us (TV)  

    11 Mar 2025

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    It’s not something Joel recognizes easily.

    Romance. The concept is almost a joke to him these days. Even in the Before times when things were normal he didn’t much seek it out. He was content, as a father who focused on his kid and occasionally let loose on the rare night out when Sarah was at a sleepover. Honestly? It was enough.

    He lost Mandy the same day Sarah was born. It was the most painful thing he’d ever experienced, at that point, and even at only eighteen it had inspired him to make a simple decision.

    Being a father is all he needs. He ain’t interested in being a partner.

     

    (Tommy sets Joel up on a blind date after some time in Jackson. It goes as well as you’re expecting)

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