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“I have lost people too.”

“You have no idea what loss is.”

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I just had to record this because it makes me think of Ellie and Riley every time

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psa on posting speed;

i am a slow roleplayer. not only do i get distracted easily, i get overwhelmed easily. sometimes i can’t talk and do drafts at the same time so i am sorry if i ignore your message. i am deliberate and methodical with every word choice. i like to spend my time on my writing and getting to that emotional level within myself to evoke a proper response with each reply. i’m not good at whipping out thread after thread. i never have been. i’m sorry if that’s the way you roleplay and i don’t match up, but i like to think the quality of the writing makes up for my lack of speed. thank you so much!

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@helosther *SHRIEKS* 

As much as I love Ellie and Joel’s and relationship - slightly unhealthy co-dependency and all - part of me can’t help but wonder what would have happened if, instead of killing Sara off for manpain, she’d been the one to survive, and Joel was the one who got shot that night.

There’s just so much potential in a tough-as-nails, thirty-two year old Sara, who was forced to grow up way too fast in those years following the collapse of society, tasked with escorting a 14 year old girl who reminds her just a little too much of herself (before everything went to shit that is). And she comes to care about her in spite of that, maybe as a daughter, or a younger sister, or a protege, or even just as a projection of her own lost youth, trampled underfoot by a world that isn’t kind to little girls, even before everything falls apart.

Like I’m a big fan of the current trend of sad dad’s passing the proverbial torch to their murder daughters, but you know what’s missing from pretty much every AAA game? Mother-daughter relationships. I can’t think of a single game off the top of my head with two female characters that share a relationship that is in any way comparable to Ellie and Joel’s. And that’s a huge fucking shame, because there’s a massive untapped market of brutal, angry momma-bear protagonists who’ve been through hell, and will claw their way through it again to make sure their girls never have to end up scarred and hardened like them.

I’m not saying the Last of Us would have been better if Sara had been the primary protagonist, but it would have been an interesting departure from a tired and frankly, kinda patronizing formula. And the more I think about it, the more I feel like we missed out on something that could have been absolutely incredible.

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{Long day at school, and I have a long day at the clinic tomorrow - a few folks are out of town so I’ve had a double patient load all week - but replies are coming tomorrow to those I owe!! @helosther, @denisexcloyd, and @battlexhardened, I know I owe you guys, like or IM me if I’m missing anyone else!}

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"The people ask so many fucking questions,” Ellie breathed, but it wasn’t a direct answer, almost, but not-quite dodging the issue as she kicked at an unfortunate rock, sending it scudding across the asphalt. So clean, in a world so overgrown. It was a little unnerving, really. “Yeah, I’ll be okay. Been on my own... some. Just not as much as I’ve been with somebody else. And since I can’t be with them - I’d rather by by myself.” 

“I didn’t tell anyone else I was leaving… You deserved to know though.”

“I NEED YOU” SENTENCE STARTERS

                  “Why?”

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“Because I knew you wouldn’t try to stop me.” Her chin lifted ever so slightly, eyes shining in the meager light. There were most certainly not tears there, oh no. “Everybody else in this place thinks my life is their fucking business. And it’s not. I figured you’d... at least understand.” A brief silence reigned. “You gonna be okay?”

“I didn’t tell anyone else I was leaving… You deserved to know though.”

“I NEED YOU” SENTENCE STARTERS

                  “Why?”

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Send me “Restrained” + a number for a starter in which one or both of our characters are:

Or send “Restrained?” for a randomly generated number.

1. Locked in the trunk of a car 2. Tied to a chair 3. Chained up to the wall 4. In a cage 5. Behind prison bars 6. In a room with a locked door and barred windows 7. Hand-cuffed to an object of their choice 8. Hand-cuffed to one other person (or each other) 9. Stuck in a hole underground 10. Trapped in an attic 11. Trapped in a tomb or mausoleum 12. Stuck in the back of a police car 13. Stuck in an elevator 14. Locked in a vault 15. Strapped to a table

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“I said-” Ellie vociferated over the blare of the music, country of all things, “that your taste in music is shit-!” Reaching for the knob, she yanked the volume back down to a reasonable level before taking a deep breath in the ringing silence of muffled guitar and dobro. “I’d rather listen to those undead bastards drool than that godawful whiny shit.”

“Your taste in music is shit.”

Accepting | meme I’m too lazy to find

          A smirk crept to his lips at the teenager’s protest. “What?!” he asked shouting, his hand reaching to the dashboard only to turn the volume even louder. “I can’t hear you over the sound of this MASTERPIECE!”

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Cordyceps-based pattern!! It’s a really cool fungus and if you haven’t heard of it watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuKjBIBBAL8

Commission for tumblr user darziel!!

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Hoisting the woman higher up on her hips, staggering the length of the room, Ellie gritted her teeth as she fought to maintain her grip on the material of Sarah’s blood-soaked clothing. “Shoot,” she gasped, wheeling them and rounding the corner, her back to their pursuers as she footed it across mouldering flooring towards their exit. The street shone - damp asphalt studded in green - just a few steps ahead when Ellie heard the detonation of the 9mm by her ear and felt the world spin, maintaining her balance with great effort, and forcing them forwards. 

“I am hurrying, damn it,” she breathed, feeling the form in her arms sag deadweight, Sarah’s chin clashing with her shoulder with each step. “Fucking bastards -” Running footsteps could be heard, but then they were out in the sunlight, the warmth beating down on the top of her head, and Ellie was dragging open the rusted door to the car she’d hijacked for her impromptu run. The one Sarah had insisted on accompanying her on, which made it... her fault. That the woman in her arms, her only friend, really, was bleeding out upon the shredded vinyl seats.

“Lay on your back,” Ellie ordered, depositing Sarah as gingerly as she could across the bench, “don’t you dare turn over, you’ll bleed more on your side -” Swearing under her breath, she dug a few spare rags from her pack. “Hold these to the spot. I’m gonna gun it out of here, it’s not gonna be an easy ride- shit.”  The ricochet of bullets had her ducking within the cab, jamming twisting the wires together with shaking fingers and hearing the engine roar to life. “Hang on. Keep listening to my voice, Sarah. Stay with me-” 

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          “Fuck! Over here!” The shout came from across the street, not far from the building Sarah and Ellie were hiding in. One of the hunters had already discovered one of the bodies of their comrades. 

          “D-damnit, El,” Sarah hissed, mentally preparing herself for what was about to happen. She gripped the gun tight and did her best to brace it against Ellie’s shoulder. This was crazy. Black spots continued to dance across her vision, but she fought to stay awake. They were going to die, but if Ellie wanted to give the bastards a fight, Sarah wasn’t going to let her do it alone. Not that she’s givin’ me much choice…

          “Jus’ hurry.”

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48 days till E3, 48 days till potential tlou part ll news, considering by then it’ll have been 7 months since the announcement, we have to get atleast something

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Send “Um...” for your muse to come upon my muse destroying something in a fit of anger.

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nothing makes me happier than when you have an rp partner that you send headcanons back and forth so much that it completely covers over the fact you take 19+ years to actually reply to a para.

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videogames aesthetics: the last of us part 2

“I’m gonna find and I’m gonna kill every last one of them.“