#my tlou hcs

[seethesunny]

In Jackson, Joel never made a grave for Tess but he made a garden that he carefully took care until he died and no one else but him knew the significance of it because the love that they shared was only meant to be something between them like a beloved secret in this essay-

[narislvr]

HEY THERE, SUBW4Y GIRL

one-last-stop au ౨ৎ ˖ ࣪⊹ | e.williams x fem!reader

cws? reader wears glasses and is on the bigger side (not mentioned yet but we need more love for chubby readers!!) reader is a college student working at a diner, ellie is a blip in time but reader doesn't know that yet, love at first sight trope but you're both awkward 🧍‍♂️, no use of y/n for reader, this blurb is moreso an intro to the world so not much ellie yet (might be a series if it dies well!!) Spoilers for the book, and will have some direct quotes.

m.list [๋࣭🪻] part 2 [ 🌆 ] palestine-resources & daily click

"Her eyes are bright and teasing and warm, warm forever-and-ever brown, and august doesn’t know how she could possibly do anything but whatever this girl says." pg 20

You weren't going to cry.

you weren't going to cry over the shitty smell of pancake batter and honey that wouldn't wash off despite your half hour shower ── the smell bonding to you after working too many late hour shifts at the diner ── and you definitely weren't going to cry over the scorching feeling of the coffee cup leaking small droplets of what you were considering your only energy source onto your hand.

you were already running late for your first morning class of the semester, but if you found your right train on time ── which you've already memorized out of fear of this exact situation ── then you'd still make it before it became too noticeable you were late.

sure, things were already going far worse than you'd hoped for, from having to pick up a late shift the night before at the 24/7 diner you work at, leaving you with four hours to sleep before having to get up and get ready for class, to dealing with a rude barista in the coffee shop above the metro station who couldn't even bother to tighten the lid of your cup.

things were not going great, but you were determined to make things better.

to your dismay however, determination alone wouldn't be enough to turn your luck.

amidst your attempt of carefully closing the lid of your coffee cup, you don't notice the group of teenage kids running your direction until one of them bumped into you with a grunt. the coffee, which had been one source of your annoyance this morning, spills across your top staining the once white fabric of your long-sleeveed shirt an opaque shade of brown, and to add to your already shitty morning, you hear the sound of your phone hit the pavement with a loud crack.

The teenager gives you a quick look up and down, their expression contorting into one of horror as they look at the stain on your top and the state of your phone on the floor behind you. ──if that's the way they look at you, then maybe you shouldn't even try looking at yourself── deciding that you wouldn't fight a fourteen year old, not that you would've anyways, you bend down to pick your phone off the ground, your lips forming a tight frown as you look over at all the various cracks on the screen of the phone you had worked so hard to afford.

despite the feeling of a knot tightening further in the back of your throat, you stayed true to your promise.

You weren't going to cry.

Your train pulls up only a few moments later, and you quickly blink back the tears before stepping aboard. to your luck ──if you even want to risk calling it that── the car wasn't as full as you though it'd be. usually it would be a great thing, not being crowded by people, but right now as you stood holding the handlebar, it really hit you just how disheveled you must look to others. Your hair was frizzy, your eyes were teary, coffee soaked your shirt, and now you smelled like a mixture of coffee, pancakes, and faintly of vanilla body spray.

You were a wreck.

you feel someone move to your side and you cringe slightly, your shoulders stiffening as you kept your gaze on the floor. you hear the unzip of a bag, presumably the person beside you getting something out, and you shift your gaze to sneak a glance at the stranger at your side expecting, but hoping it wasn't, a creep ──it's a subway, you never know what could happen in a 15 minute ride── but to your surprise, you're met with sun bleached black converse and baggy jeans next to your own white converse. Slowly your gaze moves upward, noting the way the person's foot tapped rythmicly the floor beneath it before you get a better look at them.

And fuck do you get a good look at them.

The person who you expected to be some lanky guy, perhaps some skater boy, perhaps a creep ──again, can never be too cautious── was actually... a girl. Round cheeks, with a softly scrunched and freckled nose, a girl so pretty you thought you were hallucinating. Her hair was a dark shade of auburn, half her hair up in a small ponytail while the rest fell a little over her nape. On her head were a pair of old looking headphones connected to a Walkman that stuck out the front pocket of her messenger bag as she searched for something down at the bottom with a small smirk. Did she know you were looking? What was she looking for that had her looking like that?

don't be a creep, you thought to yourself, trying to tear your gaze from her right arm. The sleeves of her faded blue flannel were rolled up just above her elbow, exposing the intricate design of ferns and a ──still in the works── moth on her forearm. don't be a creep, you repeated to yourself in your mind as you look away from the beautiful stranger at your side. Why'd she have to appear exactly when you looked your worst?

"Yikes," She finally says, her smirk still ever present on her face as she looks up to face you now.

The hottest girl you've ever seen just took a look at you and said "Yikes." What the fuck.

You were dumbfounded ──inwardly horrified── and she can't help but chuckle as she finally finds what she was looking for in her bag. It wasn't a mocking chuckle. no. it wasn't something lighthearted, curious, and you swear the temperature had risen in the subway car.

"Here," the girl says, pulling out a burgundy colored scarf and holding it out to you. "You look like you're going somewhere important, so," She gestures vaguely at her neck, "keep it."

You blink once, processing her offer before coming out of your trance and shaking your head, "You─ oh my God, I can't take your scarf."

The girl shrugs. "I'll get another one."

"But it's cold."

"Yeah," She says and her smirk shifts into something unreadable for a split second before your attention is caught by the dimples that had formed on her freckled cheeks. "But I don't go outside much."

You stare for a moment and she does as well.

"Look," She starts, her hands fidgeting slightly with the ends of the scarf, "You can take it, or i can leave it in the seat next to you, and it can get absorbed into the subway ecosystem forever."

She drags out the end of her sentence with a playful lilt, her smirk softening into a grin and in that moment her eyes are bright and teasing and warm. warm forever-and-ever a hazey green, and you don't know how you could possibly do anything but whatever this girl says.

A moment later you give in to her offer and reluctantly take the scarf from her hands. The wool is soft and light in your touch, and when your fingertips brush against the ends where the girl had been fidgeting with it earlier, you feel a pop of electricity. The girl, who had been watching you carefully, laughs under her breath, the sound airy as she reaches out to help you wrap it around your neck in a tender motion. She steps back after a moment, and gives you a look, the same teasing smile as before as she raises a brow at you.

"Anyone ever tell you you smell like pancakes?"

Before you can respond, the train plunges into a tunnel. The car shudders on the tracks, and the girl lets out a small yelp as she almost loses her balance and reaches for the hand rail over your head. It all happened suddenly but the last thing you see of her is an unreadable purse of her lips and the beginning of another tattoo on her left arm as she lifts it before the fluorescent lights flicker out.

The darkness lasted a second, two at most, but when the lights came back on, the girl was gone.

[elliewlums]

ellie w a gf who loves titplay and has big tits?!!??!? y/n would prolly cry if her nipples weren’t stimulated enough LOL even out of bed i think ellie would love touching all up on them

ellie’s a mf to motorboat between ur tits for 2 reasons.

1. she is a literal child. she thinks it’s the funniest thing on the entire fucking planet.

2. boobies. girl loves some boobies.

but fr she loooves to put her face in em and hold em and squeeze em like little stress balls when you’re in bed.

and when ur fucking??? goddamn.

she makes you work for your pleasure - spoiled little pillow princess that you are - and snakes an arm around your waist, pulling your back to her chest as she guides you on and off of her strap at an agonising pace; it’s just enough to feel really fucking good, but not to get you to where you need to be.

ellie never knew how sensitive tits could be. it sounds silly but it’s true! because there you are, fucking yourself back onto her silicone cock, and as soon as she palms your tits, pinching and rolling your taut little nipples between her fingers, you’re gasping and whining and cumming, oh fuck you’re actually cumming around her strap from that alone.

“good girl, oh good fucking girl. that feel good, baby? yeah, i bet it does.”

after that she lays you down on the bed real comfy, pushes your knees to your chest and absolutely goes to town on your messy little cunt. because you earned it, she says.

that’s code for you made her really fucking horny.

[hatosaur]

idea: bby dina & talia? 🥺

lil ranch kiddos :)

from the photo of talia and dina in the game, dina looks about 10-12 and talia looks like 15-17 so i think they have roughly a 5 year age difference between them.

[elliescrybaby]

dealer! ellie x sensitive!fem! reader

she’d be so soft, not only because you are sensetive, generally she would be soft to you and only you.

“gosh you are so cute, c’mere baby. Missed me? Yeah? i missed you too, sweet girl. s’much.”

she’d know when you’re anxious, she’ll stop everything to calm you down, deals, hang outs, when i say every fucking thing i mean it

“yeah, hey, hey. Look, m’here, m’here. Can i hug you?there you go, just like that. Look at me, pretty, you’re okay, i’ve got you.”

crying cause you’re feeling insecure? HHAHAH, no.

“look at you, such a pretty girl. Ugh, i’m jealous, your eyes are so pretty. In fact you are gorgeous, my gorgeous girl…”

when you get into a fight, and you start crying she’d feel her heart clench.

“It’s my fucking job to sell drugs, not to stay with you all the fucking time.” she said that without thinking, and the second she heard your sniffles she was teleported back to reality

realizing who she said it to, realizing that her mouth had a brain of it’s own, cause she certainly didn’t think that.

“no, no, no. M’sorry, m’sorry. Don’t cry because of me, doll. M’ fucking stupid, so so stupid.”

when you’re tierd, her chest is basically a pillow to you

“pretty girls need beauty sleep, c’mon. Close your pretty eyes, i’ll be here when you wake up. No need to worry, princess.”

calling you her sleepy girl, or her crybaby in an affectionate way ofc

“oh, my sleepy girl. Had a rough day, huh?”

“nothing wrong with being sensitive. i find it cute, actually. My little crybaby”

[kurosaaki]

random headcanon:

am i the only one who thinks ellie would LOVE to gossip

like at first she’d probably hear you gossip and she’d be like

🙄 “i don’t gossip”

BUT THEN you’d say something she doesn’t know abt some bitch she hates and she’d inmediatly be like

🤨 “hold on…tell me more”

i absolutely think she’d also be the type to know ALL the shit abt everyone WITHOUT EVEN WANTING TO.

you’d probably say something abt someone and then she’d drop A BOMB out of nowhere and you would be like “HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT? WHO TOLD YOU?” and she’d say “i heard it from (the person you’re gossiping abt)” and you’d say “AND YOU DIDN’T ASK FOR MORE INFORMATION?”

she defff knows a lot from everyone and you make a great duo. no one wants to be dragged by you and ellie.

a typical gossip conversation between both of you looks like this:

oh and don’t even get me started with you and ellie gossiping WITH jesse and dina. that would be the death of all people from jackson. they FEAR you.

^ actual pic of you, ellie, dina and jesse spying some random jackson citizen you hate

[scandalcus]

𝐇𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐗 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐄 [𝐇𝐂'𝐒]

content warnings: pure smut, just straight up filth, dom!ellie, sub!reader, overstimulation, rough sex, strap-on sex, fingering, oral sex, degradation, humiliation, smacking, choking, etc.

a/n: something i just threw together bc i was horny hope u enjoy. please assume there is an established safe word between ellie and reader, so everything happening is consensual ellie's playlist - masterlist

you both would wrestle for dominance, but it wouldn't take long for ellie to overpower you, ending with you beneath her and your arms pinned above your head, completely helpless.

ellie would take her sweet time teasing you, enjoying the sight of you slowly falling apart because of her. she maintains a smug look across her face the entire time, content with her own power.

she would absolutely make you beg for everything. she refused to touch you until you were practically crying for her to touch you, leaving you feeling humiliated and ashamed.

when she finally decides to touch you, she shows no mercy. she immediately goes in with three fingers, smirking at how easily they slide in. "pathetic." "i hate you," "i find that hard to believe considering how fucking wet you are."

she would muffle your cries and moans with her hand while demanding you to "shut the fuck up and take it like the slut you are"

she'd leave bites and hickeys everywhere and anywhere. "you look pretty with my marks all over you."

you would be too embarrassed to look her in the face. she doesn't put up with it. "look at me while i fuck you." she demands, manhandling your jaw and forcing you to face her. her eyes were dark, a mixture of both lust and rage behind them. you couldn't help but feel intimidated by them, but she wouldn't let you look away and would lightly pinch you every time your gaze would avert.

anytime you'd make some bratty remark she'd immediately come to a halt and smack you, refusing to continue until you're begging her to fuck you again.

"watch your fucking mouth"

she'd completely destroy you with her strap-on. "you're all mine." she says, with her silicone cock pumping in and out of you. "you wish." she doesn't take too kindly to your rejection. the pace in her thrusts increase, pulling out entirely just to slam her cock back into you. her palms are pressed against your throat, using your neck to support herself up. her demeanor going from irate to satisfied when she noticed the way your jaw slacked open and your eyes rolled to the back of your head, tears falling from the corner of your eyes as you laid beneath her completely powerless.

you'd attempt to spit insults at her, but they'd just come out as slurred, incoherent whimpers.

"what was that? i can't understand you when you're crying."

ellie notices how close you are to cumming, and stops, teasing at your entrance just enough to earn a sob from you. "you wanna cum? you gotta earn it." "please don't do this ellie." "beg me." "ellie, please." "you call that begging?" she scoffs, grazing your clit with her tip, earning a jolt from you. "please let me cum, i'm begging you," "huh?" "fuck, ellie- please let me cum, i'm begging you just please fuck me." you can't help but sob. "atta girl."

she turns you over and continues to fuck you from the back, pulling a fistful of your hair and jerking your head back, refusing to release the grip she has on you while she pounds into you.

it doesn't take long for you to reach your climax, releasing your liquids all over her. it doesn't stop her though, she continues to assault your pussy, her pace stays the same. "ellie, i came already," you say breathlessly, barely able to hold yourself up anymore. "i don't care."

she makes you cum again, and again, and again, your legs are trembling, your face is buried in the sheets. you physically cannot hold yourself up anymore. "ellie... please," you cry, a stream of tears falling from your eyes.

she finally pulls out and stops. a sigh of relief escapes your lips. she flips you over, a smug look on her face. "did you really think i was done?"

she makes her way in-between your legs, her tongue immediately finds your clit. your hips buckle at the slightest touch. you desperately try to pull away from her, but she wraps her arms around your thighs and continues to stimulate your bundle of nerves.

"if you only you were as sweet as you taste."

you were too fatigued and dizzy to fight back, you grabbed a fistful of the sheets and practically screamed as she continued to force orgasms out of you.

"e-ellie i can't" you whine. "one more," she pleads before pressing small shapes into your clit with her tongue.

she earns one more orgasm from you, feeling accomplished but also remorseful seeing how fucked out and exhausted you are after making you suffer through so many of them, showing her compassion in aftercare.

she meets her face with yours and softly but passionately places her lips on yours, encouraging you taste all the leftover juices you left on her mouth before dissapearing to grab you a towel and help clean up your mess.

she would spoon you from behind and leave gentle kisses on your neck while you recover. her spiteful behavior from before, completely withdrawn.

you were confused by the amount of affection she was giving you, but you were too tired to resist. in fact, you found yourself melting into her touch, and ultimately falling asleep in her arms.

enemies to lovers type beat

[mywifeellie]

please do a stoner hc for ellie and abby!! i need to know!!!

Okay I finally have free time (I promise I didn't forget you <33)

Here's a few for each of them

Ellie:

Prefers joints and Using a Dab Rig

Likes to roll her own joints

Takes really big drags like she's speed running to get high

Would have just a few glass pieces, but they're really fun looking

Loves to get high just one on one with others, because she feel like she can really get to know someone like that

Big fan of getting cross faded, not a fan of owning up to what she did while she was cross faded (Saying Silly Girl Shit)

Can blow Smoke rings

Abby:

Prefers Edibles, especially sweets

Buy prerolls because she never bothered to learn to roll

Prefers to take her time and just be a little high steadily for a while

Prefers to smoke in a group with friends and share, likes being the mostly sober one who make sure the rest of them have snacks and water

Except when she choses to have Eddies alone with you

Then she get loud and flirty, and probably takes more than she's used to.

"This edible ain't shit" *One hour later she is begging you to go out for food while barely being able to speak a full sentence and can't stand up stright*

18+ only, ageless blogs will be blocked

[fawnedolly]

Just thinking about dealer!ellie teaching me how to smoke a blunt while sitting on her lap :(( need

[seethesunny]

Tess and Joel celebrating each other’s birthdays not bc it matters but bc they never do something nice and maybe it's the perfect excuse for it.

So imagine how awful the first time Tess gifted him something went.

Imagine Jackson!Joel feeling so beaten in the latest days of August.

[calicoheartz]

hi! how are you?? i was wondering if you can write some hcs of dating ellie? thanks!!!!!

A Love like No Other ; Ellie Williams

summary : just dating hcs of you and ellie !

warnings : tooth-rotting fluff 🦷

master list ㇀♡

a/n : I’m doing great anon! Tysm for asking and requesting this!! im so excited to start writing more for abby & ellie 🥰 enjoy ! ◡̈

gestures of affection ;

Ellie might not always express it verbally , but rather show her love through small gestures.

Whether it is finding a rare book she thinks you would like, or creating a sweet gift out of scavenged materials

quiet moments ;

I feel like Ellie would definitely cherish quiet moments with you !

even if it’s just watching the sunset on a rooftop, sitting by a crackling fire , or even just sharing your stories with dreams. She’d do anything if meant being with you

trust and vulnerability ;

Ellie values honesty and openness, especially in a relationship

Over time , she eventually learns how to open up about her past , sharing her fears and insecurities with you. And you do the same

cute little things you both do ;

she definitely has a knack for finding old cd, and she LOVES sharing her findings with you. You both would most definitely dance together in an abandoned room

you guys absolutely loveeee learning together!! You both will often spend nights / evenings together reading old books or practicing new skills ; such as playing guitar or practicing a new language

lowkeyyyy hc her as little spoon 😬

You guys grow together !!! Your bond strengthens with every obstacle you overcome , which eventually leads to the both of you becoming each others rock. Finding both strength and solace in your love for one another ❤️

Ellie definitely teaches you some combat and survival skills, and she enjoys teaching you some of her tricks. You both might spend an afternoon practicing shooting or stealth tactics, while also bonding over your shared skill set

she definitely makes you roasted coffee in the morning !

wakes you up with sweet little kisses ❤️

will definitely surprise you with romantic candlelit dinners , using whatever ingredients she has to create a special mean amidst their harsh world

supporting eachother ;

since you both have had your fair share of trauma , you both obviously support eachother through your struggles

Ellie listens, comforts, and encourages you and you do the same for her! Knowing you both can rely on eachother no matter what

conflict resolution ;

Ellie is stubborn and can be hot-headed at times. During arguments , you normally help her see different perspectives while also being patient and understand

I feel like sometimes she’d apologize first but not always

anywho! that’s it for today folks. sooo happy to start writing for tlou! tysm for reading

[elliewlums]

can you write general hcs of ellie williams x reader ♥️

ellie williams hcs <3

content warnings: smut implied + briefly described, use of a strap on, possessive!ellie😩

ellie is the QUEEN of casual dominance. a hand on the small of your back to guide you, a warning look to keep you in check in public, fingers pinching your chin and tilting your head up when she talks to you. when you really act up, she even crouches, elbows poised on her knees as she reprimands you (it always ends in an apology. and some other things…)

such an ass girl. astronomically so. grabs it with both hands when you walk in front of her and admires how the flesh moulds and squishes under her slender fingers. when you bend over, she pretends to fuck you from behind, moaning and groaning like a pornstar until you swat her away and grumble an exasperated “quit it, el.”

she’s definitely a night owl; ellie’s a light sleeper. she tosses and turns and sometimes gets up in the middle of the night for a walk. but now she has you - her sleepy girl - she’s far more still, in efforts to keep you asleep and comfortable if nothing else.

JEALOUS JEALOUS JEALOUS GIRLLLL. so very possessive over you; she has a seriously short fuse when guys try anything with you whatsoever, likes to keep you close and tucked into her side. will stand between you and other people if she feels threatened. and she is liable to start swinging if she feels it necessary. you spend many nights after parties patching her up, perched on her lap as you dab at her bloody face with a damp cloth. (p.s: it always ends in sex.)

she’s also possessive in the nature that she just loves to have you close all the time. if you stray too far away or talk to someone else for too long, she will pout like a child.

she likes to hold the back of your neck when you’re walking; it keeps you close and touching just how she likes. plus, it gives her the perfect grip to pull you back and kiss you whenever she feels like it.

such a dom. loves to make you work during sex until you’re crying and all tired out and pushing halfheartedly back onto her strap. she eventually takes pity on you, but not until she makes you beg and whine beautifully for her plastic cock.

calls you cute pet names just to watch you fluster and hide behind your hands. she coos out a ‘baby,” and suddenly you’re shy and flushed white-hot. it makes her absolutely ravenous to get her hands on you.

[hatosaur]

have u ever consider drawing cat?

many times! could never really get around to it tho so thanks for the excuse!

i like to think of cat as a very free spirit. based on what little we get of her, she seems very communicative, proud, unashamed of herself nor her relationship with ellie to the point of telling her mom openly. in my mind, they kinda snowballed into a rocker/punk vibe. a smooth talker, major extrovert, a very extreme opposite to ellie; it's probably what drew them together.

lots of people don't know that cat's design as we see it in the photo was actually based on/inspired by some old vis dev concepts for dina by concept artist hyoung taek nam, where she was originally asian, which is a fun fact i like to tote around. i dig the choppy hair and adapted it for my own design; to me that's quintessential cat!

people tend to make cat a bitch or someone who uncomfortably pushes ellie's boundaries, and i get that they're trying to come up with a reason why they would break up but it doesn't seem fair at all. the one time they discuss her, ellie doesn't seem angry or standoffish about cat at all, just kinda views it as done business. you know ellie, if she didn't like someone, she'd trash on them big time.

i think dina not liking was only a mere indication that she's been jealous of her while they were dating, not that cat sucks! her reactions to dina being standoffish and flaking on ellie were honestly understandable.

another depiction of her is the victim in their relationship, the scorned ex-girlfriend who took a backseat to ellie and dina's friendship, which i'm not fond of either. lol i know ellie's a fuck-up but i don't think she's that much of a fuck-up. i like to think they really were into each other because they gave each other what they other was lacking. granted, i do think ellie couldn't manage the visibility of her attraction to dina in a way that cat couldn't see and it caused a drift but i think it was an amicable, if awkward, breakup. it was baby's first steady relationship, they're not quite meant to last.

also, ummmm, apparently cat was supposed to be at the dance scene and have a "sassy" convo with ellie and i wish it was in the game, i wanna see sassy ex behavoirrrrr.

[elliescrybaby]

Ellie with a clingy gf? like y/n always wants to be with ellie and would deadass cry if ellie is gone for too long 😭😭 i thibk clingy y/n would love kisses , 24/7 always has to have her lips or ellie’s lips on eachother lol

hcs of ellie x clingy!gf

she would tease you for your clinginess even if she’s just as clingy, she doesn’t show it like you do but hell it’s there

when she plays games, you’d randomly climb on her lap and say “missed you, els” with that pretty pout of yours

and she would kiss the frowning away and say “bunny, we are literally in the same room.”

CONSTANT REASSURANCE.

“no need to worry, sweet girl. M’ not going anywhere, i promise.”

her expressing that she actually likes your clinginess

“love it when you’re clingy like this, so cute and only i get to see that? What a lucky girl i am, sweetheart.”

when you call her at night because you had a nighmare or you just miss her touch, she’s there in a second

“hey, it was just a bad dream. I’m here, aren’t i? Oh, pretty girl.”

“you missed me, huh? Poor baby.” “ellie stop teasing :(“

when you’re with a group, you’re ALWAYS sitting either in her lap, or between your legs

when you’re on her lap, she has her hand on your thigh, squeezing it to let you know that she’s here with you

“you okay, baby? Say when you want to leave and we are going.”

when you’re sitting between her legs, you head would be pressed on her thigh and her hand would firmly but softly hold your jaw

“gonna cuddle you right when we get home, m’kay? That’s my good girl.”

She knows you need alot of attention and she’d always display affection to you wether it’s with small gestures and whispers in public, or soft touches when you two are alone

[mariatesstruther]

maria miller facts that are 100% true because i said so - for @clickergossip because you’ve been feeding me so well

she was the copy editor of her high school yearbook AND a cheerleader AND captain of the debate team

she still does her stretches every couple of days even post-2003, so even in her 40s she can still do some flips, a backbend, the splits, and a pretty decent toe touch

tommy is a big fan of this 😏

she TOO used to smuggle and do some shady, morally dubious stuff when she was living in a QZ with her father, mostly to keep them both fed and safe and healthy. she never tells him, and he never finds out. the first time she admits this to anyone in jackson is to tommy after he tells her about his past with joel and tess

while the world ended she was at work all day, while kevin was at home with her husband. she never fully found out what happened to them; all she has is that, by the time she got home, the house was trashed and there was blood all over her floor and her walls. she tries her best not to think about this at all

she and dina’s older sister talia are best friends. after talia is killed, maria pledges to herself that she’ll watch out for dina as much as she possibly can, and she basically ends up being dina’s #1 supporter during the pregnancy and first year with JJ. she and dina trade stories about talia and promise to make sure JJ knows how amazing his auntie tal was

sometimes JJ reminds maria so much of kevin that she has to step out of the room

maria has a secret stash of weed that her and talia kept in a jar under a loose floorboard in her house. she rolls joints with rose petals 🌹

maria is lowkey extremely scared of horses, but she doesn’t tell anyone for the sake of keeping up her reputation. one day when she and tommy are cleaning out the stables, a snake startles one of the horses so bad it bucks and kicks over a metal barrel. maria jumps so high and screams so loud it startles tommy, too, and suddenly he and her and this fucking horse are all needing to take a deep goddamn breath together. when she finally admits it, he’s like: ??????? ive seen u ride and get on a horse like you were born on a farm????? what?????

still, from then on, tommy is almost always at maria’s side when she has to mount and dismount her horse. because he talked to a few certain people about a few certain things, she pretty much exclusively rides this calm, beautiful blonde thoroughbred named cleo

maria first recognizes joel in ep 1x06 by his accent and the cadence of his voice. it’s so close to tommy that it immediately throws her, and when he says he’s looking for his brother, well—she obviously needs to know his mf name right away

maria needs to move closer to joel on her horse in that scene because she is severely nearsighted. homegirl needs glasses BAD. she can’t see for shit

tommy searches for glasses for her on every patrol. it is his ultimate life’s goal to find his wife some mf corrective lenses

it takes maria three weeks to convince tommy she is okay to go out on patrols while pregnant. it’s not like he’s being controlling or anything, but her pregnancy is very triggering for him anxiety- and nightmare-wise, and she wants to wait until both of them are comfortable with the decision before she takes any risks. they both settle on the compromise that it feels safe enough for her to go out on patrols with larger groups, as long as they stick to areas that have already been cleared of infected and are accompanied by the dogs

maria is a cat person. she would take care of her neighborhood strays as a kid. by year 10 in jackson, there is a thriving colony of strays that basically live out of her and tommy’s tool-turned-cat-shed at the back of their house

along with tommy, the entirety of the jackson community is invested in making sure maria has a safe and peaceful pregnancy. people start going to tommy and joel with problems that used to come to her, and part of it really annoys her because she knows she’s just as capable as she’s always been. still, a larger deeper part of her is deathly terrified to have this baby, so she ultimately appreciates the extra help and rest

she doesn’t ever tell joel or ellie, but she has a Very Emotional Pregnancy-Brain Breakdown because she’s anxious that ellie will never like her and joel will never like her and then tommy will leave and she’ll be alone with a baby she id scared to have and then the baby will never like her, either. it takes tommy an hour to calm her down—by the end of it, he’s crying a little bit too. he hugs her and kisses her and promises that he’ll never, ever leave—that’s it’s in his dna, his blood, to love her, just as much as it’s in his blood to be joel’s brother—and that he’ll spend his life at her and their child’s side. she believes him

when he does leave in tlou 2, she goes into their bedroom and trashes it completely—rips all the clothes out the closet, pulls down the dressers and shelves, throws his stupid fucking knick-knacks at the walls until they break, strips their bed her bed and rips the sheets. she locks herself in her home and doesn’t speak to anyone for two days; it’s the longest in jackson history that maria goes without working, aside from the week baby miller was born. the members of jackson make sure to leave her alone

when tommy gets back, she continues to refuse to speak to him while simultaneously sitting at his beside in the infirmary for a week straight

seth and maria have had beef that literally stems from the very start of establishing jackson. he’s just a fucking ass. FUCK seth like i will make a whole post about her beef with seth

maria and joel have mutual hate for seth. we’ve discussed this already over here lmfao, they get together and drink and talk shit about him at least twice a week while tommy and ellie have mischief time

sometimes maria and ellie will hear joel or tommy say some southernism that’s so unfamiliar and twangy to them it’s ridiculous, and together they instantly break out into hyper-exaggerated accents to mock them. the miller boys rolls their eyes but they obviously find it to be pretty adorable and hilarious

maria and ellie are not allowed to be on the same team for board game night anymore because they win everything and it is no fun for tommy >:(

tommy does metalsmithing and makes trinkets and jewelry with charms for maria whenever she gets the chance. the first time he makes a loc charm for her, she cries

maria knows how to make those cool patterned woven bracelets out of string and yarn. she teaches ellie how to make some so that she can make valentine’s day bracelets for dina

she visits jackson’s preschool sometimes and it’s so fun because all the jackson littles absolutely LOVE her. at first they think she’s kinda scary because she’s the Serious Boss Lady everybody and their families talk to upon first entering jackson, but one day at the beginning of the schoolyear she comes in and shows the preschoolers that she can do a cartwheel—from then on they’re all absolutely obsessed

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more latino joel miller hc’s for your troubles

selena fan through and through, him and tommy, their “COMO LA FLOOOOOORRRR” harmony so perfect

we joke about joel being anti vax bc of tlou events but latino joel truly does swear by sana sana

that one vine is ellie and joel

ellie: SHUT UP

joel: dramatic pause

joel: a quién está diciendo shut up to, a MI me estás diciendo shut up

ellie doesn’t know what it means except that she’s in trouble

post outbreak joel figures out how to grow grapes in jackson just so he can celebrate new years w his family again and have his twelve silly little grapes at midnight

“this is not for wine”

“joel you literally grew so many grapes”

“this is NOT for wine”

back to the selena thing bidi bidi bom bom is his drunk karaoke song

joel calls tommy “tomás” constantly just to annoy him

joel “tex mex is better than anything southern california has to offer” miller

bonus joel x reader: you’re from california and this is your enemies to lovers origin story