❝ didn’t think i’d ever see you again. ❞
some meme. send me more
he’s been missing for days , a patrol gone wrong and all paths blocked by an unexpected herd of infected . there had only been one option , to keep going forward and try to deter them . kill them without making too much racket and lead them away from the community . joel isn’t sure just how long he’s been gone but he’s tired , hungry , and bruised to hell by the time he does make it back .
someone in the distance overseeing the gates yells about his return . ❝ it’s JOEL!! he’s back! Go get Tommy! now! ❞
his stride is weak and just by the way the residents swarm him they could see it to . it’s not in joel to need this many people around him , fussing over him . just get him home so he can take a nice hot shower and get some food in him and he’ll be just fine . hands go to push past them and AWAY from his personal space and when he does ?? it makes way for ellie to move in ,
her green eyes wide with concern and relief . her words sink deep into his heart and she’s the only one he ever pulls into a hug . ❝ you should know by now that i’m too stubborn t’ die . a couple of infected can’t get me down . ❞ he’ll just leave out the fact that it was way more than a couple and once he tells tommy what he saw . well , they’ll just go from there .













