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    a half-step to the left by

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

    26 May 2023

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    It’s not that Ellie means to stalk the couple she catches lurking in the shadows at 1 in the morning after sneaking out of her dorm because sitting in the room alone was making it hard to breathe, but fellow curfew-breakers can hardly expect privacy. All’s fair in love and rule-breaking or whatever their English teacher said in one of the rare classes when they were learning something not related to FEDRA policy.

    And there’s something in the way the man holds his hand out to help pull the woman up over a crumbled brick wall that she just can’t look away from.

    There’s a gentleness there despite his size and obvious strength that makes her breath catch for just a second. It’s too far for her to hear what they’re saying, but the woman says something with a little half-smile and presses her hand to the man’s shoulder, and the casual affection of the gesture fills her with a nameless want.

    So, trailing them at a distance it is.

    (AU in which Ellie follows Joel and Tess around and meets them with no Fireflies involved)

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    sanguine by

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

    19 Mar 2023

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    He knows from the moment he sees Joel helping the girl down from the horse she’s on that something’s up. There’s an ease to the movement that says he almost certainly helped her up on the horse as well, and the way she moves with absolute trust that he won’t let her fall says there’s a bond there that’s had time to develop.

    The girl sticks close to Joel’s side, eyes wary, as he guides her back over.

    “This is Ellie,” Joel says before turning to her. “This is my brother, T-”

    “Tommy, yeah. I heard. Not all of us have shit ears, grandpa.”

    He blinks at the comment, but Joel doesn’t seem offended, even as he rolls his eyes.

    This is his second hint.

    (Ellie and Joel from Tommy's POV, ft. some jelly Ellie, Ellie whump, and family bonding)

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    ghosts of the living by

    Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain America (Movies), Captain America - All Media Types  

    19 Feb 2017

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    This is a terrible idea.

    The medical tent is full of men, littered with the wounded that just rolled up, following men busy bellowing Captain America! over and over. You had seen him then, making eyes at you even though he'd been ragged as a stray dog, bleeding in ripped clothes. It isn't the first time a soldier has looked at you like a little bit of home he wants to touch, and you know it won't be the last. He'd smiled and nodded politely, but the slick curve of his mouth let you know just what kind of man you'd be dealing with later.

    And true to form, when you pluck the dog tags off his chest to match the name to the one you've scribbled on his chart, he runs a finger delicately over your hand and says, The name's Bucky.

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    the american revolution by

    Fandom: Actor RPF, Captain America (Movies) RPF, Marvel Cinematic Universe RPF, Thor (Movies) RPF

    11 Aug 2015

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    name a thing, and you own a piece of it by ,

    Fandoms: Dune (2021), Dune - All Media Types  

    13 May 2024

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    The whispers of his name grow into chants. Muad’Dib. Muad'Dib. Muad'Dib. She could kill a thousand men, and still the first one after would utter his name. It is pointless to run from it, to hide from it. She knows this. She does not bother with lying to herself about a truth as fundamental as this. She cannot escape him.

    But for a time, life is simple.

    And then it is not.

    Or — Chani, in the aftermath.

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    03 Jun 2024