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ninebluehearts · 1 year

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What about Joel and reader settling into life in Jackson? Bonus if you add in Joel’s sheep farm dream. -🥰

Aww, omg I love this!! Definitely adding Joel's sheep farm dream-

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You sat in an old wooden rocking chair in front of your living room window, multitasking between knitting hats for the other citizens and watching the neighborhood children play in the snow outside of you and Joel's little one-story home in the commune. Tommy and Maria had gifted it to you not long after your arrival, hoping it would help bring back some form of normality to your lives.

It had only been six weeks since you, Joel, and Ellie returned from Utah without a vaccine, and things were still a bit rocky. Though you didn't want to lie to Ellie about why they "couldn't" make the vaccine, Joel had been able to convince you to go along with his lie at the time.

There was an obvious strain on the relationships between the three of you that stemmed from the guilt you and Joel shared, but also Ellie's disappointment and obliviousness. She needed a reason to be special and you and Joel took that reason away just because you couldn't live with yourselves if you let her die.

But now she has friends, a family, her very own tiny house; hell, it's everything she's ever wanted. And that's what made things easy enough for you to live with. At least she's happy; for the most part.

You were pulled from your thoughts by the loud clomp, clomp, clomp, of Joel's snow boots thundering throughout the small one-story home Tommy and Maria had gifted the two of you. He had been out all morning and afternoon scanning the surrounding area of the commune for infected with Tommy and a couple of other guys.

"How did it go?" You asked as you started packing up your knitting supplies, your back aching from behind hunched over for the past few hours.

"Fine. Scanned every inch of them woods and found nothin' but snow and leaves." Joel replied, hanging up his coat and taking off his boots before making his way over to your chair, gently resting his forearm on the corner of the head piece. "What've you been busying yourself with today?"

"Hats." You stood up from your chair, stretching your arms above your head as muffled popping sounds emitted from your back. You sighed with relief, the dull ache that had slowly gotten worse as you worked finally started to subside. "By the way, have you seen Ellie today? I haven't seen her since dinner yesterday." You picked up your box of supplies with a huff, walking across the room to set it on the dining room table.

"No, but I'm going over there tonight to help her practice some more. I'm sure she wouldn't mind you taggin' along." Joel walked over to stand behind you, wrapping his arms around your waist as his chin rested on your shoulder. "She's gettin' real good. Don't tell her I said that though."

You both let out a chuckle at that, your head resting against his. "Secret's safe with me." You mumbled before pressing a kiss to his cheek, your hand cradling the other against your palm. "I have a surprise for you."

"Oh yeah?" Joel began to gently kiss your neck, his hands slowly moving down to hold your hips.

"I've been talking to Tommy. He's talking about expanding the town; making more room for the gardens and such.

"Mhm.." Joel was only half listening, beginning to gently bite at your neck.

You let out a soft gasp, trying to focus on what you were saying. "He also said they found some sheep in a field nearby." You forced yourself to pull away from his embrace, turning to look him in the eyes. "He said he was looking for someone to look after them.."

Joel thought for a moment, his eyes lighting up once he figured out what you were hinting at. "Really? Why didn't he say anything before?"

"Because we were talking about it, and I said you had always wanted to have your very own sheep farm, so he asked me to ask you about it." You wrapped your arms around his neck, a huge smile on both of your lips. "So, what do you think?"

"I think you're the greatest woman I've ever met." Joel pressed his lips against yours, surging with excitement. "Damnit, I'm so in love with you, darlin'."

You giggled at how excited he was- how happy he is. "I love you too, baby."

Joel suddenly picked you up. "I think I need to show you just how thankful I am."

You kissed his cheek, leaning your forehead against his. "I think you do too."

Joel hurried towards the bedroom, both of you giggling like children on the way. Even though it was the end of the world, somehow you and Joel found a way to make things work like you always did.

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eyrieofsynapses · 6 months

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tagged by @falderaletcetera, tysm!!! <3 been a while since I've done one of these. I am So Fucking Tired rn and this is actually a good thing bc I won't overthink this (...as much as I usually do), y'all get off-the-cuff Synapse for once.

Favorite color: blue! Blue blue blue, doesn't really matter the shade, but particularly the color of the sky (ik it's tempting but don't go there I'm too tired rn) just after sunset, the deep rich blue.

Currently reading: Stars, Hide Your Fires by Jessica Mary Best (aka the fabulous creator and writer of the podcast The Strange Case of Starship Iris). I'm adoring it! Queer lesbian sci-fi murder mystery heist, hell yeah. Also the PRETTIEST cover art.

Last song: "Far East Suite" from the first album of the original soundtrack for Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, because the show has a gorgeous soundtrack and several songs are on my instrumental wind-down playlist.

Last series: The X-Files. No I haven't finished it, probably won't because holy shit it's so long. I enjoyed the first season and am feeling meh midway through the second one; it's a bit dark for my tastes, but I love Scully and Mulder's dynamic. I've put it down for the moment because of a lack of time and some of the episodes were getting to me (which is just a generalized problem for me, not the fault of the show).

(...I just realized I actually last rewatched an FMAB episode for brain cooldown. whatever, X-Files is the new one)

Last movie: oh boy. Rocky Horror Picture Show, because it's the Halloween season and thus a queer club tradition; I've seen most of it before but this was my first full watch. Friends described it as a fever dream, which is frankly a wild understatement. Wouldn't dream of watching it on my own, definitely fun to watch it in a room full of other queer people who are whispering jokes, especially when some of them haven't seen it.

Currently working on: uhhh soooo many things. Minecraft house? (I play single player peaceful/easy to unwind.) I just finished oxidizing a bunch of copper for my ceiling (I am a perpetual hobbit hole/hobbit-hole-adjacent person bc fuck exteriors) and it looks lovely. Oh, actually, bubble elevator to get up the massive cliff side I'm stuck next to. Tis the season for experimenting whether or not I can get a mule up and down it.

ok I needed to be in bed ages ago and I got things to do. off to Be An Adult (The Horrors) but first:

taggin some peeps ik and some random peeps from my activity: @mahpotatoequeen @glassfullofsass @jadenebula @hepalien @eater-of-hopes-and-dreams @spill-that-anxietea @snowglyphss (and @magiclynx I see you have already been tagged but I am poking you anyway <3)

#tag games #synapse talks

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