Some wonderful TLOU fic-writing person, please take idea out of my head because it is occupying all of the space in my brain.
We all know I’m obsessed with the idea of the Bill/Frank and Joel/Tess friendship SO HOWS-ABOUT-THIS:
- Goes without saying, but obviously the friendship is pre-established before this would start.
- It’s Frank’s birthday and, now that he has friends, he wants to have a garden dinner party. He’s wanted to do this for a while. Now that Joel and Tess are around sometimes, he finally has his chance.
- There’s nothing Frank wants more than for this to be a real shin-fucking-dig. Instead of any gifts, his soul focus is convincing everyone to look presentable. He has formal-ish clothes for everyone to pick from.
- Grumpy Apocalypse Boyfriends™️—Joel and Bill—MUMBLE AND GRUMBLE about having to dress up, but ultimately want to make their Actual Rays of Sunshine™️—Tess and Frank—happy.
- I’m thinking Bill and Frank in their suits. Joel in, like, black plants and a nice dressy shirt. He fits in Frank’s clothes as seen in the show. And Tess is in a dress. A simple sundress, that Frank found in the shop. But then Frank wants to style her hair to make it a bit more formal.
- Joel asking Bill to play The Gambler on piano, and them heatedly debating over which version is better (Johnny Cash or Kenny Rogers).
- Speaking of music, the vibes for this evening are impeccable. Think:
Dancing in the Moonlight (King Harvest)
Sundown (Gordon Lightfoot)
Danny’s Song (Loggins & Messina)
It’s Too Late (Carole King)
We’ve Got Tonight (Bob Seger version)
Walkin’ After Midnight (Patsy Cline)
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Bill & Frank (The Last of Us) | When we're older
I’m old... I’m satisfied..
And you, were my purpose
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my bf is making me watch the last of us. i know zip about the series but he’s played both games multiple times but. oh boy. ohhh boy.
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dude why did the last episode of tlou have to be so heartbreakingly beautiful 🥺
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I already saw some people (on Twitter) say: this is finally some good gay representation and not just representation for the sake of representation“
And I am so close to riot. Because the only gay representation they are willing to call „good“ is a melancholic one where both die in the end.
Disclaimer: I know it is a good episode I just see a pattern here.
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I know everyone is talking about Bill and Frank, and for good reason! but I see no one talking about the heart-wrenching part when Ellie reads the suicide note and Joel has to step out and take a second to process alone because he doesn’t want Ellie to see him upset.
It’s a very subtle performance from Pedro but it’s so effective. He steps out and you see his stone-faced expression shift just that little bit and it’s obvious he’s grappling with, and grieving for his lost friends and Tess, and his failure to protect who he loves yet again. And the worst part is it really cements that he is deeply wounded by grief but he feels he can’t trust/doesn’t deserve anyone to bare the weight of his emotions and be his crutch when he’s hurting.
And then he just moves on, goes and gets the car, grabs Ellie, leaves. He doesn’t linger. He doesn’t let himself sit in self-pity, because he doesn’t think his pain is worth anything.
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