#and because theyre not living together together it makes them miss eachother more organically

[mariatesstruther]

okay but what if maria used to have a strained relationship with her dad and she tells ellie about it after ellie and joel stop talking. and ellie is like????? i thought u adored your dad wtf how did u forgive him?? what happened??

and maria tells her what helped, that moving out and becoming her own person with her own space really helped open her up. and THATS how they get the idea to convert the garage into ellie’s space

#maria suggests not living on top of eachother will ease the strain and pressure of them not talking #and it does #and it helps #it forces them to communicate bc they have to split up house rations like toiletries and grocries and stuff #and because theyre not living together together it makes them miss eachother more organically #they start checking in a little as father and daughter again #like hey how was your day how was school did you sleep well last night #joel used to be able to hear when she tossed and turned but now that shes moved how he has to ask #stuff like that slowly and surely brings them back together #just ellie being able to learn from maria #THATS HER MF MOTHER #tlou #maria miller #maria and ellie #ellie williams #joel and ellie #joel miller #maria and joel best friend agenda #hes sad about her moving out but also gets it and is one hundred perfext on board with her doing whatever she needs to feel good #the millers #the tispy bison #ideas #okay i rlly will draft this onw bc i LOVE a cyclical theme