Tumgik
#tlou sam
jadeinretrogrde · 1 year
Text
Tumblr media
bruh wtf
25K notes · View notes
hatosaur · 1 year
Text
Tumblr media
(with tears blinding my vision) w-wip of ellie and super sam......
1K notes · View notes
tadpole-art · 1 year
Text
Tumblr media
Endure and Survive
2K notes · View notes
stevenrogered · 1 year
Text
Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media
Lamar Johnson & Keivonn Woodard as Henry & Sam THE LAST OF US | 1x05, "Endure and Survive”
+ Bonus:
Tumblr media Tumblr media
821 notes · View notes
mjpens · 1 year
Text
Tumblr media
They’re superheroes
570 notes · View notes
Text
So, remember how Neil Druckmann said the first TLOU was a game about love? Well, if we’re to apply that to the show:
1) Episode 1: Father-daughter love (from a blood-related angle)
2) Episode 2: Best friends/partners love (potentially romantic but also works from a platonic perspective)
3) Episode 3: Romantic love from beginning to end
4) Episode 4: Father-daughter love (from an adopted angle)
5) Episode 5: Brotherly/sibling love
6) Episode 6: How we show love to the people close to us, even if it causes conflict (Joel tries to leave Ellie to protect her, Ellie refuses to leave Joel because she feels safe with him)
7) Episode 7: Romantic love that is tragically cut short / friendship that grows into something more
8) Episode 8: How love can be twisted into something horrible (manipulation, sadism, abuse, etc)
9) Episode 9: The lengths we’ll go to protect our loved ones
731 notes · View notes
ren-nolasco · 1 year
Photo
Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media
732 notes · View notes
halfmoth-halfman · 1 year
Text
neil druckmann is gonna have to endure and survive these fuckin hands cause after that ep it’s on sight
267 notes · View notes
dyingroses · 11 months
Photo
Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media
The Last of Us + some AO3 tags
172 notes · View notes
4d-teevee · 6 months
Text
been replaying tlou recently and listening to the hbo podcast, couldn’t think of anything to draw and so i drew some of the cast for the show :]
Tumblr media
sam’s role in the show was so impactful for me and listening to the podcast has made me feel so happy about how they went about casting his role
88 notes · View notes
xxsp3llb0undxx · 1 year
Text
Years go by, without you by my side
Joel Miller x Wife!Reader [2.6k]
Summary: 20 years had passed since the day everything went to shit, Joel lost everything; he was a recluse - or so he thought.
WARNING: GORE ,, INFECTION ,, BLOOD ,, VOMIT ,, MENTIONS OF DEATH ,, SWEARING ,, ONE SIDED LOVE ,, UNREQUITED LOVE ,, SLIGHT TOMMY X READER
MASTERLIST TLOU
Life was good before all of this mess, Joel was happily married and his daughter, Sarah, finally had a mother figure in her life to teach her everything she needed to know about being a woman. The first time Sarah had gotten her period, Joel was terrified; his baby was hurting and she wouldn't stop crying, he had no clue what to do but then Y/n stepped in and guided Sarah through it all. She had made sure the young girl was fully stocked up on pads, chocolate, pain killers and a hot water bottle. Joel had never felt so grateful to have another woman in his life that his daughter could talk to about the things he didn't have a clue about.
The small moments between his wife and daughter made his heart swoon, he was scared Sarah wouldn't approve of their relationship at the start and he would've completely gave up on his love life if his daughter was ever uncomfortable. But, luckily for him, his daughter instantly clicked with Y/n, they were suck at the hip. Everywhere Y/n went, Sarah would be trailing behind, rambling on about random things earning the softest of smiles from the older woman. When Joel and Y/n broke the news to Sarah about them getting married, she was ecstatic. Her smile huge, eyes sparkling. Her happy squeals filled the air, she was practically bouncing off the walls at the news of her dad finally being happy.
Well, that was 3 years ago. A lot had happened in those years, Y/n and Joel tried for a baby but their luck wasn't working. Until it did. It was September 26th, 2003 - Joel's 36th birthday. Y/n had woke up feeling sick, rushing out of bed and into the bathroom down the hall. Last nights dinner coming back up. The noise of her throwing up must've woke up Joel, as he opened their bedroom door and carefully made his way down the hall to the bathroom, Y/n was hunched over the toilet as she continued to throw up into the toilet bowl. Joel crouched down beside her, rubbing his palm up and down Y/n's back, the gesture made the older woman lift her head up from the toilet bowl and look over at Joel; his hair was all over the place, eyes half lidded.
"You okay, sweet pea?" Joel's voice was laced with sleep, his Texan accent more noticeable. Y/n looked at Joel with teary eyes, she hated the feeling of being sick; the feeling of being an inconvenience to everyone around. Joel brought his wife into his chest, wrapping his warps around her smaller frame. "Hey, don't cry darlin' everything's going to be okay." They stayed like that on the bathroom floor for what felt like hours, until Sarah started banging on the slab of wood telling her parents to hurry up so she could get ready for school.
Tumblr media
After the whole ordeal in the bathroom, Y/n had went downstairs as Sarah had finished getting ready; telling her dad he had 15 minutes before she had to leave for school. The aroma of dark roast coffee filled the kitchen, making Sarah fake gagging noise. "I don't get how you and dad can drink that stuff." The small comment made the older woman laugh. Before Y/n could reply, the sound of boots hitting against the wooden stairs brought her focus to the staircase to see Joel ready for work, his hair slightly damp form the shower he had. Sarah hugged her father and wished him a happy birthday, not forgetting to bully him over his age.
Once they had eaten breakfast, Sarah had ran upstairs to get something, neither of her parents knew what, though. Tommy was waiting in the truck as Joel gave a goodbye kiss to Y/n, telling her to take it easy today after her being sick an hour prior. Sarah bounded down the stairs and gave Y/n a hug before rushing out the door, the older woman stood in the doorway watching her little family drive off.
Y/n did some house cleaning throughout the day, preparing the the vegetables and chicken for dinner later that day. Another wave of sickness hit her again, she barely made it to the bathroom before she inevitably threw up her breakfast. She flushed the toilet and got up to brush her teeth for the second time that day. Y/n opened the cabinet where the Miller's kept painkillers and first aid things. Her eyes caught a white box on the top shelf, a pregnancy test. Y/n closed her eyes for a second before picking the box up and opening the packaging. She used the test and put on a timer for 5 minutes as instructed on the leaflet. When she checked after the timer went off, she saw two lines - Positive.
Tumblr media
A lot had happened in the space of Sarah and Joel coming home, and then Joel having to go get Tommy from the police station. The world fucking ended. There was fire everywhere, people were screaming as cars and trucks drove past them. Tommy was trying his best to find a way out, Sarah wouldn't stop asking questions about the things happening, Joel was panicking and he was right to do so, this was a fucked up nightmare. Then everything got worse, a plane fell from the sky the engines ablaze, and then the next thing anyone knows; the truck flips upside down, smoke pilling out of every nook it could escape from. Joel had gotten Sarah out on his side but Y/n and Tommy were trapped opposite them. "Joel, baby, don't panic. Keep Sarah safe, we will meet you guys down by the river. I love you." Those three little words sounded like the last time Joel would ever hear them from you, and maybe he was right to assume.
Tommy and Y/n walked along the streets, staying in the shadows to not draw unwanted attention to themselves. Tommy's hand clasped tightly around Y/n's, he would never admit it but he always had a thing for her before his older brother finally snatched her up for himself. The trek to the river took quite awhile, probably because of all the infected lurking around ready to pounce at any sound. Just before they had arrive, Tommy pulled Y/n back to the treeline and held her face in his hands, her eyes glistening with tears. "I want you to run, okay? I can't let you get hurt" - "Yes, I know you love Joel but you need to protect yourself at all costs, angel." With that, Tommy kissed the crown of Y/n's head and proceeded to walk over to the area he was supposed to meet his brother but before he could, Y/n tugged on his wrist and placed the pregnancy test in his hand. "Tell Joel I'm sorry and that I will love him until my last breath." Then she was gone. Tommy stared at the plastic stick in his hand, he swore he could hear his heart shatter.
Bang! A gunshot ripped through the air, cries and screams followed shortly after. "You're okay, baby girl. You're okay" - "I know it hurts but you gotta let me pick you up, okay baby?" Joel looked over to his brother, begging him to help but all Tommy could do was stand there looking lost. Sarah died in her fathers arms that night, her blood staining Joel's clothes and skin. He lost his daughter and his wife was probably dead, Tommy told him they got separated on their way to the river. "Before we got separated - she um, she told me to hang on to this for you, I know it's shit timing but I'm sure she would want you to know either way." Tommy gave his brother the pregnancy test, Joel took it with shaky hands as he stared in disbelief. He didn't know if he should be happy or angry, his daughter was dead but there was a chance he could still have some light in his life, only if he could find his love.
Tumblr media
20 years had passed since that fateful day. Y/n had been on her own for majority of the apocalypse, she gave birth to her daughter, Amelia, in a QZ in Atlanta. Y/n tried her best to do everything she could to provide as much of a normal life for her daughter but it was hard, it was hard without Joel or Tommy by her side. So when Amelia turned 16, she was taught how to use a gun and how to take down infected when it was necessary. Y/n had snuck out of the QZ one day with her now 19 year old daughter, and started heading in the direction of the only place she knew could keep her and her daughter safe. Wyoming.
The trek was long, Amelia begged her mother to let her take watch so Y/n could rest but she always waved her daughter off, she would destroy everything if anything were to ever happen to her baby. After 4 days of nonstop walking, they finally made it to Wyoming, but that was only the start. They had to make their way to Cody and find where Tommy was holed up this time, he cut all radio contact a couple weeks ago and it scared Y/n, Tommy was all she had left of her old life and she wasn't willing to give that up.
Amelia and Y/n had ran in to an elderly couple living in a cabin in the forest, they had kindly given them directions to where the two women needed to go, not without warning though. Y/n had bid her farewell to the elders and set off with her daughter in the direction of what she hoped to be the direction of Tommy's settlement. After getting past the "River of death", Amelia turned to her mother and pointed at a small camp fire in one of the cave by the river, Y/n being on guard when it came to other people being close, she grabbed her daughters wrist and pulled her along, telling her to just keep moving.
It was dusk by the time Y/n and Amelia had made it passed another river, they were going to continue when they heard footsteps approaching and the sounds of hooves in the distance. Y/n pulled her daughter close and drew her gun, aiming it in the direction of the fast approaching footsteps. After a couple minutes, a young brown eyed girl comes around the corner, she's with an older man, once she notices two guns pointed at her and her travelling partner, her eyes go wide and she fumbles for her own gun.
"Drop your guns or we will shoot." A soft Texan accent rips through the crisp air, Joel's ears perk up, he hasn't heard that voice in a long long time. He studies the older woman, taking in how her skin is paler in comparison to his own, her long hair hidden under a hat. Before he could say anything, the sound of an army of horses came galloping in their direction. Joel pushed Ellie behind him, he can't let anything happen to her, not after what happened to Sarah.
Tumblr media
"Put your guns down." The four people huddled in the middle of these thugs on horses, obeyed and dropped their guns to the ground. "Have any of you been around infected?" - "Now don't lie either, because my little helper here will rip you apart if he smells anything on you." Y/n and Amelia let the dog gladly sniff them and give them a quick once over before moving over to the other two behind them. The deep growl made a shiver run down Y/n's spine, she gripped onto her daughters hand, keeping her as close as possible. The dog had settled down after a couple seconds and Ellie had began laughing as he licked her face. "Well it looks like you've bought yourselves an extra 10 seconds." - "What are you doing here?"
Y/n let out a shaky breath before speaking but Joel had also spoke at the same time. "I'm here for Tommy" - "I'm looking for my brother." Joel looked over at Y/n, his assumptions had to be true, he finally found his wife after 20 years. The group rode horseback to the settlement, leading who seemed to be the one in charge. It took about half an hour til they had arrived at the big wooden gates of Jackson. The gates had opened with a soft creak, the group of riders making their way into the settlement. Joel looked around, his eyes locked onto his brother; who was standing on some stairs helping fix something.
"Tommy!" Joel called out, catching the attention of not only his brother but Y/n and some others in the community. "What are you doing here man?" Tommy had a huge smile on his face, Joel brought him into a hug patting his brothers back before breaking apart. "I came to save you, of course." That earned a chuckle from his younger brother. "Who's that you brought with you?" Tommy asked pointing at Ellie, Joel shook his head telling his brother he would talk to him about it later.
Y/n hopped down off her horse, Amelia trailing behind her mother hands stuffed into her jacket pockets. "Tommy?" Her voice still sounded like thick, sweet honey. Tommy whipped his head in the direction of the voice, his smile faltering before he wrapped the smaller woman up in his arms, he clung to her as if she would disappear if he let go. "Now what are you doing here, angel? Last I heard, you were still in Atlanta." Y/n smiled up at Tommy, telling him everything that had happened in the QZ and asking if she could seek refuge in Jackson with Amelia. Tommy instantly welcomed them in, he was glad to have his family back.
Tumblr media
Joel and Ellie were in the mess hall with Tommy and Maria when Joel had noticed Y/n and Amelia join them, he still couldn't figure out if it was her or not. So he just went for it and called out the nickname only he would call her, he hoped she would react to it. "Sweet pea? Is that you?" Y/n's head snapped up and stared at Joel, tears rimming her eyes. Her lip quivered as she stared at the man she thought she would never see again. "Joel? Baby, where have you been?" The tears had fallen then, sobs wracked her body as she clung to her husbands body, 20 years without the love of her life had fucked her up but she glad she can finally introduce her daughter to her father.
Once Y/n had pulled away she motioned for Amelia to come over. "Joel, my love, this is Amelia. She's - she's your daughter." Joel looked at Amelia, she had his eyes and Y/n's hair, the perfect mix between both. He held her in his arms for what seemed like forever, he finally had his family back but he will always feel that loss for Sarah. Joel could finally be happy again, he had his daughter and his wife, but most importantly, he had an annoying little shit bird of a 14 year old whom he loved like his own. Joel Miller finally got his happy ending, that's all he ever wanted.
Tumblr media
354 notes · View notes
Text
the way that kathleen’s storyline is one big foreshadow to the storyline of the last of us part 2, and what happens with joel and ellie.
Tumblr media
so recap, in episode five of the show, we get the henry, sam, and new character kathleen storyline. in short, henry had kathleen’s brother killed for FEDRA in order to secure medicine to save sam’s life. and kathleen became obsessed with finding henry and killing him for it.
like joel and ellie in part 2, joel is killed, and ellie’s descent into revenge begins.
by the end of episode 5, kathleen is killed. her desire for revenge ultimately leading to her demise, similar to how, by the end of part 2, ellie is alone. without dina, without jj, without two fingers, unable to play guitar, her last connection to joel, who knows her relationship with tommy. she lost everything for the sake of getting back at abby.
Tumblr media
in kathleen’s episode, she talks very highly of her brother, calling him her “hero” and a much better person than she ever was and is. basically, her tether to the real world, her anchor. again, similar to joel and ellie. when joel died, ellie lost that anchor, she lost that tether, and it ultimately leads to her destruction.
and then we have kathleen’s monologue:
“he would be horrified by the things i’ve done. and if you’ve come to tell me… that michael (joel) wouldn’t want me to hurt henry (abby)… that he would want me to forgive… i know that too.”
i put the parentheses in for if ellie was to say this, this is how it would fit, because it very much fits her too. joel would not have wanted ellie to throw her life away just to avenge him. he would want her to move on. and she knows it, but like i said, losing joel was ellie’s tether snapping.
Tumblr media
it just works so well. too similar to not be foreshadowing.
35 notes · View notes
hatosaur · 2 months
Text
Tumblr media
sam was my first draw for the tlou character challenge!
it's really nice to draw from refs for once while being loosey goosey at the same time :)
352 notes · View notes
stevenrogered · 1 year
Photo
Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media Tumblr media
You might not be her father, but you were someone’s. See, I could tell.
THE LAST OF US | 1x05, "Endure and Survive”
497 notes · View notes
made-ofmemories · 1 year
Text
The contrast between Kathleen telling Perry to burn the bodies because it’s quicker and Joel and Ellie taking the time to bury Henry and Sam though...
173 notes · View notes
pjoneedstherapy · 1 year
Text
Henry’s reason for doing what he did was because Sam got sick, SPECIFICALLY, he got leukemia, so he did it to get “a pill that would work that was very rare and FREDRA had it” except there wasn’t a cure for leukemia that came as a pill. At least not in 2003. The earliest case of Chemotherapy through a pill to treat Leukemia is in 2014, and the drug wasn’t developed or tested in Kansas City.
FEDRA was going to give Henry a bunch of useless pills or they would have killed him and Sam.
And the problem is that he’s so heart achingly good, and he believes in the goodness of other people. But, he’s really trusting, like way too trusting to do okay in this kind of environment. He lowered his weapons before making sure that Joel or Ellie didn’t have any on them, even though Joel was using his asshole voice. He tells his brother to go ahead and enter an unchecked room, because he trusts the guy he used to work with who said the tunnels were clear.
That lie wouldn’t have worked on just anyone. It specifically had to work on someone who hasn’t been targeted or hunted in recent memory. They needed to tell this lie to someone who had every reason to trust. I’d say Henry and Sam were in hiding for about 11 days. The rebellion probably retaliated the day of or the day after their leader was killed, and based on how few military vehicles there were and how little military equipment was being used, I’d say FEDRA didn’t have a big presence in the city and probably relied on fear (think Panopticon, link below). So it’s likely that a huge surge of rebels overpowered FEDRA in only a couple of days. Then Sam and Henry hid in the attic for 10 days before finding and joining with Joel.
So back to my original point, Henry has only been the enemy for 10-12 days and whatever pills they gave for Sam either caused a Placebo effect or they treated the symptoms he was having for a short period of time. During that time Sam wouldn’t have had to exert himself and was probably just dealing with tiredness as his main symptom. He was getting better, but he would have ultimately gotten so much worse if he hadn’t been bitten.
Sam was always going to die. He was never going to get better, he was a pawn for FEDRA to move around and even if he hadn’t gotten bitten Henry would have still been buried with guilt because he killed an amazing man and still couldn’t save his brother.
155 notes · View notes