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From @thedreadslayer's fic Unbroken, Chapter 37.

Sometimes I like to make comics, as a treat. See below the cut for a snippet of my progress. :)

Clothing refs for Ch 37, Ellie's hand-cropped shorts and red flannel were given, but Abby's clothes were not as clear so I took some artistic liberties. :')

+ lighting test - was aiming for early morning/dawn colours. Purple hues are some of my favourites to work with.

The section of the fic I was adapting, written by the brilliant @thedreadslayer:

“What … the hell am I doing?” Her legs go numb and unsteady. She plants herself down on a boulder. “Oh, god. I could’ve … oh, my god.” “But you didn’t,” says Abby, kneeling beside her. She gently rotates Ellie’s arm and indicates her masked bite. “Because of this. Because you believe in what we’re doing here.” Abby takes Ellie’s hand, clamps it around her Firefly dog tag, and just … holds it there. It’s terribly intimate. And terrible. “You did a good thing.” Ellie glares at Abby and imagines ripping her pretty face right off.  Because the Fireflies, the cure, humanity - her supposed “greater purpose” - had little to do with her decision to stay. 

I've made comics from prose a few times before in the past, but I can't say that I've developed any specific process for it lmao 🥲 i just try to make thumbnails and see what vibes well

from sketch (damn they messy)-> lineart -> to final

it isn't shown here, but I've learned to start blocking out the colours before I line and found it's been a great help figuring out the tone and layout :')

and that's p much it!

#LOOK AT THEM #my heart is so full #ellabs fans are the fucking best?? #fr been giggling over this all day

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Unbroken keeps proving to be the best Abby/Ellie fic out there with every chapter 🎉🎉

thank you, love! i’m so excited to share what’s next. stay tuned! 🫶

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hiii! so i wanted to draw an ellabs piece from ur unbroken fic but i totally forgot what their hairstyles r like (i just suck at remembering certain visuals),, so is there anyway way u could provide some reference pics from pinterest and/or just a description of what abby & ellie’s hairstyles look right now? thank u sm if u do😞

BTW I LOVE THE FIC ITS ALL I EVER THINK ABT AHHH THE LATEST CHAPTER WAS SO INSANE !!!

hello!! i tried to find pics that best match what i’ve been envisioning for their current hairstyles. of course, given the apocalyptic setting, they'd look a little shittier

i think of abby as someone who tries to keep her hair somewhat orderly. i’ve started to see her in braids again now that her hair is about shoulder-length (it’s probably a little silly for it to grow this much in like 9 months but then i remember tommy walked back to jackson after getting shot in the head and know that anything is possible)

& her gf's hair remains short and shaggy. abby probably tried to hand ellie a brush one time and she threw it at her

i hope this is helpful! thank u soooo much for reading unbroken. i can't wait to see ur wonderful ellabs art <3

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the meme by @MatteCashew32 but with ellabs :-) :

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I’ve heard so many rumors that I’m just a girl that you bang on your Eugene’s couch

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Everyone should read their own fanfics recreationally tbh this shit fucking rules. It's like the author knows exactly what I like.

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ellabs au where isaac allows abby and her friends to go get their revenge, but there's a catch: they have to bring that immune girl back in one piece. fortunately, former firefly tommy is looking for new recruits. unfortunately, joel is not the prick abby was hoping to find, and that immune girl is really fucking charming

#uh oh i've already started writing it #friends to enemies to lovers #ellabs #abby x ellie #ellie x abby

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ellie n abby <3

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For my ellabs enjoyers miss ya guys

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color version, enjoy!

inspired by my fave tlou3 fic “unbroken” by @thedreadslayer

#excuse me while i stare at this forever #ellabs

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Why are you so obsessed with me?

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Not really a question, but I just wanted to say your ellabs fic is one of the best out there. Thank you for writing it 🎉

omg thank you so much 🥹

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shes a mass murderer

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WIP!

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"Uhmm, says the comic book nerd who collects trading cards in her spare time."

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i know the smile has no meaning but im convinced it thinks im stupid for not remembering i already left kudos and is giving me that sarcastic closed mouth smile