#(i promise i will)

[kaleidoscopeaglow]

lynn denlon straight af i woulda gonna craaaaazy

#‘are you gonna behave?’ #YES #YES YES YES YES YES YES YES #PLEEEEAAAASE #I PROMISE I WILL #PLEEEEEAAAAAASE #saw #sawposting #amanda young #lynn denlon

[actual-changeling]

Ellie takes promises seriously, or rather, she wants to take them seriously, but it is still hard to trust people sometimes, even Joel. After he lied to her about the hospital, they eventually figured it out, sure, but now a nagging voice in the back of her head whispers, what if he is lying again with every 'I swear' or 'I promise' that leaves his lips - and she cannot help but think that it might be right.

However, she does trust Joel enough to tell him about that, and after a few days of him gritting his teeth and mumbling, inadvertently blaming himself, and trying to fix it, he does present her with a solution.

"A what?"

"A pinky promise: you lock pinkies, and it makes it count."

Ellie stares at her own hand, wiggling her fingers, and trying to decide if this is the stupidest thing she has ever heard or something that might actually be helpful. His expectant gaze weighs her down more and more the longer the silence stretches around them, and when she lifts her head, the smile on his face seems more tense than anything else.

"How is it different from a normal promise?", she asks, but she also shuffles closer to him on the couch and rests her cheek on his shoulder, Joel's arms a glowing embrace keeping her warm, keeping her together. She can feel his lips brushing over her hair when he responds, and maybe it can be stupid and helpful at the same time.

"You don't break pinky promises, ever. I used to do it with Sarah when she first started preschool. Pinky promised to come back for her, and I did every single time."

When his fingers fill the empty spaces between her ribs, her heart flutters with something akin to fond excitement, and she can't help the smile tugging on her lips as she gives in.

"Sure, we can do that. But if you ever break one, I will kill you."

Joel's chuckle vibrates through her skull and comes to rest at the bottom of her stomach, warm and comforting and a promise all on its own.

It does become something they do afterwards, hesitantly at first but then for anything and everything, and the splintered trust hanging fragilely between them sprouts new leaves and heals itself from the inside out.

They do it before she leaves for school over breakfast, locking pinkies and saying "I'll be here when you come back" or "I will pick you up later," and no matter which one it is, Joel sticks to it. There's "You get to choose the movie tonight" and "I really am okay, promise" after Ellie's nightmares leave even Joel absolutely terrified, and she curls up against his chest and exhales the weight on her shoulders when he promises to keep her safe, mumbles that carry her through her dreams all night long.

There is "You won't get hurt," "I didn't eat your chocolate," "I will come back," and "You matter to me."

There is "It wasn't your fault" and "I'm sorry". There's "You didn't fail me" and "I will never let you go, never send you away."

In the dead of winter, snowed in and surrounded by blinding darkness that tastes like sharpness and metal, like hands holding her down and blood coating her skin, her pinky shakes when Joel wraps his around it, but she finds his eyes and doesn't look away.

Promise me, she starts, and she doesn't really know how to finish it.

Promise me spring.

Promise me warmth.

Promise me that he won't haunt me forever.

Promise me that I deserve to be here while everyone else isn't.

Promise me you love me.

Joel cups her cheek with his free hand and presses a kiss to her forehead, both of them hidden away beneath layers and layers of blankets.

I promise, he says, and when their breaths mix in the small space left between them, their eyes both golden and tired, she squeezes his finger and he squeezes back, and it means everything all at once.

Promise, they say, over and over again, and they keep every single one.

#alex writes tlou #the last of us #tlou #joel and ellie #joel miller #ellie williams #fanfic #the last of us hbo #tlou hbo #can you believe that this was supposed to be like two sentences and not it is almost 700 words #i shouldnt be surprised that it keeps happening BUT IT DOES AND I KEEP BEING SURPRISED #also fucking pinky promises man i need them to do that i need it i need it so bad #it is exactly what they would do #just silently lock pinkies before joel goes on patrol and they dont say a word but they both know it means #please come back #i promise i will

[eddywoww]

Everyone: hey are you gonna add to that pornstar AU

me: oh you mean that spiderman AU no one asked for????? You want that instead?????

#im awful I'm so sorry #I promise I will #my brain is just very adhd lately #it's going crazy in there #my fic

[gardenoblues]

when you need to do chores but someone in the comments wants you to continue the story of a fic

#ao3 #writer shit #i promise i will #kidding idk #wyler #wednesday series

[xxselenite]

Hear me out-

Orpheus and Eurydice Byler AU.

Mike trying everything to save Will from the Upside Down, facing the dangers, and when he thinks he's out, when he thinks it's finally over, he loses Will forever.

#i'm gonna write about this #i promise i will #byler #stranger things #mike wheeler #will byers #byler au

[awakefor48hours]

I love reblogging dungeon meshi posts while never seeing the show still

#I promise I will #it’ll happen one day

[blazeismyname]

have you listened to the magnus protocol yet because OH MY GOD THE PROJECT 863 VIBES IN IT ARE MAKING ME GO INSANNNEEEEE

NO, IM ABOUT TO ONCE I UPLOAD THIS TRAINWRECK PART 2. ALSO, I FEEL LIKE 863 AND TMA ARE SO LIKE... EACH OTHER CORE. LIKE, MATT WRITES 863 IN SUCH A JONTHAN SIMS WAY AND VICE VERSA AND ITS SO AAAAA. IM VERY EXCITED

#tma #the magnus archives #project 863 #I PROMISE I WILL #also #i want to ask matt if i ever get to meet him if hes listened to tma #because some of the lines in The REDACTED #(especially when he talks about Jasper) #is so tma core #and itd be like #super cool if that was an inspiration of his

[lightbluuestars]

to that testicle worship anon out there, i promise i'm working on these headcanons! it's going a bit slow because i have been busy worrying over some stuff concerning my potential future job but i'll get to it soon!

#i promise i will #just letting you know #anon #talkity talk

[vozzii]

My packages are taking forever in the mail, I'm gonna lose it :D

#i want!! #i want my reward for passing my math test!! #this isnt fairrr #wait why are you reading my tags?? #i need to start tagging better #i promise i will #just gimme some time

[missmeinyourbones]

Hello! I just found your blog and I’m currently going thru ur jjk masterlist and currently sobbing both at how beautiful ur writing is and that I didn’t discover ur works sooner! It’s almost 1 am for me, and I can’t stop myself from reading your works. The word that comes to mind is that ur writing is pretty, and now I’m sitting here with a big ball of warm gooey emotions in my chest from ur works. If it isn’t clear, I really adore how you write and ur characterizations of everyone (especially gojo in general and in particular in the expecting child fic that made me have to immediately reread it right after I finished it because it is so wow) is just so amazing. Thank you so much for writing and I can’t wait to see what you decide to write next!

you are far too kind!!!!! thank you thank you thank you for reading my stuff i am very lucky to have someone like you reading it!

#sorry i haven’t written in a bit :/ lol #i promise i will #soon

[crybaby-bkg]

so embarrassing that I’m going to a con and haven’t even watched the anime for the character I’m cosplaying as 💔💔💔💔💔💔

#I wanna watch it I DO #but I keep forgetting 😔 #and my attention span has been shot to shit lately 😔 #I PROMISE I WILL #(lie) #—in store chit chat! 🍫

[an-eala-bhan]

Me: I’m gonna write about something other than matchablossom

Also me: *only writes matchablossom*

#why am i like this #writing #matchablossom #fanfic #kojiro nanjo #kaoru sakurayashiki #sk8 the infinity #look im sorry #i promise i will #eventually #but the matchablossom brain rot is real #i just love them a lot #but I would really like to write some zukka soon #one day #at least I’m writing again #ive missed it #I’ve got a fic written #all I need to do is edit and upload it #I’ll upload it on Saturday like usual #hope people enjoy it

[mercuryferns]

will you help the homies fight against the evil gummy bear army?

The homies ARE the evil gummy bear army

#asks #sorry inbox i know i havent answered asks in a while #i promise i will #theres some requests i really want to fulfil especially since i got back into the kane chronicles #ive just been super busy and overwhelmed by matric lmao

[lucaonthropy]

Thinking thoughts about how in a fantasy world, you don't have to be born a human to be humane. To have passion, sincerity, interest, loyalty, bravery, intrigue, and more. To care for other people around you even when you are a character built specifically to be inhuman. Maybe your kind of humanity is different from other characters who are made human, and yet. And yet.

#yes this is me having feels for xiao and albedo #albedo with his interests and care for his friends #xiao with his protectiveness and loyalty #god i really want to touch this in my WIP #i promise i will #theyre qpp so true bestie #genshin impact

[dramamines]

ineffable husbands art will be here soon in the newest style ive posted in :3c

#perhaps even some sp #sorry i havent posted abt it in ages #go is my main fandom rn #i promise i will #im working on new designs for the m4 #ballena rambles #good omens

[baseandbass]

Hi friendo 😌 have a great new year or else!

I LOVE being threatened for a good time 😍😍😍

#I promise I will #thanks Riley #��