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seasonalwonderment · 4 months

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~ Delightful Winter ~

#winter #snow #little girls #building a snowman #snowman #snowmen #snowing #cold weather #smiles #happiness #joy

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actual-changeling · 1 year

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for Meg, cause you're having a hard week <33 @ellie-licious

now on ao3 here

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"What the fuck is a snowman?"

Joel blinks, fingers still curled around the cup he just set down. It's early November and the universe has decided to fuck her over by sending Jackson one snow-heavy cloud after the other, topped off with an early overnight snow storm that left them with several inches of snow. The last few days have been rough for both of them, her nightmares crawling out from their hiding places like bloodhounds finding a promising trail, and Ellie has abandoned her bed for his with the first dusting of snow; her sheets are starting to collect dust.

She presses her hot cocoa closer to her chest to feel the warmth seep through her sweatshirt and the two layers of clothing beneath them, not that she needs them while inside, but it gives her a sense of protection, an armor to wear. Her plan for today is, well, was apparently, to curl up with Joel on the couch and either try to catch up on the sleep she is missing with the daylight ready to keep her vampiric memories away, or watch one movie after the other until she passes out from sheer exhaustion. Joel, however, is oddly motivated to get her distracted outside of the house rather than inside, and suggested making a snowman once the coffee machine stopped gurgling behind him on the counter.

"You have never built a snowman?"

"Joel, have you ever seen a FEDRA soldier that isn't allergic to everything remotely fun?"

He snorts, sipping his coffee with a smile tugging on his lips, and she tries to swallow enough of his happiness to replace hers, bits and pieces of it gradually disappearing into the cold.

"A snowman is pretty much what it says on the tin, you roll up a bunch of big snowballs, stack them on top of each other and give it a face."

Ellie tries to imagine it, blurry memories of her very first visit to Jackson scratching somewhere at the back of her mind, and while she can't come up with a satisfying enough picture, she's sure her creativity will make up for it. Then, the last part of Joel's sentence fully sinks in, and she surprises herself with the ball of excitement that makes her bounce, almost spilling her cocoa down the front of her shirt.

"A face, you say? Any face?"

Joel is very, very glad the mischievous glint in her eyes has found a different victim today.

The next five minutes are a messy rush as they wiggle themselves into their winter clothing and tie up their boots, almost tripping over each other more than once when Ellie is incapable of standing still, idea blooming in her head. Yesterday, the cold draft alone made her flinch, but when she rips open the door now, gloved up and with a beanie pulled deep into her face, the sting of snowflakes on her cheeks is powerless against her excitement.

Joel shows her how to form proper snowballs, not satisfied until he approves them as 'structurally sound', whatever the fuck that is supposed to mean, and once she gets the hang of it, her ambition rises to the sky. They spend over two hours rolling and pressing together an almost life-sized snow person, with Joel doing the heavy lifting and Ellie carving out more details and giving helpful instructions.

"To the left, no, my left Joel not yours. Lower, it's lopsided now, Joel I said left, are you deaf?"

He stops, snowball, well, snow boulder at this point, really, dangerously balanced against his hip.

"Right, yeah, you are. Still no excuse for sloppy work though," she continues, not the least bit apologetic, and her cheeks hurt with the smile frozen onto her face, Joel's eyes brimming with an adoration that makes her blush.

They are finally done around lunch time, only noticing they missed it when the first people start to trickle back to their houses, heads turning when they pass their front yard. The sky stayed a piercing blue all morning, not a single snowflake in sight anymore, and when she presses herself against Joel's side as tightly as she can with with half a person of fabric between them, his arm wrapped around her shoulders, pulling her in, she no longer needs his happiness to stay warm, brimming with her own. Joel nudges her hat to the side so he can press a kiss to their temple as they admire their piece of art.

The real fun happens a few seconds later, though, when familiar footsteps come up behind them.

"What- Joel what the fuck is that my jacket?"

The snowman is exactly as tall as Tommy, facial features intricately carved by Ellie, a threadbare black blanket imitating his hair, and, to top it all off, Ellie may or may not have stolen some of his brother's clothes to make it as true of an imitation of Tommy as a bunch of snow and stones can be. She turns around, still holding onto Joel, and the stunned look on Tommy's face melts away when he sees the smile on hers.

"He was cold, Tommy, and besides, it suits him way better than you."

Maybe winter isn't going to be so bad after all.

#alex writes tlou #the last of us #tlou #joel and ellie #miller family #joel miller #ellie williams #tommy miller #ellie and tommy #ficlet #building a snowman #winter traditions #joel stops laughing really quickly when tommy helps her build an imitation of HIM #and then they all build one of her too because she's part of the family now #and for the entirety of winter their lawn has all the miller family snowmen that ellie takes care of #so they keep looking good and don't melt away or get covered in fresh snow #it makes all of them really happy #hope u like it meg <33

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bricktoygrapher · 1 year

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Building a snowman ☃

Even warriors need a break now and then. It's snowing and it's the perfect time to build a snowman. ☃

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creativegenius22 · 4 months

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On the tenth day of drawings, my true love gave to me…

Walking In A Winter Wonderland!

Thank you to @jokerislandgirl32 for this lovely winter themed suggestion! Zach and Alessandra decided to build a snowman while walking in their winter wonderland! They’re having such a fun time while doing so, smiling and laughing while decorating their snowman in their winter clothes and other items they have on them!

I based this scene on this part of Walking In A Winter Wonderland: “In the meadow, we can build a snowman! We’ll pretend that he is Parson Brown! He’ll say, ‘Are you married?’ We’ll say, ‘No man! But you can do the job when you’re in town!’”. The two of them being asked about being married would definitely made them both flustered for sure! This sweet scene definitely shows them having a cute winter date together! I had a fun time incorporating elements of both of them into the snowman (yes, those are Alessandra’s ZV earrings as the eyes haha!)! Thank you again for this amazing suggestion and if anyone would still like to submit Christmas prompt suggestions you may comment them on this post!