#some sad but happy ending

[nelkcats]

Overprotective Father

Of all the things that Danny imagined when he decided to release Dan from his prison, he never thought that he would become his father. And while it was a little weird, he could see the point in it. Dan wasn't his future self, he was a combination between him and Vlad (something he really hated to think about), meaning, technically his son.

Dan also seemed uncomfortable with the new arrangement but he seemed much happier, and since being given access to the castle garden he was actually quite calm. Probably because of his unlimited access to ghost fruits. Who knew that all it took to stop his attempts of world conquest was a couple of ghost strawberries?

The father/son thing continued to be awkward, but they actually grew to like it (as much as Dan denied it). And that was okay, until Dan started... dating people.

And that was fine, really, Dan could date whoever he wanted (although he was too young in the halfa's opinion) but his choices weren't ideal: King Shark, Metron, Constantine, Darkseid, Bane, Morpheus, Brainiac, Deadshot, and more were added to the list. Even as the Ghost King Danny had a headache just thinking about it.

Danny didn't know what the hell Dan was seeing in them, but he decided it was time to interfere. Unfortunately for the Justice League, Danny decided to act like a father just as Dan started dating one of their members. So now an overprotective Ghost King was giving the entire meeting a shovel talk. Ellie was laughing in the background as Dan covered his face, his father was fucking embarrassing.

#dpxdc #ghost king danny #Dan is the ghost prince #he has a lot of power #but he doesn't use it anymore #he's happy with his new dad and the ghost strawberries #Dan love strawberries #dp x dc #dc x dp #He actually like his partners #but most of the time it didn't work #it's fine #they ended on good terms #dan phantom #he dated gods #and some world enemies #Danny was sad because his son was growing #overprotective danny #he's a good dad #The JL is confused #they knew Dan but not his title as ghost prince #and now the Ghost King is there #Ellie is happy to be excluded #the situation is fun for her #Dan is embarrassed #Ghost Prince Dan #He usually does not mention his title or power when introducing himself

[hitwiththetmnt]

Arm Swap!

(Could technically be P3 to this) @butterfilledpockets

Life is doing it’s thing so doodling has been a bit slow :}

#I’ve been drawing these two bro out so much #I need to give some love to the other children but these two are just so adorable to me #little sad goobers must give them happy interactions for all the sad they have #b.e.n.t #bad end ninja turtles #future turtles #tmnt #tmnt art #tmnt fanart #tmnt fandom #tmnt headcanons #tmnt doodles #my art #teenage mutant ninja turtles #tmnt leonardo #tmnt donatello #tmnt raphael #tmnt michaelangelo #rise future leo #rottmnt #tmnt 2012 #2012 donnie #donbot #tmnt sainw #sainw raph #tmnt 2003 #the last ronin #future michelangelo #tmnt au

[jade-len]

i think it'd be funny if someone transmigrated as xin mo. the goddamn evil sword. instead of taking it seriously, they just really fucked around with bingge. and, somehow, ended up having the opposite effect of what it's supposedly rumored to do.

picture this: bingge, on the quest for revenge and power, comes across the almighty xin mo. this demonic sword killed everyone that dared to even try wielding it. and, the few who were lucky enough to have it by their side, eventually succumbed to the swords' will.

it is said that the sword is unlike any other, that it etches into your head and eats away your brain, until eventually it consumes you whole. it whispers, speaking in lust, greed, and hatred. it slowly beckons the wielder into giving in to the worst part of themselves and feeds off of pure sin. but to him, it is no matter; luo bingge will surely tame it.

and then he gets to the sword.

demonic qi practically oozes from xin mo. the aura surrounding it makes every part of luo bingge scream, "run; get away, away from that monster." his gut prods at him, begging bingge that this is probably a really bad idea. it's a little terrifying, how even luo bingge, the determined, vengeful demon, is now getting second thoughts about wielding xin mo from just being in its presence alone.

but luo bingge is too, a monster. so he ignores the screams of plea; pushing every thought of doubt in the back of his head, and tightly grips onto the handle. the world around him seems to spin and shake, tumble and crack, from the amount of force bingge needs to use in order to pull the sword of sin out of its place.

when bingge finally has it perfectly fit into the palms of his calloused hands, he hears whispering. he knows that the sword has accepted him as its new host.

the sword's language crawls up to him, as if it were feeling around his body and mind. checking every nook and cranny for it to settle into bingge's form, truly becoming one with the embodiment of sin. the words flow through his brain like a tragically broken guqin, a melody that holds him in a frighteningly familiar trance - all while simultaneously eating away at his brain in the worst ways possible, akin to a child and their favorite snack. it seems to beckon something, but even with luo bingge's impressive hearing, he cannot make out any words from the tone-deaf musical notes xin mo sings.

and then, it is clear. the land around him settles, and everything is still. xin mo itself seems to be.. content. at least, that is what luo bingge believes.

the language of this wretched sword reflects the state around these two monsters.

luo bingge expects it to demand for bloodshed, for the erotic ecstasy of multiple women, for bingge to steal the last of the finest gems of these horrible, vast lands.

instead, he hears this:

"yoooo damn that shit was crazy. did you see what i did there? man, you know, it feels so fucking good to get out of the dirt. hey, do you know if people can like, feed their swords or something? i'm kinda craving something spicy. we never know, in this wack world! wait, don't hold me like that, buddy. it'll make things real awkward."

but luo bingge is determined to get his revenge, so he puts up with the swords' constant rambling about.. whatever the hell it's thinking.

"wait, dude, did you seriously fuck a dying girl? that's wild. yeah, like i know she was dying but it doesn't sound like you wanted it. yo, listen to me, consent is very sexy."

"HAHA hey, dude, sir, man. you wanna play some 'i spy'? we don't have anything else to do. no? too bad, we're playing it. i spy a loser who doesn't wanna play i spy. hint: he's holding me right now."

"okay i know i'm supposed to be this super evil sword and beg to be used - woah that sounded real wrong - but can you at least clean me when you're done killing shit? if you don't, i'm gonna refuse to respond to you and you'll look like a dumbass trying to wield me."

"i can't hear you lalalalalalala you're not being very it girl right now lallalalaalalalla-"

somehow, this is worse than if xin mo was actually eating away at his brain.

weirdly enough though, as luo bingge starts spending more time with this weird ass, seemingly possessed sword, it starts to become more of a.. comfort to have it by his side than pure annoyance. he finds himself responding to it more, like, actually having full on conversations with it. it puts him at ease, wielding xin mo. the hatred doesn't consume him, instead, it seems to soothe the burning rage (and, admittedly, just replace it with small irritation) that holds onto his darkened heart.

xin mo is actually quite kind and caring, for a sword that's supposed represent and be the literal embodiment of sin. sure, it is a hassle to have it cooperate with him sometimes, and it does just ramble on and on about the most random things ever, not giving a single shit if bingge was in the middle of sleeping with maidens and slaying those who get in his way. for the first time, bingge feels so comfortable around something.

it's.. odd. what was supposed to be the turning point in his life, a big step in his plan for revenge, is now something akin to an... acquaintance. not like mobei-jun, or any of the women he's come across, but an actual, dare he say, friend.

sometimes, he finds himself thinking all of this delusional. is this what people were driven mad by? perhaps they simply could not handle dealing with a talking sword. he understands that xin mo was undoubtedly unbearable to be around at the beginning of their alliance, but it has never actually beckoned for blood, power, and sex. if anything, it does the opposite.

maybe he's the delusional one. maybe this is xin mo's way of getting to him.

maybe, xin mo should be considered a thing. the thought feels terribly laughable, as if he were witnessing a person horribly explain themselves. it also makes his teeth grind together in pure agitation.

"hey, you know, you didn't deserve any of the things they did. it wasn't your fault, binghe. the fact that you're half heavenly demon doesn't make you a monster, or any of that wild stuff.. uh, i'm here for you, okay? i know you don't really like talking about all of this or opening up, but i just want you to know that you can.. talk about it. it's not like i can tell anyone else, anyways.

hey- shit i didn't mean to make you cry! wait, wait it's okay to cry! you need to let it out anyways, i promise it doesn't make you weak. there, there. i don't have any hands, so me patting you on the head with my handle will have to do. there, there.. everything will be alright, you'll be okay. i'll be here every step of the way, even if you want to get rid of me."

xin mo, the demonic sword, is more of a person - a good person - than anyone he'd ever come across.

...and then bingge and the xin mo transmigrator become besties or he falls for the damn sword. knowing him, he probably doesn't even know the difference between platonic and romantic attraction anyways. maybe bingge gets a plant body for xin mo using airplane's wack writing. idk i typed all of this down in one sitting.

(plot twist: it's not that the transmigrator xin mo had the opposite effect, it was literally just a placebo effect. luo bingge thought that, and thus it actually did help him lmao)

#PIDW but make xin mo a soul eater fan #why did i actually write all of this #idk it just sounded funny but then i kinda got sad at the end because bingge is such a lonely person its genuinely depressing #at least in here he has his this weird talking demonic sword #someone transmigrates into xin mo and ends up becoming an emotional support and comfort sword #i would say that this could be shen yuan but the xin mo transmigrator couldnt give any less of a fuck about bingges plans #and would also annoy sqq if he had to deal with it #might write this #but i need to finish that time travel bingge x reader enemies to friends to lovers thing #yes you heard me right a bingge x reader let me make him happy ok #bingmei already has sqq bingge needs someone :( and therapy but that doesnt exist here #while i thought of this i imagined like this floating talking sword by bingge #i actually have like a lot of WIPs this is only one of them #for some reason i had this idea after seeing this one instagram reel where gojo was cinderellas fairy godmother and sang IT girl #and that inspired an annoying talking xin mo transmigrator #luo binghe #luo bingge #mxtx svsss #svsss #fanfic stuff #the scum villain's self saving system #svsss ideas

[lionfission]

Happy one year Anne-iversary to the end of Amphibia!

A fantastic finale to an unforgettable show. I'll always remember watching "The Hardest Thing" at 2 am with my siblings and crying my eyes out :'))

#Amphibia #amphibia fanart #marcy wu #sasha waybright #anne boonchuy #my art #... I actually watched it in January while waiting for the next Owl House episode to come out so it still feels fresh lol #kinda cheesy but I was reading some interviews with Matt on the finale and how it references other media and it struck me #Shows like these don't just die when they end... they live on through their impact and influence on everything that follows it #Imagine what the next generation of writers and animators will make!! I'm sad it's over but also so hyped for what comes next #I'm so happy to be alive at the same time these kinds of stories are being told through animation #Whew okay rant over

[cuoredimuschio]

okay, but where's my steddie AU where steve wants to learn to play guitar to impress a girl he's infatuated with and he remembers that munson kid was always hanging up posters for his weird band at school, so he hikes out to eddie's usual dealing spot behind the track and asks (with far less groveling than he really should have) if eddie will teach him how to play, and obviously eddie says no because why would he want to help king steve, but of course, steve offers to pay him, $20 a week, and well, that's the kind of get-the-hell-out-of-this-shithole-town cash eddie really can't afford to refuse, so fine, he'll teach steve to play and they'll spend inordinate amounts of time together tucked away in eddie's room and they'll start to see that they have more in common than they thought and that they kind of had each other all wrong, and eddie will put his hand over steve's to help him get the placement for a tricky chord and it totally won't awaken anything in either of them?? where is it??

edit: i started writing it

#steve x eddie #steddie #stranger things #someone tell me this has already been written because i need it. please. #bonus points if steve shows up to the first practice session empty-handed #and eddie nearly calls the whole thing off when he has the Audacity to grab at eddie's sweetheart as if eddie'd ever let him play her #and he doesn't even teach steve anything that day because rule number one get your own fucking guitar and keep your mitts off mine #but by the end when eddie is deep deep deep in love and it's time to send steve off to woo this lucky girl of his #he offers to let steve take his sweetheart because she's guaranteed to make him look ten times hotter and cooler #and he'll have no trouble sweeping his girl off her feet and maybe eddie's breaking his own heart but it's fine—as long as steve's happy #except steve doesn't seem nearly as happy as eddie thought he would be #he seems sad actually and eddie kind of hates that so he starts to make some lame joke about how steve should be honored #because eddie wouldn't lend his baby out to just anyone and that gets steve to crack half a smile #but then he puts the guitar down on eddie's bed (with all due gentle reverence) walks over takes eddie's face in his hands and kisses him #kisses him like he's been dying to do it for weeks. because he has #because somewhere along the line it stopped being about wanting to impress a girl and started being about wanting to be with eddie #it started being screwing up on purpose so that eddie would grab his hands and show him how it's supposed to be done #and forgetting about lessons entirely and just sitting around and listening to eddie talk or just watching him play #because somewhere along the line steve fell out of infatuation and into love with the last person he ever expected.... #anyway idk where i'm going with this

[pdaliceliveblogs]

Gus showing Hunter a book with a main character who’s hiding that they’re a clone from the enemy planet feels like a kid casually handing their sister who they know is a lesbian but hasn’t come out yet a copy of Annie On My Mind

#owl house #the owl house #owl house liveblog #owlblog #pdaliceblogs #owl 301 #toh spoilers #hunter #gus #that book fucked me up in middle school #it's famous as the first lesbian novel with a happy ending but that ending did NOT read as happy to me #just AMBIGUOUSLY sad #they MIGHT be able to fix things MAYBE but some stuff is irrevocably ruined #like the teachers' jobs

[levia-san]

Listened to 大鱼 one night and suddenly got big QiJiu feels when the 2nd Chorus played. “Watched you fly away, leave me here at this place. Turns out you were born to fly in the sky.” (rough tl)

tl;dr for this AU is that everyone’s gods and one day some calamity happened and killed YQY, who sacrificed himself ot protect SJ. In grief and desperation SJ then conducted a forbidden ritual and reformed YQY’s leftover soul into a fish. Since YQY is a fish and all + incomplete soul, and still having parts of his soul trapped in XS, his memories are hazy and incomplete. Either way SJ gets found out and sends YQY far away, because he can’t hide him anymore. YQY now all alone yearns to go back but knows he can’t. Instead he’s now on a journey to become a dragon and hopefully be strong enough to fend for himself.

Have also thought of YQY actually coming back to SJ being sealt in a jar as punishment for his crimes too.

#qijiu #shen jiu #yue qingyuan #svsss #mxtx #anyway another fish au babey #ending can be sad or happier depending on my mood lol #id settle for happy but some good angst is also delish

[softerhaze]

"side quests" in act 3 be like....what if u were faced with the most complex moral dilemma ever.....for the 3rd time today

#*fists clenched and tears in my eyes* okay!!! i love making decisions!! this is so fun for me!! #what is actually so difficult about this endgame is like....there are no 'good' decisions #there are only the best decisions that you can make under the circumstances and in alignment with your character #and sometimes!!! they're really heart wrenching!! #also it feels like some characters can only get a happy ending if you romance them #i AM saying that as someone who doesn't know the endings but like. that's the vibe im getting #which is sad because astarion......i feel like no matter what his ending is gonna be so fucked for this save #wyll's too omg i'm a very dumb person #bg3 spoilers

[luck-of-the-drawings]

smth smth about 'the thing that the character did that you thought was rly rly funny in the moment is actually linked to a terrible trauma that lies within said character.' or wahtever.

#jrwi show #jrwi fanart #jrwi riptide #gillion tidestrider #made this within a short span of wahtever bc i gotta go up to the mountains for my stupid gay job tonight n im trying #nnot to frrRREAAAK THE FUCK OUUTTTTTTi dont wanna work but. get that bread we fuckin shall i guess #ONWARDS TO THE FISH TORMENT!! sometimes flowers feel pain when you trim them before their blossoming. atleast i imagine so #i used to draw gillion with loooong hair tied into a big ol braid. and then it was confirmed that he had short hair when he was little. #AT FIRST I WAS SAD. but then i realized the duality of. when they were little. gill had short hair. edyn had long hair. #AND NOW THEYRE OLDER. and gillion has long hair. and edyn has short hair #both mirroring eachother. looking up to eachother. subconsciously or not. they most certainly care. and most certainly miss eachother. #GILLION ALWAYS LOVED HOW LONG HAIR LOOKs. atleast i imagine so. he hasnt cut it since he left the undersea. sure he wanted to go back home #but even at the very start. he knew he was free in some way now. free to grow out his hair. an adventure would await him before he returns. #he knew it would be a while. so he cant let this go. he cant let this sought-after hair-length get cut away from him again #not yet. not yet. i like to think he loved music too. I SAW SOMETHING INTERESTING A BIT AGO #i see alot of ppl commenting on my baby gill comics like;'i wouldFIGHT this teacher i wanna KILL EM i want them DESTROYED #all very good and nice sentiments! i LOVE the energy here! and it would be nice. to have that catharsis #but the story of young tidestrider is not a story of catharsis. it is a story of agony and being so so small and so special and also so dum #and sucking so bad. and just being a kid and doing the things that a little kid does and so many tired tired people reacting badly to it #youre supposed to be the hero that will save us. our world hangs in the balance and you are the one who tips the scales. #YOU are supposed to SAVE US!! you NEED to SAVE US! CAN YOU PLEASE STOP SQUIRMING IN YOUR STUPID CHAIR!! #you'd think that young tidestrider ought to prevail. and be tucked someplace all safe and sound. #elders gone missing and rotting in a jail. their cultists nowhere around. but theres no happy endings. not here not now. #this tale is all sorrows n woes. you may dream that justice n peace win the day. but thats not how this story goes #BIG ideas for this lil baby gillion series. if anything i make ever gets disproven im killing myself in a well as to poison a water supply

[brittie-frog]

I'm so down bad for Maddox and Ashlyn that my three favourite scenes are:

3. The Redlyn breakup - the chillest break up, Red supporting Ashlyn going after Maddox and the most insane storyline of Red realising he's bi because he kisses Seb

2. Just the entirety of Maddox during opening night - having an existential breakdown over your love life that you break the sound controls and then just give up on your stage manager duties and disappear (probably to help quinn)

1. The confession - a scene I want on repeat: the explanations of how afraid they are of how much they like the other then the "should we just stay friends?" Before having such a love induced make out their just completely ignore Carlos being there. (Also Maddison giving up and telling Maddox to stop coming back to her when she clearly likes Ashlyn... my baby just needed that push)

I love all my queer children but these two are the wlw so I love them just slightly more.

#the hilarity of EJ seeing Maddox so focused on Ash that she forgot his question at the end of s3 that he immediately went and #CARVED THEIR NAMES INTO A TREE WITH HEART TO SHOW THEM WHEN THEY FINALLY GOT TOGETHER #i love them all #also i will not take arguments about the most crack storyline #Seb and Red kissing came out of no where and hit me like a metal chair #the french guy not actually being french and liking red felt right in my soul #granted i literally dont remember s2 and barely recognised him nevermind remember anything that happened between him and Ash #and jared(?) was just annoying #he showed up ruined madlyn first kiss admitted he liked carlos and then disappeared #its definitely a season i will rewatch at some point soon maybe as well as season 3 #hsmtmts #high school musical #madlyn #maddox x ashlyn #ashlyn caswell #hsmtmts season 4 #high school musical the musical the series #im sad its the end i wish i could have an entire season of just madlyn fluff #but im happy with two seasons of pinning and a brilliant confession

[better-call-mau1]

Lucasfilm: Literally every single romance or almost-romance we’ve ever written in the Star Wars universe has ended in tragedy.

Lucasfilm: Han/Leia? Split up after their son went off the deep end. They eventually died broken and alone.

Lucasfilm: Anidala? No match for Palpatine’s plotting, Anakin’s attachment issues, and Padmé’s Sadness.

Lucasfilm: Obitine? Jyn/Cassian? Reylo? Tragedy! Tragedy! Tragedy!

Lucasfilm: At least we gave you Kanera. Aren’t they just so sweet and devoted and —— oh, whoops! More tragedy!

Ezra: I’ve got a bad feeling about this.

Sabine, drawing her blasters: They can pry you from my cold, dead hands.

Ezra: Please don’t tempt them.

#saw mutuals speculating on potential Sabine & Ezra tragedy in Ahsoka #and I remembered I had this whole post just sitting in my drafts #it’s literally the grim reaper hallway meme 😭 #and the fact that Disney bought LF doesn’t seem to matter either #they’re responsible for 4/6 on here!!!!!!!! #even the barely-there ships like Mr./Mrs. Sumar are sad 😣 #and if you ship the clones with anyone that’s begging for angst and tragedy too #what i’m trying to say is #IF THEY MESS WITH SABEZRA AT ALL I WILL RIOT #doesn’t even matter if they’re written to be platonic in the Ahsoka show #those two belong together and I will lose my kriffing mind if something happens to one or both of them #plus the overall story resonates more if SOME PEOPLE get a happy ending #because so far no one has and it’s almost ridiculous #sabezra #sabine wren #ezra bridger #ahsoka series #sabezra incorrect quotes

[nelkcats]

Death Companions

It is said that all people have a partner, one that is predetermined; some are platonic soulmates, others romantic soulmates, but the main thing was that they were meant to be by your side, understand you, and not always support your decisions.

They were more like a kind of impulse control, someone to help you see beyond your choices and thoughts. While they were "meant" to understand you, that doesn't mean they supported all your decisions without complaint. Some would say they were there to help you be a better person.

But there was a catch: no one would know who their companion is until they die. Maybe it was a cruel twist of fate, that you would be forced to live your life without any clue as to whether you were doing it correctly. That you might never meet your partner in your life, that you would only have each other until all the stupid tests ended.

A way for the universe to say "fuck you" to humans who desperately wanted guidance on how to live. Or maybe, it was a way of telling them that there was no such guide, and that if they gave all the clues humans would never be free to make their own decisions.

So, maybe Jason Todd and Danny Fenton were the luckiest people on the fucking planet, for being the only ones who knew about each other, for being the only ones who could see that thread connecting them.

Personally neither of them felt lucky, dying was horrible, but at least the thread helped them feel less alone. Maybe someday one of them would be brave enough to follow it.

#dpxdc #It's like soulmates but no #Death Companions are stronger than soulmates #they help you to be better #even if you don't want to be or feel you can't be #but no one knows who their death companion is until their last seconds #It is the last truth that the universe grants you #whether you were together with them or not #there is no right answer #dp x dc #dc x dp #Ghosts are the only ones who can feel the bond and appreciate it #because they already went through that #and death is truly horrible #some ghosts keep these ties and decide to spend their eternity in the Realms together #others are happy that their partner is already in the afterlife #no one hates the bond #they may feel sad but in the end all they feel for it is gratitude #because the death companions are the ones who comfort you in your last moments and stay by your side #even if you never met them before #Jason and Danny are Death Companions #dead on main #deadonmain

[rustingcat]

Well, I wanted to publish an animation for my birthday, but I'm 20 seconds in and not close to finishing it... so since I have no plans, how about a birthday ask!

You can ask me what whatever you want! (Though I'll probably not answer anything private)

You can ask about fic, my fics, about art, snippet of things, about pokemon (omg please ask me stuff about pokemon), or whatever you feel like.

#Hopefully I'll finish the animation by next month... #i was very social this week so my birthday celebration is charging up some mental energy without seeing anyone #and a bad hair cut #its tradition at this point #cat talks #birthday ask #ask game #the cat is supposed to be more smily but ended up looking a bit sad #its happy on the inside its okay

[socksandbuttons]

Ready for the next generation? Introducing The Deluxe Eclipse Models of the 31st Century!

Memories from a distant past, you'll be okay.

One of the first few ads for them. Lot's of money was both lost and gained.

#eclipse's original just out of factory outfit is just fdvksa im sorry my boy he hated it so muchhhh #also debating whether lunar originally had a hat or not but the moon charm IS an addition #they couldve over ran the market but like. thats what u get for pogramming Sass #sams au #sun and moon show #I ... SURE??? #sams space au #tsams #space eclipse #space lunar #myart #pls appreciete i was doing the fonts without text lol #anyway sad days for some older models #earth wasnt happy how it ended

[glow-autumz]

I just re-watched Guardians of the Galaxy vol 3 and it made me remember how directly after I watched it for the first time in the theater I thought to myself. "I just want to see him happy." And since then I've been reading Rocket x reader fanfiction like the morning paper and crafting fanart.

#Rocket Raccoon #Rocket fanart #that was all it took tbh #i took one look at his sad face and I just NEEDED to see him happy #happy in more of a finding love romantical sense #cause I wanted to see someone love him truly despite what he feels he is #I had to go over the jump of the fact that hes a Raccoon but after some time it came easy #cause at the end of the day he's got emotions so deep I dont even look at him as an animal anymore. is that werid? #Just a thought #guardians of the galaxy vol 3 #Gotg vol 3 #rocket raccoon x reader #Rocket Raccoon fanfic

[sotvtaughtmehowtofeel]

Ellie came downstairs, rubbing her eyes and yawning. The kitchen was empty, so she wandered into the living room. Joel was sitting in the chair, a cup of coffee in his hand. He was staring out the window at the early morning sunlight dappling the trees behind the house. He nodded to her when she came into the room, then grunted when she climbed into his lap. He raised the coffee mug as she swung her legs over the arm of the chair but lowered his other arm onto her after she positioned herself, her head tucked in between his jaw and his shoulder. He rested his head on hers, taking a sip of coffee. She reached out with both hands, and he handed her the mug, then smiled at her as she grimaced at the taste.

“So gross,” she muttered to herself, letting him take the mug back and turning her head to nuzzle into his neck. She fell back asleep before he finished his coffee. He held the empty mug and her until she woke up again an hour later.

#i just wrote something really sad and now I'm upset #so I wrote this to cheer myself up #here have it #some version of this might end up in my fic somewhere #but for now i just needed some joel & ellie fluff #god can't they just be happy sometimes? #the last of us #tlou #joel miller #joel & ellie #ellie williams #joel & ellie fluff