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  1. Public Bookmark 61

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    He knew what it meant, even if he didn’t want to admit it. Anna was slipping. Again. And Ellie was bearing the brunt of it.

    Joel watched her go, his chest tight. As she rounded the corner, he made a silent promise to himself: if Anna didn’t pull it together soon, he’d step in. Scared or not. Because Ellie deserved better, and Joel couldn’t keep pretending he didn’t care.

    OR: Modern setting, abusive Anna, eight-year-old Ellie, and neighbor Joel, who will do anything for Ellie. Even if he doesn't want to admit it.

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    08 Jun 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 89

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    Upon going back to Jackson, Ellie is alone. Tommy hates her, Dina and JJ are gone - so why stay alive? The day after she goes home to the farmhouse, she takes her own life, anticipating darkness and nothingness instead of the grief.

    Instead, she wakes up in the woods.

    As Maria finds her body and the whole town grieves, Ellie finds Joel, and with him comes a new life - one where she's loved and happy.

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    08 Jun 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 35

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    "Ellie wonders if teenage girls are supposed to be this full of rage, to have it simmer and ready to boil over at any time. She wonders if Joel was the same, if he’s carried his rage since he was her age. She wonders if it’s a relief for him to have the excuse to unleash it as violence."

    Ellie adjusts to Jackson and family life while also being a teenage lesbian, which despite the apocalypse is still a challenge. At least Joel has been there.

    (Ellie is a lesbian, Joel is a trans man. Surviving turns to living.)

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    08 Jun 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 95

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    Squinting under the bright overhead lights, Joel absently wanders into the gas station.

    “Dad!”

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    Joel is not a dad, at least not for a living child, but this teenager seems to need him to be hers for a bit.

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    07 Jun 2026

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    Ellie stared up at Joel after he opened the door. “Ellie,” He realized, reclaiming his annoyed face. “Can I help you with somethin’?”

    Ellie shoved out a large sigh, her lunch tray still clutched between her hands. “Can I eat lunch in here?” She finally pushed aside her dignity and managed to grit the question out.

    Joel brushed his thumb over the wood of the doorframe. “Don’t you got any friends to eat with?” He replied, immediately guilty when Ellie glared up at him as an answer. “Alright,” He sighed then, and made space in the doorframe for her to slip inside.

    Ellie picked the desk closest to Joel’s, despite the completely empty classroom. He wished that it annoyed him, but it didn't. She could never know that, though, so he put a pout on his face, and grumbled at every pun that filled the next hour.

    TLDR// Teacher AU!!!

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    07 Jun 2026