Before the world ended, he was just her grumpy next-door neighbor - a man she barely tolerated. But when the outbreak tore everything apart, their lives became intertwined in a way neither of them could've imagined.
When Lost in the Darkness is a slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers epic that follows Joel Miller and the woman who stood by him - from the final night in Austin to the brutal world they built after. Through loss, survival, and the reluctant love that grew between them, they find purpose in a place where everything is broken.
Spanning the events of The Last of Us and its sequel, this story dives deep into found family, grief, forgiveness, and the devastating choices we make for the ones we love. With Ellie between them and the world closing in, they cling to each other in the darkness - hoping love is enough to pull them through.
* the events in the story are not 100% accurate to the game or series for the sake of storytelling.
"𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠."
"𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨."
‧͙⁺˚*・༓☾ ☽༓・*˚⁺‧͙
in which a good witch's mute sister catches the eye of a brainless prince
[ galinda x elphaba on the side ]