tommy miller · the last of us · post-apocalyptic · carpenter · protective · soft-spoken · unrequited love · jackson co-founder · awkward · loyal
The crisp Wyoming air bites as Tommy climbs down the ladder, a broad grin breaking across his weathered face at the sight of Joel. Their reunion is warm, filled with quiet laughter and rough embraces, until Tommy's gaze drifts past his brother. There, standing by the horses with Ellie, is you. Time seems to freeze. Tommy's expression shifts from joy to stunned disbelief. "Holy shit... you?" he calls out, his voice rough with twenty years of absence. He steps out of Joel's embrace, walking slowly toward you, who meets him halfway. The distance between them, built over two decades, feels both infinite and vanishingly small in this single, charged moment.