Like many I was confused by the game's ending; so I decided to write my ideas on what Joel and Ellie may have been thinking. From there it accidentally turned into a story about life at Tommy's, how they will adjust and how the quiet life may turn out to be not at all that quiet. This is my first ever story, so please send me your impressions, positive or constructive!

Third Part of the Aftermath series. The events that transpired in Part II have forced Ellie and Joel out of Jackson, but they aren't together. Now, each find themselves in unfamiliar territory, bracing to survive the oncoming winter without each other's company. The fracture in their relationship may prove insurmountable as they each cope with the miles that stand between them.

Six months has passed since Joel had brought Ellie from the Fireflies without her knowledge. Ellie's still in the dark, and Joel fears she would find out one day, and hate him for it. The past can't hide forever. What will happen when Ellie finds out? This is their story. Completed. Adding drabbles.