We don't usually comprehend the extent of the consequences of our actions under duress. Not until they knock on the door. An exploration of unintended consequences, missing gaps, guilt, and redemption. Rated M for graphic violence, language, and scenes of a sexual nature. Named such after a specific line of dialogue in Left Behind. Now complete. Stay tuned!

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.

"The things we lose always have a way of coming back to us," I read that in a book once, Riley left me. Everyone does, you get used to feeling this empty. A story of friendship, romance and protection told in Ellie's perspective. Rated M for violence and sexual moments later on.

Stay safe, and when you're ready, look for me in the light.

Picking up from the final line of the game, Joel and Ellie embark on a new adventure, unlike any they have had together: a life in the safe confines of Jackson. This story details their struggle to cope with the dramatic change, deal with the tension brought into their relationship by Joel's lie, and more. This is a "sequel" to my previous story Aftermath: Part I. Read that first.

In a post-apocalyptic world, lines which had strictly been black and white are now blurred. What can be considered right and wrong, if anything? Joel questions this after Ellie comes to him with something he never thought he'd hear from her. While struggling with his own moral code, he knows he owes something to Ellie, he's just at a loss of how to go about doing that. [Lemon]