I Am So Waiting For Abel Code New Ch.

i am so waiting for abel code new ch.

when are you releasing it ???!!!

Right now, here you go!!

Thanks for asking!

Oh my god stop you’re too nice I can’t deal with this😭❤️

This made my day, thank you❤️❤️❤️

Today's fic review is for @paigegonerogue's fic, Skin! I read this fic a few months ago and it was an absolute rollercoaster.

TW: referenced rape/noncon

First of all, this AU has such a moving, heartbreaking premise. What if Joel and Ellie met at Silver Lake? When I first saw that, I thought “oh nooo” and then when I read it, I was shook. Girl, you did not disappoint. 

Joel’s flashbacks to Sarah’s death, and how you referenced that memory throughout the fic, was such a creative portrayal of his PSTD. This is especially because, in this memory, “gasping” is the sound of Sarah’s life slipping away. It just hammers home Joel’s feelings of utter helplessness. This angst was an emotional gut-punch every time you used it.

This was my second time reading chapter 1, and Ellie’s introduction still made my stomach turn. It’s so well executed and I’m angry for her all over again. The exposition is spaced so well. It blends right in. For example, “She didn’t have washing privileges that day,” gives so much information about Ellie’s situation in just one sentence. Also, her snark and humor in her scenes with Joel are perfectly in character. You blend the fluff of their dynamic and the angst of their shared conflict in a way that sort of swings us readers back and forth. 

I’ve read this fic before, so I want to give some praise for the final chapter as well. Tommy was a fucking beast in that chapter. That man deserves a medal. The last few scenes had me at the edge of my seat. The action was so good! It felt fast and punchy and so well paced. Also, I got the ending I wanted. I don’t want to spoil, but thank you for what you did. It was satisfying as fuck, and then that cliffhanger was wild. You did such a great job, Paige, and it’s been so wonderful to hear about your progress on Scars. I know Scars gonna be fantastic!!

Phrases I loved:

She didn’t think her laugh was always this cold, this hollow. Her laugh used to be happy, joyful. Not shaky and broken.

The girl seemed to study him, her eyes tracking every twitch of his fingers and every breath he took.

“Mornin’, princess!” She said, forcing breeziness into her tone. 

“That’s James.” Veronica told him. “He’s a dick.” (Yes the fuck he is!! I know you wanted him to be a gray character, but fuck James, that fucking dick.)

He looked back over at her, seeing the way her face was burning in the tangle of her limbs.

She tried to smooth down her hair, tugging at her shirt, his smell still lingered, curling its way down her throat. Choking her. (Ouch)

It was warm. Warm like hugs in winter. Warm like her smile. Warm like her blood as died, gasping, gasping, gasping. (OUCH)

The tremors blaring through her hollow body. Shaking her broken parts. (Do you like hurting us?????)

Scars

Chapter 1: Shrink

Tomorrow, 12PM PST

It’s time…

(No idea why I decided to do this lol)

(For the assumptions post) I feel like you have some kind of background in literature and/or publishing, or are involved in some way with the creation of media outside of tumblr because you're understanding of the source material and your analysis for everything is always *chefs kiss*. Genuinely some of my favourite posts in the fandom,, you just understand these characters SUPER well

First off, this is the nicest thing ever!! Seriously this means so much to me, and I read this so, so many times back to back b/c seriously—you’re so amazing omg😭❤️

Also, yes! You’re completely correct! I’m a film student working to become a writer and director!

Something that TLOU HBO did that I loved was that they let Ellie be an actual, real fourteen year old girl.

I feel like so many shows just assume that teenage girls are inherently unlikeable, so they portray them as stupid, annoying pests who should never be take seriously. Sometimes if they don’t do that they’ll go in the opposite direction, making their teen girl characters distance themselves from the demographic by being so unbelievably charming, mature, and witty that it becomes impossible for real people, especially real teenage girls, to live up to it. (As great as The Last of Us Game is, it very much does that).

A lot of times that ‘perfect teenage girl’ philosophy also carries over to appearance, with teen girl characters always dressing and looking mature, stylized, and unrealistic.

(Not the main point of the post, but you can absolutely see how these portrayals harmfully affect real teen girls by making them feel like they aren’t worthy of love unless they conform to impossible standards) (is this getting about me? Pfffffft, nooooooo…)

But The Last of Us HBO doesn’t do that. It lets Ellie be a real teen girl with all her faults. It doesn’t portray her as annoying or idealized, it portrays her as a real person who deserves to be taken seriously, and that’s something that will always help the flawed-14-year-old still inside me. She’s awkward and abrasive and charming and funny and brash and sweet and it sees her not as a pest but as a person. Someone who doesn’t always look perfect or fashionable. She’s someone who cries and screams and gets flustered without it being something to make fun of.

Craig Mazin, the main writer for the majority of the show, doesn’t see being a teen girl as something inherently wrong. I think it’s because he has a now-adult daughter who it’s clear he adores. He wrote Ellie with so much respect and care, and it’s clear he loves the character (and is also a fantastic show runner)

Thank you, Craig Mazin