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👻 What is your wildest headcanon? I don't know that I truly have any ~wild headcanons. A lot of the ones I do have are based around my own OCs, so probably aren't that interesting to the general fandom. But a couple of fun ones I have:

1.) Everyone in Jackson knows to go to Eugene for weed - it's the settlement's worst-kept secret. And, I mean, it's not like it's illegal anymore, and the council doesn't have any specific rules against it, but Eugene still prefers to operate behind closed doors, and everyone is fine with that. It only becomes an issue when the younger teens get their hands on some, then suddenly parents are complaining about it, and Maria is highly annoyed about that but hesitant to really step in, at least in an official capacity, because she doesn't want to burn bridges with her own weed connection. (Privately, she'll tell Eugene to knock that shit off.) 2.) Speaking of Eugene, there are some patrol members that think his relationship with Dina is a little weird, and have concerns about it. Just like, "It's a little odd, right? They hang out outside of patrol. That's weird, isn't it?" Meanwhile, Dina just reminds Eugene of the daughter he left behind, and they spend time together while he teaches her about electronics and '80s speed metal. Joel is the only one who kind of 'gets it' - "they're fine, leave 'em alone." 3.) If anyone at the Tipsy Bison tries to play REM's It's the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine) on the jukebox, they either have to take an automatic ban from the bar for a week, or spend the next week wearing the stupid hat that they otherwise keep on the bear head (which changes a lot, because they dress it up seasonally). They could just take the song out of the jukebox entirely, but no one has ever brought that up as a solution. Tommy has worn the hat twice.

🦈 Which character is the toughest to write? For me, personally, I struggle with both Tommy and Maria - but especially Tommy. I'm no @march-flowerr, I have yet to really nail him as a character, but I try.

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TLOU Headcannon:

Once, Joel was taking Sarah home from one of her soccer games and they were stopped in the parking lot by one of her teammates and her mom. Sarah and her teammate start talking about the game and stuff and Joel and the teammates’ mom make polite parent conversation. Eventually though, the woman asks “are you single?” Sarah and her friends’ conversation grinds to a halt as they both look over at them.

Years later Joel never knew where this came from, but he just nodded sadly and went “As of recently.” Then he placed a hand on his heart and looked up at the sky and said “rest in peace, Julia.”

The mom and her teammate excuse themselves with the haste of people who just realized one of them is flirting with a recently widowed person. But once they’re out of earshot, Joel and Sarah burst out laughing.

Sarah’s mom is still very much alive, and her name isn’t even Julia. For years afterwards, Sarah teases him about it relentlessly, which only gets worse when Tommy hears the story. “Dad’s dead wife Julia” becomes a common phrase in their household from then on.

After the outbreak, Tommy made that joke just once, desperate to see some glimmer of the old Joel. But he just shook his head and turned away.

When they’re in Jackson, Joel brings it up at dinner and Ellie goes “Joel, you have a dead wife?!” And he and Tommy burst out laughing. And Tommy has to take a second because god, Joel’s dead wife Julia means more to him than he ever realized.

Ellie learns that Tommy’s afraid of bees (he isn’t allergic or anything, they’re just weird and fuzzy and creepy) and when she’s mad at Tommy she’s just start aggressively buzzing at him.

“C’mon, Els, I’m just looking out for you!”

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