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Funny TLOU Headcanon
When Ellie comes out to Joel he mentions it to Tommy who’s like “wait she just told you?!” And Joel finds out that she told Tommy a while ago. He tries not to feel jealous, but he does ask him if there was a reason she told him first. Like if he said anything or did something wrong. Tommy just kinda laughs and is like “nah, I’m her cool uncle. Plus, I mentioned my high-school boyfriend, so that helped.” And Joel’s just “you had a high-school boyfriend?!” Which Tommy finds hilarious for some reason. He replies “You seriously don’t remember? You walked in on us… y’know…” and Joel’s so confused. And Tommy just keeps talking, saying “you told him to leave, and I asked if you were mad at me, but you said I didn’t do nothin’ wrong and just to be more responsible from now on. You seriously don’t remember that?” And Joel just goes pale and looks down, muttering “I misread the situation.” And Tommy never lets him forget it.
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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