Title: "Accretion"
Fandom:
The Last of Us (see game recap here)Characters: Joel, Ellie, Tommy, Maria, OCs
Word Count: 156,823
Rating: R
Summary: ac·cre·tion: /əˈkrēSH(ə)n/ noun 1. the process of growth or increase, typically by the gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter 2. the coming together and cohesion of matter under the influence of gravitation to form larger bodies. 3. Comic #6 in the Savage Starlight series! ~ Joel and Ellie's relationship isn't easily defined in the "new world." [Elements of Joel/Ellie, no smut] Picks up where the game leaves off, with Joel and Ellie arriving at Tommy's in the spring.
Author's Notes: Before this, I'd never written a fic that exceeded 3,000 words. I have no idea what crawled up my muse's butt this time but I am very pleased to have completed such a long piece. It only took me, oh, 13 months?
~crossposted to
FFN and
AO3...but I would love to find the elusive reader on LJ!~
Each chapter has a link at the end to continue to the next.
Chapter 1: "Package Deal" and 2: "Home Sweet Home" Chapter 3: "Safe" Chapter 4: "The Elephant in the Room" Chapter 5: "A New Friend" Chapter 6: "The Lay of the Land" Chapter 7: "A New Enemy" Chapter 8: "Do as I Say, Not as I Do" Chapter 9: "Life in a Small Town" Chapter 10: "Weight of the World" Chapter 11: "Hunter" Chapter 12: "Stairway to Heaven" Chapter 13: "Heroes and Villains" Chapter 14: "Promise Me" Chapter 15: "More Than Words" Chapter 16: "Bat Out of Hell" Chapter 17: "Playing With Fire" Chapter 18: "Leo" Chapter 19: "Dear Abby" Chapter 20: "Let the Games Begin" Chapter 21: "Do Or Die" Chapter 22: "Born Too Late" Part 1 and
Part 2 Chapter 23: "Endure and Survive" Chapter 24: "Mad World" Chapter 25: "Drink You Away" Chapter 26: "About Last Night..." Chapter 27: "False Impressions" Chapter 28: "Free Bird" Chapter 29: "Riser" Chapter 30: "All That Matters" Chapter 31: "Point of No Return" Part 1 and
Part 2 Epilogue And now there is a sequel! Master list
here.