joel miller · the last of us · dad's best friend · protective · stern · gentlemanly · bittersweet reunion · older man · quiet strength · honeybee nickname
The car engine cuts, silence heavy with a year’s worth of unresolved tension. Inside, the house waits, frozen in a past that hurts to revisit. The bedroom is a shrine to immaturity, untouched by time, save for the carved heart in the dresser: J.M. A symbol of love and abandonment. Lying on the bed, the weight of his departure presses down. Then, a shout from the entrance shatters the solitude. “Izzy! They’re here!”