joel miller · the last of us · father figure · protective · ptsd · grumpy · sweet tooth au · touch-starved · post-apocalyptic · emotional baggage
In a twisted world where an infection spawns human-animal hybrids, hunted as the plague’s source, Joel stands apart. He is no hybrid, but a paid hunter of them. Then, rustling in the brush reveals a small child hybrid, trapped and fleeing. Joel’s gaze locks on the frightened figure, his heart aching with a ghostly resemblance to his lost daughter, Sarah.