Fandom Tale of Two Survivors { The Last of Us 1x1 with icedthemoon }

[icedthemoon]

Nathaniel Matthews
Former Firefly| 21 | Current location ;; Oregon

Nate stared at this offering of a hand and wondered if he deserved that. It was just a fraction of a second. He remembered every person that he killed trying to save Alex from what he did to him. He remembered the people he couldn’t save. His brothers who died. Nate took the hand and willed away the thoughts and memories. They weren’t allowed anymore, or at least right now. “Okay. Let’s find our farmhouse.” He moved to the door, opening it up and stepping back out into the world.
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[EquineGurl23]

Alexander Brennan
Former Seraphite | 19 | Current location ;; Oregon

Alex waited and smiled when Nate took his hand. He squeezed it gently as he followed Nate out of the room and into the hall. "I think.. we should just keep moving. If we go straight and avoid towns, we can make it through to Wyoming in a day or so." Alex said as he moved back towards the street, looking at Nate every so often as he walked.​

 

[icedthemoon]

Nathaniel Matthews
Former Firefly| 21 | Current location ;; Oregon

He thought about that. Not having to go through any more of these towns was an interesting thought. That was less times they could almost die. Less times they could get lost in the cruel world. He didn’t even really understand where they were heading. He just had to trust in Alex. He had to trust that Alex was his guide. And he did. He trusted him. Nate nodded. “Okay. We keep walking. Make it to Wyoming and then wherever Jackson is in that big state.”
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[EquineGurl23]

Alexander Brennan
Former Seraphite | 19 | Current location ;; Oregon

Alex looked at Nate as he waited for his partner's input and he smiled at that. He was thankful that Nate trusted him, and hoped that Jackson would be the new start they wanted it to be. "Sounds good to me. I'm ready to find somewhere safe." Alex said as he led them towards the forest. "I think I'm done with traveling for a while." Alex added as the entered the forest.​

 

[icedthemoon]

Nathaniel Matthews
Former Firefly| 21 | Current location ;; Oregon

“Me too,” Nate nearly whispered as they made it to the forest. Back to the trees. The trees felt like it was where they began this journey even if it was technically in the middle of a town that he was horribly lost in. “Alex? Do you think they’re together? Everyone who died.” It was not something he thought about a lot. “Kaleb and Carlos. My mama and my brothers. Maybe even my mama and my daddy. Do you think they get to be together?”
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[EquineGurl23]

Alexander Brennan
Former Seraphite | 19 | Current location ;; Oregon

As they walked through the forest, he felt like they were back to how they were not that long ago when they first started the journey. Alex looked at Nate when he started talking and thought for a moment. "I think so. I like to think that they are, and that perhaps Kaleb and Carlos have found their lost loves as well. They're all looking over us together I'm sure." Alex said as they moved.​

 

[icedthemoon]

Nathaniel Matthews
Former Firefly| 21 | Current location ;; Oregon

That made him feel a little bit better. He didn’t want everything to just be awful. Just be ruined. He hoped that somehow, wherever you go when you die, they could all be together. Then at least you aren’t alone. Nate looked at Alex, and for a moment he thought about saying that. Then he looked ahead and let it go. For a while they were quiet. “Okay, distract me while we’re moving. Tell me something amazing.”
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[EquineGurl23]

Alexander Brennan
Former Seraphite | 19 | Current location ;; Oregon

Alex looked around the forest as he thought for a moment just what happens when you do die. He hoped that what he said was true, because he missed his brothers a lot. He missed Carlos' boisterous energy and Kaleb's laidback confidence. What he wouldn't do to see them again, and he wished they had cameras that worked, so he'd have a picture of them all together. But Alex had their faces in his memory and he was going to draw them altogether and hang it in their farmhouse. He was pulled from his thoughts as he looked at Nate. "Um. Okay. You know those wolves I mentioned? Well, both of them fell for one of my own people."​

 

[icedthemoon]

Nathaniel Matthews
Former Firefly| 21 | Current location ;; Oregon

With the kind of mood he was afraid of falling into, he needed anything else to keep him from going there. Anything else. Absolutely anything. He thrust all of his attention on Alex and hoped that he could give him that. Well he certainly did do something that was jarring enough to distract him. That was what he asked for. “What? That’s crazy!” He could maybe see some wolves who did not agree with the horrible way of treating Alex and his people. He could understand looking at their war and thinking maybe that this was not something that mattered as much. But when he thought about it, he thought about himself and Kaleb. He thought about how much he could look past for Kaleb. But he was not in love with Kaleb. Kaleb was his big brother that he would miss so much. “What are you? Some kind of star crossed lover matchmaker? And if they’re all sitting around falling in love with people, how come no one fell in love with you?” He smiled, because he was happy to keep Alex to himself.
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[EquineGurl23]

Alexander Brennan
Former Seraphite | 19 | Current location ;; Oregon

Alex chuckled as he heard Nate’s words and shook his head a little. “No I’m not a star crossed lovers match maker. And as for me? I wasn’t looking for anyone. Though I’m sure there were a few that had a crush on me, but I was waiting for you without realizing it.” Alex admitted as he smiled over at Nate. “Trust me, the first time Kai and Ezekiel met was uh interesting to say the least. I wasn’t there but I heard about it after.” Alex said as they walked, he was determined to make it to Idaho before they rested for the night.​

 

[icedthemoon]

Nathaniel Matthews
Former Firefly| 21 | Current location ;; Oregon

Nate shook his head but was thoroughly amused by the way this story changed. “Okay. So you meet up with two wolves who don’t instantly try to kill you. I thank the world for them. Then they fall in love with two of your people. Naturally. If any of them are like you, I guess I can see how that might convert someone from being a horrible murderer into maybe not being so bad.” He smiled at Alex like he used to a long time ago. Almost. It wasn’t quite like he was. Maybe one day he could do that again. “It’s a good thing you didn’t meet any other ones since you were all pairing off. I would be very upset if I didn’t get to have you.”
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