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    and some things can.

    (A story that picks up on the night Ellie leaves the farm, from the moment the door closes behind her. She never makes it out of the yard.)

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    “I said if you loved me, you would stay,” Dina says carefully, crossing the room to stand opposite Ellie, arms folded around her sides, like she’s trying to hold the pieces of herself together, keep her spine from crumpling under the weight.
    “I am staying,” Ellie says quietly, eyes looking up to meet Dina’s.
    Dina presses her hands on the table in front of her, leaning forward to look more closely at Ellie. “I don’t believe you,” she replies, hating herself for how vulnerable her voice sounds.

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    29 Jul 2020

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    Ellie sings JJ to sleep. Dina has always liked listening to her sing. They end up dancing and one thing leads to another.

    Or: They have hot sex on the couch after Dina gets turned on listening to Ellie sing.

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    24 Jul 2020

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    The world stops. There are no insects that dare to move, no crickets that dare to sing. There is no wind, no stream to follow. Only this. All the anger, sadness and disappointment accumulated in Dina surrounding the whole world.

    Yet, there is another one, perhaps as big as hers; the intense feeling of shame that erodes Ellie.

     
    OR the one where Ellie remembers Joel's life, but also begins to acknowledge her own path.

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    20 Jul 2020

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    ****UPDATED VERSION RELEASING 07/08/25****

    "Dina brought the button-up close to her face, slowly closed her eyes, and deeply breathed in the lingering scent.

    It smelled like…

    ...like the earth out in the woods.

    Like the soap they all shared in the bath, tinged with lavender.

    Like the oil she had watched Ellie rub into the fretboard of her old guitar.

    Like whiskey.

    Like Ellie."

    A slow burn, Dina-centric story, about whether or not love can ever find it's way back home through hurt and loss.

    Complete.

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    14 Jul 2020

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    Post-TLOU2

    Dina,

    I’m back in Jackson.

    I’ll be at our old spot, Saturday night at 23:00 if you want to talk and can spare a few minutes of your time. You don’t owe me anything. You don’t have to listen to me or ever see me again if you don’t want to. I won’t blame you if that’s the case. I understand.

    I’ll be there, and if you don’t show up I’ll stay away for good. I promise.

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    Ellie returns to Jackson to heal, and hopefully, eventually, reconcile with her family.

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    11 Jul 2020