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I wrote this little story a while ago to do justice to Mel. I am a big fan of The Last of Us and, even though I love Ellie and Abby, I have to admit that Mel was really an undeserved collateral damage of the two. We don't really see her in her best light from Abby's point of view but she is sincerely one of the characters with the most morals among everyone. Yes, she wanted to finish the job with Ellie but she was completely right to want to protect herself especially since letting Ellie live literally killed her.

Anyway, I just wanted to give her a little more respect for the hard work she does as a doctor but also for her sweet soul. Owen doesn't deserve her ! (I like him too even if he annoys me a lot sometimes… he's really out of it, he needs to get his feet back on Earth!)

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how do you write a liar?

How to Write Liars Believably

Language

The motive of every goal is the make the lie seem plausible while taking blame off the speaker, so liars will often project what they say to a third party: "Katie said that..."

Referring to third parties as "they" rather than he or she

In the case of a deliberate lie prepped beforehand, there will be an overuse of specific names (rather than pronouns) as the speaker tries to get the details right.

Overuse of non-committal words like "something may have happened"

Masking or obscuring facts like "to the best of my knowledge" and “it is extremely unlikely," etc.

Avoiding answers to specific, pressing questions

Voice

There's isn't a set tone/speed/style of speaking, but your character's speech patten will differ from his normal one.

People tend to speak faster when they're nervous and are not used to lying.

Body Language

Covering their mouth

Constantly touching their nose

fidgeting, squirming or breaking eye contact

turning away, blinking faster, or clutching a comfort object like a cushion as they speak

nostril flaring, rapid shallow breathing or slow deep breaths, lip biting, contracting, sitting on your hands, or drumming your fingers. 

Highly-trained liars have mastered the art of compensation by freezing their bodies and looking at you straight in the eye.

Trained liars can also be experts in the art of looking relaxed. They sit back, put their feet up on the table and hands behind their head.

For deliberate lies, the character may even carefully control his body language, as though his is actually putting on a show

The Four Types of Liars

Deceitful: those who lie to others about facts

2. Delusional: those who lie to themselves about facts

3. Duplicitious: those who lie to others about their values

Lying about values can be even more corrosive to relationships than lying about facts. 

4. Demoralized: those who lie to themselves about their values

Additional Notes

Genuine smiles or laughs are hard to fake

Exaggerations of words (that would normally not be emphasized) or exaggerated body language

Many savvy detectives ask suspects to tell the story in reverse or non-linear fashion to expose a lie. They often ask unexpected, or seemingly irrelevant questions to throw suspects off track. 

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Disappointment 😔

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The importance of the cure and Joel's choice

If there's something I don't understand in the The Last of Us fandom, it's how some people manage to minimize the importance of the cure. I think some people don't realize how essential this is.

From the start of the first game, we learn that tests were carried out to find a vaccine and unfortunately failed. This may seem like a pointless information, but on the contrary, it shows exactly how humanity reacts after realizing the seriousness of the infection. They are looking for a solution and we know how important it is. We experienced it with covid 19 when the disease was spreading and no one took it seriously before thousands of people ended up in hospital and died. The magnitude was certainly not the same but we know that if covid 19 was a critical situation back then, the infection must be a completely different story. But unlike the game, we had a cure, several even, and they never had that chance.

People die, but the infection does much more than that. They go crazy, suffer excruciatingly and kill everything that moves. The disease spreads quickly and you have no physical means to prevent it other than killing people you thought you could save. Imagine seeing your loved ones go through all of this, being infected or killed by the infected. It's horrible. So imagine learning that despite all the efforts of every country in the world, despite all the technology and knowledge of humanity, no vaccine has been found and you are all doomed.

If no one succeeded before, many then gave up on the idea of ​​a vaccine. Survival has become everyone's main concern and the world has become completely chaotic. There is only one group that has maintained the idea of ​​a cure and that is the fireflies. They are ready to do anything for this, even to go to extremes. They seem naive but deep down they are only desperate people who want only one thing, for all this to stop and go back to the way it was before. In 20 years they found nothing so imagine how they must have felt when Ellie arrived. She represents everything for what they fought for, what they suffered so much for. Ellie's immunity is their last hope for a cure.

Generations could be saved just by that. Thousands of deaths and so much suffering could be avoided. Fireflies aren't evil for wanting that. Their way of doing things is questionable but we are talking about a world where morality is defective and does not allow you to survive. Yes, they should have asked Ellie and given her a choice in this matter but, the cure is so important that they couldn't risk her refusing and resisting. Even if Ellie was going to say yes, they couldn't know and what is one child's life worth to thousands of others ?

The choice between saving Ellie or the world is an impossible choice. Even if we think we can make this choice, we can't. Some people try to find justifications and say that one of the two choices is better. For example, this whole story explaining that the cure wouldn't have worked anyway and that Joel did the right thing to stop them. Even if in real life the operation would not have worked, we must not forget that it is fiction and that in the game, it would have worked if Joel had not intervened. They would have had a cure if the operation could have taken place.

What Joel did, even for Ellie, was horrible. It was a selfish act EVEN if we understand why he did it. After all, it's so much easier to be in the shoes of someone who never knew Ellie, who doesn't know who she is. Sacrificing a stranger for the world and your loved ones is what anyone would have done. But Ellie is no stranger to Joel (or to us) and he couldn't let other people kill her. However, we can't blame the Doctor or anyone else for wanting to sacrifice Ellie. There are no good moral solutions but from a rational point of view we know what would have been better.

In Joel's place we would have saved Ellie and in the whole world's place we would have sacrificed her. No matter what action we might have chosen, none of us would have been a bad person in itself. But the impact of our decision affects the whole world and in return, the world will see us as a good or a bad person. These are just the repercussions of our actions.

I think Joel was aware of this horrible thing he did but he accepted it because for him nothing else matters except Ellie. Just like Ellie does, I love Joel but I also blame him for his actions. This is why Joel's death is not surprising. It was only a matter of time before someone found him and made him pay. Whether it's Abby or anyone else, they all have reasons to want to kill him. After all he represents the second condemnation of humanity.

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Thanks if you read to the end! I really tried to explain my thoughts as best as I could so I hope it's clear

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Fanfic recommandation : Asgardian Galdr

Status : finished

Words : 479 713

Summary :

What if Loki was able to warn his past self, so he did not lose control during his regency and was able to act as he normally would ? What if he had been able to remain calm and in control of himself, and the situation ?

"How?" Loki demanded.

"Betrayal," his future self stated simply, rage clear in every syllable. "But you must control your reaction and come to see me, or you will repeat my mistakes and we will miss an opportunity to take control and alter things in our favor."

It would have changed everything.

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This is one of the best stories I have ever read ! The author did an amazing job and I can only recommend it for the rest of my life !!

It's a canon divergence that picks up the events of the first film where Loki miraculously rewrites his story. Thanks to the information given by his future self, Loki can finally show his true value as a king. Between betrayals and politics, the universe is so in-depth that it becomes absolutely fascinating !

In addition, family takes a central place in the story. Despite conflicts and communication problems, they all love each other deeply. It's refreshing to not have Odin as the big bad guy for once.

Loki's self-acceptance for his species and his abilities is also developed just right. He learns to stop letting himself be walked on and finally uses his intelligence to bring respect and admiration. There is still a way to go because of his doubts and the events that happened but healing is coming little by little.

A masterpiece !!

Maybe there will be an other part in the futur !

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Sorry 🥲

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Little Introduction 👀

Hi!

My name is Hannah and I am 19 years old. I am French and I have been writing since 2023!

I mainly write fanfiction but in the future, I might have book projects, I don't know ^^

I read a lot of books so I would also be very happy to share this!

Otherwise my favorite fandoms are: The Last Of Us, Harry Potter, Avatar, Avatar: The last airbender, Horizon, Stranger Things, Loki, Arcane, My Hero Academia, Attack on Titan, Naruto

I would definitely make recommendations on the stories I have read to share and introduce you to new authors. Don’t hesitate to encourage them in their work!!

I will also make announcements for my projects but this account is mainly for sharing with readers :D

Check out my writing accounts !

Ao3 : https://archiveofourown.org/users/hannah_mara5/pseuds/hannah_mara5

Wattpad : https://www.wattpad.com/hannahmara55?

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I’m so grateful for all the comments I have received ❤️

you really encourage writers to keep working so Thank you !!

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It happened one time to me and Argh 😫 ! I don't know if it's love or aggression or both but I feel something

When I read a fanfic I like, the author becomes a mini celebrity to me. So when an author with a work I like kudos’ or comments on my own fanfic I just-

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Every time 💀

I’m just so happy to finish my chapter and I want to post it but I’m loosing my mind if I have a time limit T^T

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Summary of The Last Of Us 2

If only Ellie was a better planner 😔

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So cute and beautiful 😭❤️

"Uhmm, says the comic book nerd who collects trading cards in her spare time."

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I miss The Last Of Us era so much. It turned my brain upside down and I cried myself to sleep because of it. I WANT TO GO BACK TO THIS MISERY !!