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the road ahead l preview (j. miller series)

a/n📝 in honor of hitting 4k followers this weekend, I decided to post a little glimpse at what I have been brainstorming: a full length series for the to do the right thing universe. I have been toying around with this idea for a while now and to be honest, I am really terrified taking on such a big challenge and writing this story, but also kind of excited too? part of me feels like I’m going to be in waaaay over my head but oh well lmao.

the first chapter is still a draft, but this scene is complete. what do we think? should i do it? please let me know your thoughts!

“Frank?” You knelt in front of his wheelchair and placed a gentle hand on his knee. “What is it?”

“We need you to take Gracie with you,” Frank told you, softly. His blue eyes had gone red, brimming with tears that he was trying his absolute hardest to hold back. Behind him, Bill stood there with his hand on his partner’s shoulder and you could have sworn that he was fighting back tears too.

“What?” You and Joel hissed out in unison. While you couldn’t see him, you could imagine the look of shock on his face mirrored yours as well.

“We need you to take her with you,” he repeated.

You stared up at Frank, your eyes wide in pure and utter disbelief. “What are you talking about?”

“Whatever this illness is, it’s progressing fast, way too fast. Look at me. The last time you were here, I could still walk. That was what, just a few months ago?” Frank let out a small and humorless chuckle and shook his head. “I’m getting worse with every day that passes. I can’t do anything for myself, let alone for Gracie. I’m in the most excruciating and unbearable pain and the reality is that I don’t have all that much time left.” He paused, hesitating for a moment before saying, “If I’m going to die, then I’m going to die in peace, not in agony.”

Your heart sank deeply, realizing what he’d meant by that.

“What about Bill?”

Joel’s gruff voice came from behind you, strained and tight.

“He can’t raise her alone. And besides, he’s made his choice to go with me.” Frank put his hand over his beloved partner’s hand, which was still resting on his shoulder.

You glanced over your shoulder back at Joel, who just stood there, the color drained from his face.

“How could we put her through that?” You asked, your voice thick with emotion as you turned back to look at Frank. “Don’t you realize how dangerous it will be for her to go with us?”

“She’s right. We’re goin’ across the fuckin’ country to get Ellie where she needs to be,” Joel reminded them. “We don’t know what kinda shit is out there or what we’re goin’ to run into. So how the fuck do you two expect us to take along a fuckin’ child?”

“Ellie’s a child,” Bill pointed out to him.

“She’s fuckin’ fourteen, not three—”

Frank held up a hand to stop him.

Finally, a tear slid down the side of his face. “Look, this isn’t a choice that we want to make, Joel. But let’s face it. I’m sick and Bill is old. Gracie will wind up alone.” He swallowed harshly, his eyes meeting yours. “I know you just wanted her to be safe, and sure, maybe she was safer with us here than in the zone for a while, but I don’t think that we thought this all the way through. I don’t think we looked far enough into the future. At some point, Gracie was going to lose us both.”

You turned and looked into the living room where Gracie was showing Ellie her favorite teddy bear.

“What’s his name?” Ellie had asked her.

“Teddy.”

She snorted, ruffling her hair. “Real original, kid.”

Gracie giggled, playfully swatting her hand away.

“I know she loses either way.” Frank’s hoarse voice garnered your attention once again. “I know it’s an incredibly dangerous risk, taking her with you. But it’s either that or she winds up alone.”

“We took care of her for as long as we could,” Bill said, quietly. “Now it’s your turn.”

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whoopsies

so yeah i havent update tdtrt in a while...

what can i say, life got busy.

but! i'm planning to post other random bullshit that i write! hopefully my little oneshots can motivate me back into writing longer chapters for tdtrt.

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writing another angsty installment to the baby trilogy

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GIVE THEM BACK THEIR BABYGIRL PLS let them be happy 🥺🥺🥺

i meannnnn…can’t promise they’ll be happy if i do write a proper series for them since it’s tlou, but they would have their babygirl back at least 👀

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aaaaah so excited for the road ahead series !!! to do the right thing is seriously one of my favourite fics i’ve read and can’t wait to see how you continue to build that universe 🎉

AHHH thank you nonnie! I am SO NERVOUS like how do you do tlou with a child that young? it is a TALL ORDER 😭 but i am channeling rosita/coco from twd vibes to help me out

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I JUST READ YOUR TO DO THE RIGHT THING SERIES AND ITS FANTASTIC 🙏🙏🙏🙏 YOURE SO TALENTED AND IM VERY INVESTED IN GRACIE, JOEL, READER, AND ELLIE’S JOURNEY

keep an eye out for something coming up later on this week this lil family’s story ain’t over yet

tysm for reading the series! 💗

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“Maybe your sweet little butterfly sent you something to remember her by,” You told him, nodding over at the sleeping child.  // FIRST OF ALL HOW DARE U THIS LINE FUCKING BROKE MEEEEE. This entire fic just broke me into pieces 😭😭😭😭😭😭

IM SORRY I JUST HAD TO DO IT

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I imagine the way Joel is looking at Ellie during that giraffe scene is the way he’d be looking at his little daughter in the next part of tdtrt (stop me if I’m wrong)

without giving too much away, let’s just say his interaction with her is definitely going to be a sweet one that will give you all similar feels to how he looked at ellie and yes i am doing it to make up for all the angst and suffering i put you guys through

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okay but the reader finally meeting her baby and when the baby cries, she says “mama” omg that will fucking break me into pieces 🥹💔💔

hmm so that’s not in the cards BUT i will say that the baby will have a very cute interaction with reader and her interaction with joel might be what breaks you 👀

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just want to say I was a crying MESS reading your “to do the right thing” series 😭 I didn’t think I could feel emotional about a pregnant!reader fic. I bawled my eyes out when she was saying goodbye to the baby. well done and thank you so much for writing it!

😭😭😭 thank you sm for reading! tbh i was so nervous about doing a pregnancy thing for tlou cause it’s so hard to get right and even idk if ive been getting it right but the fact that you enjoyed it and it brought out some feels that’s enough for my wittle heart to be happy! 💗

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Excuse you ms vee you didn’t just tease us with the fact that Joel knows the babys name and you didn’t tell us what it is 😭

hell yes i did 😂 i wondered if anyone was gonna call me out on it lmao

but you’ll find out her name in my next fic

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Heyyy would you ever do another part too 'To do the right thing' ?

yes! i am doing another installment pertaining to this storyline! hoping to have it up tomorrow night 💗

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Hi Viv, different anon here. If you feel like it’s something you wish you had written, you can also do a drabble! I don’t know, that would be pretty cathartic for me to read. Especially if there’s comfort from Joel, or even Tess. There’s kinda no place for it in literature, which also hurts. I know it’s a very heavy topic, though. It’s obviously okay if you already have your mind on other stuff or if this simply isn’t something you’d want to write/ be comfortable writing. Sending love!!

Hmm. Well I had one post series drabble planned that I’m writing that’s a bit on the happier side since I really put y’all through it with the series itself 😮‍💨 but I’d be up for writing maybe a drabble about the immediate aftermath of what the reader is going through? I’d be comfortable writing it! Just not sure if anyone’s interested in even MORE angst? 😂

Thoughts??

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ok omg i rlly don’t want to be annoying abt this bc i know you’ve written so many installments, but i was thinking about the to do the right thing universe, and i feel like reader is probably somewhat insecure around joel after giving birth? obviously that’s not her priority at all at first, but as she starts healing it’s obvious that joel and her haven’t been together for months and she’s so aware that everything in her body is completely different, even worried it will feel different for joel? it takes a while but eventually she tell him/ he figures it out and comfort ensues?

this was sent in a while back and ya girl is just slow as heck with requests but guess what is being typed up right now 😬

thank you so much for sending this and please don’t ever think it’s annoying! I’m slow with requests but i do enjoy getting them!

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Dude please write the series I LOVE EVERYTHING YOU WRITE 😭♥️

im still thinking about itttttt 😭😭😭