#bill and frank tlou

[yelloartt]

you were my purpose 🍓

[capaldofilcumbergirl]

Bill: Did it hurt?

Frank, gasping in happiness: When I fell from the heaven?

Bill: No, when you fell into that hole.

[gaybookwormsunite]

Just started reading ‘All That’s Left in The World’ by Erik J. Brown

And the start of the book reminded me of the couple in TLOU

[raishoubi]

Bill and Frank || The last of us Ep. 3 fanart.

100000/10, Gays never fail to make you sob. watch #TheLastofUs!!!

[average-dilf-enjoyer]

Bill and Frank are my Roman Empire like you do not understand. They mean the world to me, I could literally go on for hours about their story and how beautiful it is

[strafethesesinners]

Guess who started The Last of Us and just finished episode 3 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲

[rosiexjo]

Long long time….

[gh0stsp1d3r]

Hi!! I don’t know if you write this kind of stuff, but after the 3rd episode of TLOU I’ve been dying for this. Would you be able to write something about Dad!Bill x daughter!reader and how growing up in the apocalypse would be like with him and Frank?? Like how Bill would be as a father, and all the cute things that they get to do with Frank (who would be kind of like an adoptive father)?

I do!! I love writing things like this 🫶🏽🫶🏽

Bro but I loved this episode, they remind me of my gay uncles that both died a few years ago and one of them was named bill so ❤️❤️

Love me the way I want you to

When your dad had found Frank, you were just a kid. So you didn’t exactly know what went on.

You were confused with him at first, but quickly got used to him. It was fun with them. You three always had the best adventures you could.

One of your favorite memories is when Frank invited some people, you were a teenager, and you were just watching them. It was rare to see other people. But Tess and Joel came around sometimes.

3 years later. And sure, it was odd having two dads as a teenage girl, and they didn’t exactly understand everything you did or said, but you still loved them.

You all had fun, and you’ve been living with Frank for 6 years now. He was an odd guy. But you guys always had fun.

Sometimes, he would paint. He was a good painter. He also learned how to play the piano, because you had taught him.

“It’s easy, I promise.” You said, beaming.

“Alright, alright.” He said, sitting down as you stood up beside him.

Your dad watched, with a smile on his face.

Now, he played the piano all the time. And Bill didn’t complain this time.

——-

And now it was 2023. Growing up in an apocalypse may not have been ideal, and they may have been older now, but you still loved them. I mean, bill was your dad, you had to love him.

Frank painted and painted, it was a painting of Bill.

Bill loved his paintings. Every single one. They were gorgeous, and he even painted you once.

“Frank, this is…” you said.

“Amazing.” Bill said, as you looked at him and then back to the painting.

———

“Did you take your pills?” Bill asked Frank at dinner.

“No.” He said, and he struggled to open the bag. You grabbed it and opened it for him.

You counted them and gave him the ones he needed, and he took them.

And then you helped Bill carry him into the bed. He always struggled.

“Thank you. Goodnight, love you.” He told you, giving you a quick hug as you smiled and left them alone.

Then Bill got situated and he fell asleep. He fell asleep for a while.

———

“I promise you I’m gonna stay up.” Frank argued.

“Why?”

“Because this is my last day.”

It was the day knew would come, you sat down in the living room as Frank explained his worries.

“What if- what if we find a doctor?”

“Who’s coming Bill? The doors to doors MRI salesman? There wasn’t anything to cure this before the world fell apart.”

Bill and you didn’t say anything, he was shocked.

“Bill, (your name). Bill.” He looked at Frank with tears in his eyes. And you were almost crying too.

As Frank explained the day, he was asking for Bill to practically kill him.

“I can’t.” Bill sobbed.

You were crying too, you wiped your tears away.

“Do you love me?”

“Yes.”

“Then love me the way I want you to.”

[miraclesabound]

Homestead

Summary: Death comes to collect her evening appointments on August 29th. Also available on AO3.

Pairing: Bill/Frank (The Last of Us)

Note: This idea of Death from “The Sandman” coming to take Bill and Frank “home” occurred to me, and when I mentioned it to @blueeyesatnight, she did the tumblr chat version of flailing her arms in glee/fury and told me I had to do it. If you have complaints, she deserves at least partial blame.

Warnings: Death, suicide, mention of war crimes, spoilers for episode 3 of course.

Tags: @blueeyesatnight, @oonajaeadira, @joelmillerscoffeemug, @flightlessangelwings, @writeforfandoms, @morpheus-helm​

Death will admit, if asked, that she’s slightly surprised to be coming back to Lincoln, Massachusetts after all this time. The last time she was here, there was only one remaining life in the town - the others had either succumbed to the cordyceps outbreak or been murdered by those FEDRA jackboots. (Jackboots, she thinks to herself - what a perfect but horrific word for those thugs.) She’d expected to returned for the last Lincoln citizen quickly, but it’s been twenty years now. She’d figured he must have moved on.

Instead, she’s charmed to see that while the town is quiet, it’s been maintained. There are no streetlights to fight the dark of night, but she can see clearly - someone has continued to pour love into this place.

As she approaches the house where her appointment is, she can feel the presences of two hearts - not just one. This part she’d known about - it’s her first double pick-up in some time.

Bill and Frank are in their bedroom, lying curled in each other’s arms. Their eyes are fluttering shut, but Bill notices the stranger in their room first. “...I dunno who you are, but you’re too late,” he slurs, the drugs already slowing his heart.

“Actually, I pride myself on my punctuality, Bill,” Death says. “Do you know me?”

That wave of recognition that she sees so often appears on Bill’s face. “Oh...I see.” He looks briefly panicked. “Are you here just for me?”

Death shakes her head. “I’m here for you both.”

Bill starts to sit up, and Frank groans at his side: “Babe, don’t let go, you promised...”

“I’m not letting go.” Bill helps Frank sit as well so he can see their guest. “A friend is here.”

Frank has the same epiphany Bill does when he looks in Death’s eyes, but in contrast to Bill, he smiles at her. “Ma’am, it’s good of you to come make a personal visit of it.”

“The pleasure is mine,” Death says. “Your town, your house, all of it - it’s lovely.”

“We did our best with it,” Frank tells her. His expression falls slightly. “I...don’t suppose we could see it one last time?”

“Of course,” Death says. “Follow me.” It doesn’t occur to Bill and Frank until they’re down the stairs that neither of them are having trouble walking.

--

It’s a beautiful night, and the three of them take their time walking back and forth on Main Street. The guys ask if Joel and Tess are ok, and while they’re saddened by hearing of Tess’s passing, Death tells them the truth - that Tess went bravely, and that Joel isn’t due in her ledger for a good long time.

The boutique door is still open, and while Frank and Bill are happy to stay in their wedding suits, Frank insists that Death try something on for herself. She agrees, knowing that this isn’t a delaying tactic on his or Bill’s part. Several items catch her eye, but the one that truly calls to her is an old black top hat. Frank chuckles when she puts it on - it looks absolutely fetching on top of her curls.

However, the expedition must draw to an end, and it’s actually Bill who suggests that they should be moving along. “I told you I was satisfied,” he says when Frank asks him. “And besides, we’ve left the note for Joel. He’ll know what to do.”

The group walks to the fence, passing through it without having to activate the switch. Bill takes a last look behind him. “It really was something,” he admits. “I hope someone else can make a home out of it.”

“I’ll bet they do,” Death says. “Come here, you two.” Bill and Frank take each other’s hands, and then she wraps them in her mighty wings.

[arduadastra]

Ok but like I played the game right, I knew what I was expecting from ep 3 and I was ready for grumpy asshole bill and some school exploring - Did I get that? No.

Am I happy about that? Yes.

Am I also sobbing on my bathroom floor over the line "just give me one last good day" ??? ABSOLUTELY

[atlas-the-bastard]

the SECOND frank came into the shot when he was in that hole at the start of tlou ep3 i was like ...hmmm....smell something.....a little fruity.....and then a little later i did a quick search and was like "hahaha laughs in google and a really good gaydar" and then i just. crying.that it. thats all there is. im so sad man. but also so happy. that was such an insane, beautiful episode and i am shooketh

[capaldofilcumbergirl]

So we got heartwarming story for Bill and Frank and Ellie got her porn anyways.

[shutuperce]

so i can’t get hbo max in my area so i am (shhhh) pirating the last of us and i’ve collected my highlights from the comment section here u go <3

cw for homophobia

starting off strong here with a “not a homophobe at all but i am disgusted by gay people” pov

i hope someday this person realises there are definitely trans zombies in the world of tlou... like my dude if so much of the world’s population was infected do u think the trans people just frickin evaporated 

user nick-adventure-too when i read the first sentence i was honestly convinced u were a bigot. well acted and thanks for showing em how silly and goofy they sound

breaking news the acronym 2slgbtqia+ has been shortened to lbq... only bisexuals, queers and lesbians are safe... the rest have been taken...

love how they always use the metaphor of driving something down people’s throats ngl

‘call me old fashioned’ bahahaha no im calling u homophobic (although this comment is honestly more beard-phobic)

bill and frank kissing is an ‘instant turn off’ why are you watching tlou to get turned on. it’s a show about zombies bestie are u okay

again w the ‘not to be homophobic but... (says something inherently homophobic)’ vibes. 

“for all those who call us ‘homophobes’ etc” uhhhh what is the etc for

ok full honesty making someone imagine their parents making out is not the same as bill and frank kissing... girl they are not your parents they are fictional dudes in a tv show it is not the same

love the last sentence stressing how old people got mad game...

this guy i swear i am laughing so hard... what a hot take... i love to imagine him turning to his wife and being like ‘honey im not gay and that’s ok!’

he also does have a really good point there. ep3 was not about being gay, it was about love. love and support in a post-apocalyptic world. 

his closing stanza? iconic. more beard-hating. why does everyone hate the beard so much

finally i thought i would close with bella ramsey’s words on ellie and her queerness <3

[a-place-to-take-you]

I read Down to Agincourt last year for the first time, and did not expect to be emotionally devastated by **another** post-apocalyptic queer love story where we see love blossom in some of the most dire circumstances–with subplots about gardening and sieges and caring for your sick partner–just a few months later

[clockwards]

never been so emotionally devastated in my life (just watched tlou season 1 episode 3)

[tbhatxr]

My father, who is a raging homophobe, said that episode 3 was the best episode so far and that the actors deserved an award.