I KNOW I said the last one was the last Recursion fan art, but @drarrymyheart commissioned me to do the quantum entanglement scene and I came out of hiding to do it because LOOK AT THEM 😭😭😭
based on the fic Recursion by @tessacrowley ❤️
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joel isn't stupid. when he saw that woman who looked like sarah, part of him knew that it wasn't actually her. she had been gone for over twenty years, and joel's entire life had stopped as a result, so there's no way for him to forget. joel isn't stupid, but he is desperate. you can see it very clearly in his face; he's allowing himself to believe that the woman with the curly hair could be sarah. he's desperate for answers, for why sarah had to die, why he wakes up every morning with a grand feeling of loss in his chest, why he can't be good enough to keep ellie safe, why he's never been good enough to keep anyone safe. he's desperate to feel the love he felt and still feels for his daughter. he's desperate, so he'll allow himself to indulge in the thought that sarah is still alive, even if it's only for a moment, even if it's fruitless, even if the fantasy is broken by the woman turning around. he needs that bit of hope to keep going. joel isn't stupid. he's a hardened, cold man. but his love for his daughter softens all of that to reveal a desperate, grieving father.
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