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Title: "Accretion"
Fandom: The Last of Us (see game recap here)
Characters: Joel, Ellie, Tommy, Maria, OCs
Word Count: 156,823
Rating: R
Summary: ac·cre·tion: /əˈkrēSH(ə)n/ noun 1. the process of growth or increase, typically by the gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter 2. the coming together and cohesion of matter under the influence of gravitation to form larger bodies. 3. Comic #6 in the Savage Starlight series! ~ Joel and Ellie's relationship isn't easily defined in the "new world." [Elements of Joel/Ellie, no smut] Picks up where the game leaves off, with Joel and Ellie arriving at Tommy's in the spring.
Author's Notes: Before this, I'd never written a fic that exceeded 3,000 words. I have no idea what crawled up my muse's butt this time but I am very pleased to have completed such a long piece. It only took me, oh, 13 months?

~crossposted to FFN and AO3...but I would love to find the elusive reader on LJ!~

Each chapter has a link at the end to continue to the next.

Chapter 1: "Package Deal" and 2: "Home Sweet Home"
Chapter 3: "Safe"
Chapter 4: "The Elephant in the Room"
Chapter 5: "A New Friend"
Chapter 6: "The Lay of the Land"
Chapter 7: "A New Enemy"
Chapter 8: "Do as I Say, Not as I Do"
Chapter 9: "Life in a Small Town"
Chapter 10: "Weight of the World"
Chapter 11: "Hunter"
Chapter 12: "Stairway to Heaven"
Chapter 13: "Heroes and Villains"
Chapter 14: "Promise Me"
Chapter 15: "More Than Words"
Chapter 16: "Bat Out of Hell"
Chapter 17: "Playing With Fire"
Chapter 18: "Leo"
Chapter 19: "Dear Abby"
Chapter 20: "Let the Games Begin"
Chapter 21: "Do Or Die"
Chapter 22: "Born Too Late" Part 1 and Part 2
Chapter 23: "Endure and Survive"
Chapter 24: "Mad World"
Chapter 25: "Drink You Away"
Chapter 26: "About Last Night..."
Chapter 27: "False Impressions"
Chapter 28: "Free Bird"
Chapter 29: "Riser"
Chapter 30: "All That Matters"
Chapter 31: "Point of No Return" Part 1 and Part 2
Epilogue

And now there is a sequel! Master list here.

Title: "Accretion" - Chapter 31: "Point of No Return" Part 2 of 2
Fandom: The Last of Us
Word Count: 12,082 for both parts
Rating (for fic as a whole): R
Chapter Summary: Joel kicks ass... for a while. ...and that's all the summary I'm giving, lol. I actually don't know why I've bothered doing summaries for LJ when on FFN/AO3 I didn't bother!

~Continued from Part One~

( ~Endure & Survive~ )

And there's actually an epilogue, so not QUITE the final chapter ;)
~Continue to Epilogue~

Title: "Accretion" - Chapter 30: "All That Matters"
Fandom: The Last of Us
Word Count: 5197
Rating (for fic as a whole): R
Chapter Summary: This trip isn't going exactly the way Ellie hoped it would.

( ~clouds in my coffee~ )

~Continue to Chapter 31~

Title: "Accretion" - Chapter 28: "Free Bird"
Fandom: The Last of Us
Word Count: 3606
Rating (for fic as a whole): R
Chapter Summary: Surely, running away will solve everything!

( The devil was always easier, and much more satisfying, to believe )
~Continue to Chapter 29~

Title: "Accretion" - Chapter 26: "About Last Night..."
Fandom: The Last of Us
Word Count: 4563
Rating (for fic as a whole): R
Chapter Summary: Ellie is in no mood to be lectured; Joel is in no mood for her games.

( she couldn't help being a smartass when he made it so easy... )
~Continue to Chapter 27~

Title: "Accretion" - Chapter 24: "Mad World"
Fandom: The Last of Us
Word Count: 5350
Rating (for fic as a whole): R
Chapter Summary: Fight or flight? ...or a little of both...

( ~I had some dreams, they were clouds in my coffee~ )
~Continue to Chapter 25~

Title: "Accretion" - Chapter 22: "Born Too Late", part 2 of 2
Fandom: The Last of Us
Word Count: 5277
Rating (for fic as a whole): R
Chapter Summary: Things go just a wee bit differently than Ellie had hoped.
Author's Note: I felt like this needed to be all one chapter, but given the length, I'm taking a friend's advice and splitting it into sub-chapters in the hopes that no one's eyes glaze over by the end!

~Continued from Part One~

( Part Dos )
~Continue to Chapter 23~

Title: "Accretion" - Chapter 21: "Do Or Die"
Fandom: The Last of Us
Word Count: 5287
Rating (for fic as a whole): R
Chapter Summary: Ready, Set, Action!

( ~otherwise known as shit or get off the pot~ )
~Continue to Chapter 22~

Title: "Accretion" - Chapter 19: "Dear Abby"
Fandom: The Last of Us
Word Count: 4953
Rating (for fic as a whole): R
Chapter Summary: What's the best place to find relationship advice? Teen magazines from the old world, of course!

( What we learn is not always what we expect )
~Continue to Chapter 20~

Title: "Accretion" - Chapter 17: "Playing With Fire"
Fandom: The Last of Us
Word Count: 3368
Rating (for fic as a whole): R
Chapter Summary: Bring on the awkward!
Author's Note: My first title for this chapter was "Tit For Tat." *snicker*

( Like it was the worst thing ever )
~Continue to Chapter 18~