ellie probably thought “as long as I have you, it’ll be okay.” option three is we go together just like this. in spite of how unfair and fucked the situation was, she probably found some sliver of comfort knowing that she’d die next to her best friend. that if nothing else, at least there was this small mercy to make it easier. that they’d go together. only for nothing to ever happen.
she had to watch riley turn. watch her die. with the guilt of knowing she didn’t.
“Frank is attuned to details from the moment he arrives, whether it’s a crack about Arby’s lack of free lunches or the antique piano in Bill’s living room. His paintings, which fill the walls ever more vibrantly as the years pass, are detailed depictions of flowers, of Bill’s eyes, of the world around him. He cultivates plants for joy and pleasure rather than sustenance — flowers and strawberries thrive under Frank’s careful and attentive hand. Frank shows his love for the world, and hangs onto his joyous humanity, by paying attention to its details.”
-“‘The Last of Us’ Episode 3 Shows Us Why Frank’s "Paying Attention” Mantra Is Important" (x)
Frank really is the character of all time. Shows up, gets a man who’s never known love to fall in love with him, paints some beautiful pictures, improves everything around him, refuses to elaborate, leaves
