Fics like the death of myth-making

She’s basically ruined everything: Joel and her are off the patrol roster, and everyone in town’s treating her like she’s diseased, and all their neighbors and friends except for Dina are mad at them, or scared of her. She’s never been a popular kid - she’s too loud and too crass and a little too feral for that - but she’s always been moderately well liked here in Jackson, and to have that stripped away so suddenly and for something she can’t control hurts. And it hurts even more to watch Joel bear the brunt of the repercussions for her mistakes. Joel takes a lot of pride in being a good neighbor and being active in their town. She knows he thinks that this whole thing - her and Jackson, their family and their life - is a second chance for him, and he’s always been so careful not to fuck it up. And now it’s all gone to shit, and it’s all her fault. * Companion piece to "lady lazarus" In the aftermath of the unveiling of her immunity, Ellie struggles to feel safe and accepted in Jackson. * Fulfills the prompt: Emotional Angst

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