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   You can never go home again by Lynettefeelsfine

   Fandoms: The Last of Us (TV), The Last of Us (Video Games)  

   • Explicit
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/M
   • Complete Work

   02 Mar 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Joel (The Last of Us)/Reader
   • Joel (The Last of Us)/You
   • Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Reader
   • You
   • Slow Burn
   • Smut
   • Eventual Smut
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Joel is Reader's Dad's Best Friend (The Last of Us)
   • Dbf!Joel miller
   • Alternate Universe - No Cordyceps Outbreak (The Last of Us)
   • Past Domestic Violence
   • Protective Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Pining
   • Dirty Talk
   • Porn with Feelings
   • Slow Build
   • Soft Dom Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Mutual Masturbation
   • Oral Sex
   • DILF Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Penis In Vagina Sex
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • joel x f!reader
   • Past Abuse
   • Car Sex
   • Bathroom Sex
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Mutual masturbation on a boat
   • Joel is 44
   • Reader is 26

   Summary

   You return to your childhood home in Texas after escaping an 8 year abusive relationship. You're exhausted, broken, and trying to rebuild, but you're a survivor, and Joel Miller is there to help you pick up the pieces in more ways than one.

   You haven't been home in 8 years and you're not the teenager that Joel once knew. You try to keep everyone at arms length not revealing the real reason you're home but there's something about Joel, your dad's best friend. He sees something in you and he helps you to heal.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   139,455

   Chapters:

   18/18

   Comments:

   203

   Kudos:

   356

   Bookmarks:

   103

   Hits:

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