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• Crimson Dust by softlylux

  Fandoms: The Last of Us (TV)  

  • Explicit
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • F/M
  • Work in Progress

  19 May 2025

  Tags

  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Ellie & Joel (The Last of Us)
  • Joel (The Last of Us)/Reader
  • Joel (The Last of Us)/You
  • Joel (The Last of Us) & Reader
  • Joel (The Last of Us) & You
  • Joel (The Last of Us)
  • Ellie (The Last of Us)
  • Tommy (The Last of Us)
  • Maria (The Last of Us)
  • Dina (The Last of Us)
  • Clicker(s) (The Last of Us)
  • Jesse (The Last of Us)
  • Protective Joel (The Last of Us)
  • Good Parent Joel (The Last of Us)
  • Joel is Bad at Feelings (The Last of Us)
  • Joel Needs a Hug (The Last of Us)
  • Joel is Ellie's Parent (The Last of Us)
  • Joel Lives (The Last of Us)
  • Joel Loves Ellie (The Last of Us)
  • Joel Has PTSD - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (The Last of Us)
  • Religious Imagery & Symbolism
  • Religious Guilt
  • Religious Conflict
  • Oral Sex
  • Vaginal Sex
  • Rough Sex
  • Slow Burn
  • Slow Build
  • Slow Romance
  • Enemies to Friends to Lovers
  • Song: Strangers (Ethel Cain)
  • POV Second Person
  • POV Female Character
  • Violence
  • Animal Death
  • Blood and Violence
  • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
  • I Wrote This While Listening to Ethel Cain's Music
  • Album: Preacher's Daughter (Ethel Cain)
  • Age Difference

  Summary

  Stumbling upon Jackson was not where you meant to end up, though maybe you didn’t mean to end up anywhere. However, you certainly didn’t mean to come across Joel Miller. Joel Miller makes you question everything, including the very principles your life has been pillared around for so long.

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  English

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