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The Last of Us (TV) (17)
The Last of Us (Video Games) (10)
The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) (8)
Gladiator (Movies - Scott) (4)
A Quiet Place (Movies - Krasinski) (3)
Small Things Like These (2024) (3)
28 Days Later (2002) (2)
Fargo (TV) (2)
Triple Frontier (2019) (1)
Defending Jacob (TV 2020) (1)
Steve (Movie 2025 - Mielants) (1)
Red Eye (2005) (1)
Watching the Detectives (2007) (1)
Oppenheimer (Movie 2023) (1)

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Against the Wall by youthereader

Fandoms: The Last of Us (TV)
29 Nov 2025
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You and Joel hook up after you save his life.

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English

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2,943

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1/1

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1

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41

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7

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775
Every night you allow me by youthereader

Fandoms: Gladiator (Movies - Scott)
19 Nov 2025
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You are tasked with saving the General Marcus Acacius’ life.

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English

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8,844

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1/1

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4

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37

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2

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318
Be the Thing I Want by youthereader

Fandoms: The Last of Us (Video Games), The Last of Us (TV)
16 Nov 2025
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Your body still trades well when you move to Jackson. Though ostracized by the majority of the town, you find an ally in Joel Miller.

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English

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22,144

Chapters:

9/10

Comments:

54

Kudos:

152

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26

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3,770
Some Kind of Shelter by youthereader

Fandoms: A Quiet Place (Movies - Krasinski)
13 Nov 2025
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In this safe place, you sign up for the community's newest effort: structured pairings; an attempt to re-populate. It's not an arranged marriage exaclty, but it's hope.

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English

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15,354

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7/?

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12

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44

Bookmarks:

8

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794
Needy by youthereader

Fandoms: The Last of Us (TV)
11 Nov 2025
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You wake up desperate for Joel.

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English

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2,213

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1/1

Kudos:

45

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4

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832

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Critical Mass by youthereader

Fandom: The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
12 Oct 2025
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10,129

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2
Observed Behavior by youthereader

Fandom: The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
28 Sep 2025
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13,449

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2

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2
Hard Bargain by youthereader

Fandom: The Last of Us (TV), The Last of Us (Video Games)
02 Sep 2025
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19,125

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9

Bookmarks:

20
Your brother's friend Gator. by youthereader

Fandom: Fargo (TV)
14 Feb 2024
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4,408

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2

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2

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