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1. a candle in the dark by Durincorporated, residentjellyfish

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

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Gen
   • Work in Progress

   28 Jul 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Ellie & Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Dina & Ellie (The Last of Us)
   • Cat & Ellie (The Last of Us)
   • Eventual Cat/Ellie (The Last Of Us)
   • Ellie (The Last of Us)
   • Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Jesse (The Last of Us)
   • Dina (The Last of Us)
   • Cat (The Last of Us)
   • Tommy (The Last of Us)
   • Maria (The Last of Us)
   • Angst
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Joel is such a dad
   • Episode Tag
   • Episode: s01e09 Look for the Light
   • Episode: s01e09 Look for the Light (The Last Of Us)
   • the giraffe scene
   • Suicidal Thoughts
   • just discussion of
   • for now
   • parental joel miller
   • Good Parent Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Soft Joel (The Last of Us)
   • But also
   • BAMF Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Father-Daughter Relationship
   • Haven't They Been Through Enough
   • Fix-It
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Tags May Change
   • Homophobia
   • Implied/Referenced Homophobia
   • ellie solves problems with violence
   • ellie and joel are bonded feral cats - cannot adopt separately
   • Underage Smoking
   • Smoking
   • weed smoking that is

   Summary

   Joel could stay there, just Ellie and the giraffes for company, for the rest of his life.  Ellie has to be the one to walk away.

   aka

   introspection and communication. ellie might just forgive him, this time.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   19,532

   Chapters:

   11/?

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