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1. Love in between the end of the world by Siscapinky

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

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

   09 Sep 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Ellie/Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Ellie (The Last of Us)
   • Tommy (The Last of Us)
   • Maria (The Last of Us)
   • Slow Burn
   • Zombie Apocalypse
   • Fluff and Smut
   • Age Difference
   • Romance
   • Deep feels
   • too much feels
   • How Do I Tag
   • just read I can’t tag
   • writer struggling to tag
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • Survival
   • Older man younger women
   • Love
   • Falling In Love
   • Love Confessions
   • First Time
   • Soulmates
   • Fluff and Hurt/Comfort
   • Anxiety Attacks
   • Made For Each Other
   • Married Couple
   • Pregnancy
   • Domestic Fluff
   • Possessive Behavior
   • Codependency
   • Idiots in Love
   • True Love
   • Joel Loves Ellie (The Last of Us)
   • Ellie Loves Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Denial of Feelings
   • Happy Ending
   • the burn is slow and so is my writing but we’re gonna get there

   Summary

   When Joel and Ellie step back inside Jackson’s walls, the town feel unchanged—safe, steady, familiar. But within them, something has shifted. What once was inexistent now lingers between every glance and touch. Are they the same as before, or has their bond transformed into something neither of them can hide?

   Language:

   English

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   Chapters:

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