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1. dog days are over. by proud_papaya

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

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

   12 May 2023

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Ellie & Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Ellie (The Last of Us)
   • Sarah (The Last of Us)
   • David (The Last of Us)
   • Tess (The Last of Us)
   • Tommy (The Last of Us)
   • Maria (The Last of Us)
   • Original Maria/Tommy Child(ren) (The Last of Us)
   • Ellie Has PTSD - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (The Last of Us)
   • Ellie Needs a Hug (The Last of Us)
   • Ellie & Joel Bonding (The Last of Us)
   • POV Ellie (The Last of Us)
   • Ellie Angst (The Last of Us)
   • Hurt Ellie (The Last of Us)
   • BAMF Ellie (The Last of Us)
   • Joel is Ellie's Parent (The Last of Us)
   • Traumatized Ellie (The Last of Us)
   • Protective Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Parent Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Good Parent Joel (The Last of Us)
   • POV Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Joel Needs a Hug (The Last of Us)
   • Soft Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Mentioned Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Joel is Bad at Feelings (The Last of Us)
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Non-Graphic Rape/Non-Con
   • Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con
   • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
   • Nightmares
   • Father Figures
   • Father-Daughter Relationship
   • Uncle Tommy (The Last of Us)

   Summary

   Joel was a cop. After a long day of responding to different calls, he was heading home. Then he got the call. It was just another call. Another missing kid. It would be just like any other call. And then it wasn't. As soon as Joel saw that girl, Ellie, that terrified little girl, he knew that she wasn't leaving his life anytime soon. In that house, where he'd saved her from a monster, they found each other.

    

   TLDR// Modern-fic. Joel is a cop and takes in a very traumatized Ellie. It wasn't long after he lost Sarah. And he wasn't planning on being anything but alone for the rest of his life, but then, Ellie changed all of that.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   4,073

   Chapters:

   4/?

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