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1. Savior Complex by Logan_Howlett2003

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

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

   30 Sep 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Joel/Tess (The Last of Us)
   • Ellie & Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Bill/Frank (The Last of Us)
   • Maria/Tommy (The Last of Us)
   • Henry & Sam (The Last of Us)
   • Henry & Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Ellie & Tommy (The Last of Us)
   • Joel & Tommy (The Last of Us)
   • Ellie/Riley (The Last of Us)
   • Joel & Sarah (The Last of Us)
   • Ellie & Sarah (The Last of Us)
   • Ellie & Joel & Sarah (The Last of Us)
   • Ellie & Tess (The Last of Us)
   • Ellie & Joel & Sarah & Tess (The Last of Us)
   • Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Tess (The Last of Us)
   • Ellie (The Last of Us)
   • Riley (The Last of Us)
   • Bill (The Last of Us)
   • Frank (The Last of Us)
   • Sam (The Last of Us)
   • Henry (The Last of Us)
   • Tommy (The Last of Us)
   • Maria (The Last of Us)
   • Marlene (The Last of Us)
   • Jerry Anderson (alluded to)(The Last of Us)
   • Sarah (The Last of Us)
   • Warning: David (The Last of Us)
   • Father-Daughter Relationship
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Past Child Abuse
   • Implied/Referenced Suicide
   • Implied/Referenced Character Death
   • energetic teens annoying their father(figure)
   • tommy being the designated "cool uncle"
   • joel being a dad
   • ellie and sarah being siblings (sort of)
   • some legal inaccuracies
   • i've done research but i'm not an expert
   • Found Family
   • Alternate Universe - No Cordyceps Outbreak (The Last of Us)
   • Ellie Needs a Hug (The Last of Us)
   • Parent Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Ellie Angst (The Last of Us)
   • Sarah Lives (The Last of Us)

   Summary

   He felt his rib cage tighten around his lungs and suddenly his previous morality was choking him. She couldn't be his problem. He couldn't handle another responsibility, Sarah could never be anything other than his first priority.

   "Dad... please,"

   And yet... if anyone could ever convince him to do anything, it was going to be her. Her pleading brown eyes, brimming with tears at the idea of this girl being left out in the cold was ripping through him with a response he didn't want to give.

   "For how long?"

   ~

   Or... Sarah convincing Joel she needs a sibling.

   Series

   • Part 1 of Savior Complex

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   102,839

   Chapters:

   27/?

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