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1. What Still Grows by everglowingdal

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

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

   10 Aug 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Joel (The Last of Us)/Reader
   • Joel (The Last of Us)/You
   • Joel (The Last of Us) & Reader
   • Joel (The Last of Us) & You
   • 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)
   • Dina (The Last of Us)
   • Age Difference
   • Angst
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Sexual Tension
   • Rebuilding
   • Mutual Pining
   • Slow Burn
   • Slow Romance
   • Gardens & Gardening
   • Domestic
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Joel is Bad at Feelings (The Last of Us)
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added

   Summary

   In the quiet rhythm of Jackson life, you’re just trying to keep your hands busy and your head down—until a quiet man with sharp eyes and a haunted past shows. He’s not here to stay, or so you think. But when he and the girl glued to his side return months later, and move in next door, something shifts.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   6,917

   Chapters:

   5/15

   Comments:

   9

   Kudos:

   22

   Bookmarks:

   7

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