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1. bittersweet by atlabeth

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

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/M
   • Complete Work

   19 May 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Joel (The Last of Us)/Reader
   • Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Original Characters
   • Reader-Insert
   • Angst
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Gun Violence
   • Murder
   • Strangers to Annoyances to Friends???
   • nothing is ever simple here
   • Medical Inaccuracies
   • Mean Joel (The Last of Us)
   • For the first half at least
   • Threats of Violence
   • Threats of Rape/Non-Con
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Slow Burn
   • Age Difference
   • (r is 27 and joel is 40)

   Summary

   You're the sole survivor of an invasion on your compound, leveraging your medical skills in exchange for your life. After your captors make you the unwilling responsibility of a mean, gruff supply runner named Joel Miller, you expect him to kill you or worse.

   Instead, he proves you wrong. Over and over and over again.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   20,162

   Chapters:

   1/1

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

   69

   Bookmarks:

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