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1. Gifted Kid Burnout by HanahLeah

   Fandoms: The Last of Us (TV)  

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   11 Nov 2025

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Joel (The Last of Us)/Reader
   • Joel (The Last of Us)/You
   • Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Alternate Universe - No Cordyceps Outbreak (The Last of Us)
   • Age Difference
   • Competence Kink
   • Soft Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Soft Dom Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Light Dom/sub
   • Praise Kink
   • Anxiety
   • Oral Sex
   • Smut
   • Dirty Talk
   • Penis In Vagina Sex
   • Emotional Slow Burn
   • Joel is Good at Feelings (The Last of Us)
   • Reader-Insert is Bad at Feelings
   • Mental Health Issues
   • Repairman Joel
   • Corporate girlie reader

   Summary

   After weeks of working overtime, between looming deadlines and a dreaded annual performance review something just had to give. The AC gave out first. You weren’t far behind.

   Can the repairman fix it? Will you let him?

   (you’re an overachiever burning out in a corporate job and he’s just a guy who’s fixing your AC—until he’s not)

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   39,608

   Chapters:

   9/13

   Comments:

   116

   Kudos:

   185

   Bookmarks:

   48

   Hits:

   4,550