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1. Breaking the surface by AbsSuperiority

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

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

   18 May 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Abby & Ellie (The Last of Us)
   • Abby/Ellie (The Last of Us)
   • Ellie (The Last of Us)
   • Abby (The Last of Us)
   • Dina (The Last of Us)
   • Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Nora (The Last of Us)
   • Jesse (The Last of Us)
   • Manny (The Last of Us)
   • Angst
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
   • Eventual Smut
   • Internalized Homophobia
   • Alternate Universe
   • Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
   • Alternate Universe - Swimming
   • Swimming
   • Rivalry
   • Rivals With Benefits
   • Rivals to Lovers
   • Denial of Feelings
   • Shameless Smut
   • But its tasteful
   • No Beta - We Die Like Joel
   • Lesbian Sex
   • Useless Lesbians
   • Unresolved Sexual Tension
   • Anxiety Attacks
   • Anxiety
   • POV Abby (The Last of Us)
   • POV Ellie (The Last of Us)
   • kinda slow burn
   • Smut

   Summary

   Up and coming freestyle swimmer Ellie Williams faces off against undefeated swimming superstar Abby Anderson.

   But after an unexpected encounter during a race weekend blurs the lines between competition and obsession, their conflict isn't just limited to the pools anymore.

   Will they be able to acknowledge their undeniable connection and forge an unbreakable bond, or shatter under the pressure of the sport and the press hunting for a story?

   OR

   The Swimming AU no one asked for lol

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   27,370

   Chapters:

   7/25

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

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