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1. If It Holds by Maromo99

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

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

   23 Jul 2025

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Joel (The Last of Us)/Reader
   • Joel (The Last of Us)/You
   • Joel (The Last of Us)/Original Female Character(s)
   • Joel (The Last of Us) & Reader
   • Joel & Sarah (The Last of Us)
   • Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Sarah (The Last of Us)
   • Original Characters
   • Single Parent Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Slow Burn
   • First Kiss
   • Eventual Smut
   • single dad joel miller
   • Alternate Universe - No Cordyceps Outbreak (The Last of Us)
   • Joel is Bad at Feelings (The Last of Us)
   • Mutual Pining
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Reader is Emotionally Burnt Out
   • Found Family
   • protective Joel miller
   • Domestic Fluff
   • Flirting via Soup
   • reader has anxiety
   • Derek is the Worst
   • Emotional Intimacy
   • Touch-Starved Behavior
   • Yearning
   • Soft Joel Miller
   • Rain Scene (With Feelings)
   • they almost kiss like FOUR TIMES
   • Marlene is a Nosy Mom
   • Sarah is the Real MVP
   • Reader Just Wants to Be Chosen
   • poor communication skills
   • Joel (The Last of Us) Played by Pedro Pascal
   • Bad Sex
   • unfulfilling sex
   • Vaginal Fingering
   • Mention of Vibrator
   • I'm Bad at Tagging
   • Author Is Sleep Deprived
   • Original Character(s)

   Summary

   After a rough breakup, I came back home to start over, to figure things out again. Joel Miller, quiet, gruff, and raising a daughter on his own, definitely wasn’t part of the plan.

   But some things don’t need planning.

   Language:

   English

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