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1. Friday I'm in Love by vintagettee

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

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

   04 Dec 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Joel (The Last of Us)/Reader
   • Joel (The Last of Us)/You
   • Joel & Sarah (The Last of Us)
   • Sarah (The Last of Us) & Reader
   • Tommy (The Last of Us)/Reader
   • Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Sarah (The Last of Us)
   • Tommy (The Last of Us)
   • Joel is Reader's Dad's Best Friend (The Last of Us)
   • But not in a creepy way
   • age gap
   • Reader is about 24 and Joel is about 32
   • Slow Burn
   • Eventual Smut
   • Eventual Romance
   • Eventual Fluff
   • Smut
   • Fluff and Smut
   • Fluff and Humor
   • Protective Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Soft Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Mutual Pining
   • Yearning
   • Alternate Universe - No Cordyceps Outbreak (The Last of Us)
   • Friends to Lovers

   Summary

   Despite trying to avoid it at all costs, you return to Austin after your engagement fails and move back in with your dad while you figure out your next steps.

   You reconnect with your dad’s best friend, Joel, and his daughter that you used to babysit when you were in your senior year of high school, Sarah.

   Both of them slowly help you find a renewed sense of purpose and help you answer the question of whether you’ll let the ghosts of your past haunt you forever.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   38,187

   Chapters:

   11/?

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

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