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1. Mending Fire with Fire by queennothin

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

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

   30 Jul 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • 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 (The Last of Us) & You
   • Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Jesse (The Last of Us)
   • Ellie (The Last of Us)
   • Tommy (The Last of Us)
   • Dina (The Last of Us)
   • Joel
   • Slow Burn
   • Grumpy Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Protective Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Strangers to Friends to Lovers
   • Strangers to Lovers
   • Joel is Bad at Feelings (The Last of Us)
   • Joel Lives (The Last of Us)
   • Co-workers
   • Age Difference
   • Older Man/Younger Woman
   • Depressed Reader-Insert
   • Self-Esteem Issues
   • Self-Hatred
   • No Use of Y/N for Reader-Insert
   • Female Reader-Insert
   • Long-Haired Reader-Insert
   • Angst
   • Arguing
   • Reader-Insert is a Brat
   • Fluff
   • Near Death
   • Jealousy
   • Jealous Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Denial of Feelings
   • Denial
   • Fantasizing
   • Eventual Smut
   • Eventual Romance
   • Forced Proximity
   • There Was Only One Bed
   • Oral Sex
   • Cunnilingus
   • Blow Jobs
   • Vaginal Fingering
   • Praise Kink
   • Spanking
   • Smut
   • Fluff and Smut
   • Crying During Sex
   • Degradation
   • Light Dom/sub
   • Begging
   • Spitting in Mouth
   • Spitting
   • Penis in Vagina Sex
   • Vaginal Sex
   • Dom/sub
   • Masturbation
   • Abduction

   Summary

   I was the newest recruit for Patrol, having arrived in Jackson only a few weeks prior. I didn't know many people, and I only had a tent to get by. One day, I noticed Joel's name next to mine on the Patrol schedule. Based on some rumors, he wasn't portrayed as a fun and carefree type of guy, but what could I do? I was bound to run into him sooner or later...

   or..

   Reader is new in Jackson and grumpy Joel is fighting his feelings

   In progress - HAPPY JOEL MILLER SUMMER <3

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   74,016

   Chapters:

   18/?

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

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