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1. where wings could heal. by theangelofletters

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

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Rape/Non-Con
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   19 Sep 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Rape/Non-Con
   • Joel (The Last of Us)/Reader
   • Joel (The Last of Us)/You
   • Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Tommy (The Last of Us)
   • Maria (The Last of Us)
   • Ellie (The Last of Us)
   • Eugene (The Last of Us)
   • Reader's Daughter -- OC
   • Slow Burn
   • Protective Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Good Parent Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Step-Parent Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Girl Dad Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Feelings Realization
   • Porn with Feelings
   • Eventual Smut
   • Eventual Happy Ending
   • Friends with Benefits to Lovers
   • Friends with Benefits
   • Reader-Insert Has PTSD - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
   • No Use of Y/N for Reader-Insert
   • Female Reader-Insert
   • Reader-Insert Needs a Hug
   • Reader-Insert Has a Daughter
   • he's not the step-dad he's the dad who stepped up
   • Jackson (The Last of Us)
   • Jackson Era Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Jackson Era Tommy (The Last of Us)
   • Jackson Era Ellie (The Last of Us)
   • Big sister Ellie
   • there's a lot here
   • no beta we die like infected
   • joel's lived in jackson for 2 years
   • ellie still doesn't know about the hospital

   Summary

   on patrol from jackson, joel miller finds a woman in the forest with her daughter. while she's too-thin, sleep-deprived, her clothes are rags, and she's bruised/battered, her six year old daughter is almost a perfect condition of health. joel convinces them to come to jackson, and when the problem of housing arises, offers them a place to stay within his home on rancher street.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

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   Chapters:

   16/25

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