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Let Me Be Your Shelter by MessyDepressy95
Fandoms: The Last of Us (Video Games), The Last of Us (TV)
12 Dec 2024
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“You are not replaceable, I am not temporary.” He’s holding her face in his hands, wiping away the tears that try to fall from the corner of her eyes.
She’s had a shit childhood, one he wishes with every fiber of his being, he could replace for her.
He can do this, though. Be here for her now.
“Look at me kiddo, I know you are not Sarah, and I don’t need you to be. I need you to be Ellie; funny, brave, and so goddamn smart, Ellie.” His heart tugs painfully in his chest as her face screws up in an anguished expression.
“You are enough just as you are, and anybody who tells you different will find themselves laid out for spit’n that kind of bullshit at my kid.” He tucks her into his chest as the first broken sobs burst past her lips.
She might be eighteen, a legal adult, but she’s still just a kid looking for the comfort of a parent.
Something she’s never had before. He’ll be that for her, if she’ll let him.
From now until the earth claims him.
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Another modern/western vibe. After Ellie ages out of foster care in Boston, she greyhounds it out to Wyoming to work at Miller Ranch, where Joel is waiting in that dad shape of his.Series
- Part 1 of Modern AU - Miller Ranch
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- English
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- 13/13
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Bookmarked by FlyingKoala97
27 Aug 2025
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Ellie doesn’t leave. She chooses Dina. She chooses JJ. For the first time, she chooses herself.
From that choice grows a life she never thought she could have:
A baby’s laughter. An orange on the table. Joel’s name spoken without breaking. Maria doting on JJ. Tommy remembering over chili. Dina’s jokes (and Ellie’s blush).There are no battles left to fight, no vengeance left to chase. Just small miracles, strung together into a home.
It’s not canon. It’s not epic.
It’s better.Bookmarked by FlyingKoala97
25 Aug 2025
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the shape of home by OnceUponaSwanQueen
Fandoms: The Last of Us (Video Games), The Last of Us (TV)
10 Aug 2025
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Ellie didn’t expect much from Jackson; just cows, boredom, and maybe safety. She didn’t expect Dina. Or friendship. Or the slow, quiet kind of love that feels like something worth staying for.
or dina & ellie fall in love without the apocalypse.
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- Part 10 of AU-August 2025
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- English
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- 3,855
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- 1/1
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18 Aug 2025
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burning one hell of a something by two_birds_alone_together
Fandoms: The Last of Us (Video Games), The Last of Us (TV)
17 Aug 2025
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“I just… I wanna wear short sleeves again. But… but Joel’s gonna think it’s his fault. I-I didn’t think…”
The simple explanation breaks his heart, just a little. Of course she didn’t consider how Joel’s going to react. She’s fifteen, she’s new in town, and she just wants to fit in with the other kids without questions or stares. It shouldn’t be a surprise that she went and maimed herself so she can wear short sleeves.
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(an uncle, a niece, and more confessions then one man can handle)
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18 Aug 2025
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steal the glory (of my story) by two_birds_alone_together
Fandoms: The Last of Us (Video Games), The Last of Us (TV)
17 Jan 2025
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“The drowning… complicates things,” Marlene begins, her voice low. “We need to run additional tests, make sure there’s no permanent damage.”
“Of course,” Joel nods. “Whatever she needs.”
“We’ll have to delay the surgery for several days until we confirm—”
Joel straightens, fury simmering deep in his chest. “What surgery?”
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(joel and ellie find the fireflies, not the other way around. things go better... until they don't.)
(an obligatory salt lake city fix-it)update 24 March 2025 - on indefinite hiatus
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- Part 5 of whumptober 2024
- Part 4 of Cordyceptual
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- English
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- 26,972
- Chapters:
- 6/6
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Bookmarked by FlyingKoala97
17 Jul 2025
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Ellie stands in the field. The sound of the wind blowing through the grass almost sounds like waves lapping against the shore. She isn’t sure where she is, really. The farm or Santa Barbara. She’s stuck there, in the water.
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OR: Ellie’s first day back in Jackson after the events of the second game.
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17 Jul 2025
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Are You There God? It's Me, Ellie. by ML_Quinn
Fandoms: The Last of Us (Video Games), The Last of Us (TV)
03 Oct 2024
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Five times when Ellie hid her religious trauma from Joel, and one time she couldn’t.
[Takes Place Between Part 1 & Part 2 - Includes Elements From Both the Games and the Show]
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14 Jul 2025
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Beneath the Surface (Tethered and Broken) by ML_Quinn
Fandoms: The Last of Us (Video Games), The Last of Us (TV)
24 May 2025
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A year into their lives in Jackson Ellie’s health is deteriorating, but the cause remains a mystery. As her symptoms worsen, she hides them from everyone around her – until she can’t anymore. With her life on the line and the past closing in, Ellie and her newfound family must confront the consequences of their actions and how they’ve unknowingly shaped her future.
A Canon-Divergence Chronic Illness/Disability AU | Takes Place Between Part I & Part II
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11 Jul 2025
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In a world that's somehow still learning how to make space for people like her, Ellie finds pride not in survival—but in the messy, beautiful moments of love that shape her family.
Dedicated to every queer person who watched season 2 on HBO and fully lost their shit at the absurdity of intentionally homophobic Joel Miller.
A TLOU Pride story based on the song "Loud" by Eva Pagán.
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11 Jul 2025
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After Santa Barbara, Ellie returns to Jackson with nothing but guilt and a body running on empty.
Dina is back. JJ is older now. But the world Ellie left behind hasn't waited for her.
This story follows Ellie as she tries to navigate life after everything knowing she may never get forgiveness, and that some things, once broken, don't come back.
Post-canon. Slow burn. Heavy angst.
Realistic tone, emotionally grounded.Bookmarked by FlyingKoala97
09 Jul 2025
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Ellie gets sick. Joel is trying his best and Dina is just helping out where she can.
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09 Jul 2025
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wave me in from off the street by spaceosshy
Fandoms: The Last of Us (Video Games), The Last of Us (TV)
06 Jul 2025
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Ellie returns to Jackson, emaciated and broken, where she meets Dina. Can two people who were once building a life together, who became strangers, find one another once more?
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09 Jul 2025
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this is the moment of just letting go by DarlingGhoulette
Fandoms: The Last of Us (Video Games), The Last of Us (TV)
09 Mar 2025
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When Sarah started walking she would run right off from his side daily, desperate for freedom in the way a little kid who don’t know the dangers of the world always is. She’d once been playing in the yard at their old house and decidedly turned on a dime, marching straight for the paved asphalt of their street. She’d been fit to be tied when he’d caught up with her, indignant and shaking with a brewing tantrum that he’d stopped her from going where she liked. More patient man that he was then, he’d taken that anger in stride. Better a tiny pissed off toddler than a run over one.
He’d happily suffer Ellie’s anger in exchange for her safety.
It was never that simple with his second daughter, though.
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02 Jul 2025
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brokenhearted, running wild by two_birds_alone_together
Fandoms: The Last of Us (Video Games), The Last of Us (TV)
28 Mar 2025
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“This is private property.”
Her head snaps up, eyes narrowed as her lips curl into a snarl. “No shit? I thought this was a public fucking park.”
Joel levels a glare at the kid as he loads the washer. “It ain’t. These machines are for residents, not runaways.”
“I’m not a fucking runaway,” she snaps, squaring her shoulders and drawing her backpack closer. “And I am a resident. Kid of the week for the Jenkins. You know, the people who live in 3E?”
“And the Jenkins have you down here doin’ laundry after school every day?” he asks with incredulity.
She glances around the room, a uniquely teenage disdain in her sneer as she surveys the silent machines. “Obviously.”
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(joel is an apartment super, ellie is a foster kid. they orbit each other in every universe.)
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 38,383
- Chapters:
- 10/10
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02 Jul 2025
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New Beginnings by BroadwayBaby889
Fandoms: The Last of Us (Video Games), The Last of Us (TV)
08 Mar 2025
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AU Where Joel and Tommy never go out on patrol, and so Joel never ends up.... going golfing. It's the morning after the dance, and the subsequent porch scene, and Ellie is trying to gather the courage to ask Joel if he wants to have a movie night, while also battling the feelings of self-doubt, and ultimately wondering if she is ready to forgive, or if there is anything worth saving.
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01 Jul 2025
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a hand to hold, a hug to warm me through by two_birds_alone_together for 6hoursgirl
Fandoms: The Last of Us (Video Games), The Last of Us (TV)
08 Jan 2025
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She must fall asleep because the next thing she knows, Joel is tucking her in. With sleep so welcoming and comfortable, there’s no reason to open her eyes. Normally, he just tucks her in and says good night. Sometimes, when she’s almost asleep, he’ll say “G’night, baby girl” and kiss her head. It’s the only time he calls her that, and as much as she’ll never admit it, it makes her feel special. Wanted.
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(five times joel says goodnight to ellie + one time he doesn't)
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- English
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- 46,341
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- 6/6
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01 Jul 2025
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trade your heroes for ghosts by two_birds_alone_together for Bumblepony
Fandoms: The Last of Us (Video Games), The Last of Us (TV)
30 Oct 2024
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When they crest the final hill, Ellie pulls the horses to a stop, patting Joel’s hand. “That’s Jackson,” she says, pointing to the gate. “Patrol goes in through East Gate Two. They might not let us in that way because… well…”
“I’m eleven?”
“You’re eleven,” she agrees.
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(joel inexplicably transforms into an 11-year-old. the most important people in his life step up.)
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- Part 2 of whumptober 2024
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 38,036
- Chapters:
- 5/5
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- 1
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- 104
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- 187
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Bookmarked by FlyingKoala97
30 Jun 2025
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Dina winds up at Ellie’s garage the day after the New Year’s party. Some feelings ensue.
This is a universe where Joel lives and nobody gets hurt because Ellie Williams deserves good things.
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- Part 1 of When I say infinity, I mean now
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28 Jun 2025
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Ellie Williams' Guide to Teenage Rebellion by simoncowellsjuicytits
Fandoms: The Last of Us (Video Games), The Last of Us (TV)
19 Feb 2025
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“Joel.” He says. He’s Texan, which as far as Ellie’s concerned is an accent-imitating jackpot.
"Can I call you Joe?"
"No."
"Jojo?"
"Absolutely not."
There's a brief silence.
“You’re gonna stop me from getting shot in the face?”“That’s the job.”
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As the (alleged) daughter of the new president, Ellie Wiliams is hellbent on making herself as much of a nuisance as possible. Joel Miller, the virtually unreadable and perpetually grumpy bodyguard assigned to watch her for eighteen hours a day, certainly thinks she's doing a good job of it. But as Ellie processes losses of her past and present, she slowly begins to realise just how valuable it can be to have someone watching your back.
(Angst/eventual fluff found family Joel & Ellie AU, slow-burn father-daughter relationship.)
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- Part 1 of The Last of Us- Presidential AU
- Language:
- English
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- 132,249
- Chapters:
- 23/23
- Comments:
- 520
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26 Jun 2025
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Migrating Monarchs by ciaconnaa
Fandoms: The Last of Us (Video Games), The Last of Us (TV)
29 Dec 2024
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“I’m still getting used to that.” Ellie tells him. “Someone caring where I am all the time.”
Joel chooses his words very carefully. “It’s my job. I quite like it, if I’m honest. ”
She smiles, a little wry, expression molding into something awkward to hide the tremble of her lip. “Interesting take considering I’m the government equivalent of a last draft pick.”
He hums in acknowledgement. “But you’ll always be my first round pick. That’s what counts.”
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It's been twenty years since Sarah died and he fell apart. It's been fifteen years since Tommy couldn't take the heartbreak of helping someone who didn't want to be helped and left without looking back. And it's been ten years since Joel's started to rebuild.
It's day one of fostering Ellie Williams.
Bookmarked by FlyingKoala97
23 Jun 2025