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Cordyceps doesn't happen, the world doesn't end, but Tess and Joel find each other anyway.
Set in an AU of Driftersverse but stands fine on its own, no need for any prior reading for this one!“I think maybe you were looking for me all those years ago. In all your crowds. It was why you were lonely. And I think I find you every time.”
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- Part 1 of Making Mirrors, a Tess/Joel Modern AU
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When The Time is Wrong, We Make It Right by Bumblepony for Arien
Fandoms: The Last of Us (Video Games), The Last of Us (TV)
25 Aug 2024
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“Joel…” She breathes, barely able to push any sound out of her chest.
“Tess…” He gasps, and then she hears more rustling, muffled voices. Then a door opens and closes, and it's suddenly so quiet. “Tess, is that you?”
She tries to speak, but a sob gets stuck in her throat, and all that comes out is a strangled, wet sound.
“Tess, please say somethin’. You weren’t here, I woke up, darlin’, and you weren’t here.” Joel’s voice is distraught and tight. It’s enough to break Tess out of her state.
“I’m here, Joel, shit.” she has to press her fist against her mouth to hold back the desperate sound trying to escape and leans her head against the cold glass of the booth. “Joel, I’m in Detroit. I don’t know how. I’m… shit, I’m 21 again.”
IE: Time Travel-Timey Whimey - What would happen if Tess, Joel, Tommy & Maria went back in time to 1992? What would change, and what would stay the same?
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- Part 1 of A Step to the Left
- Part 11 of Tess and Joel Stories
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cicatrix by PenAndInkPrincess
Fandoms: The Last of Us (Video Games), The Last of Us (TV)
08 Apr 2023
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Being alive in a world like theirs is primarily down to skill and experience, but he can’t discount sheer stupid luck, either.
And luck, he knows all too well, can run out.
He gets bitten three days after Ellie’s tattoo while hauling an infected off of a trainee, a 17 year old named Clara who reminds him of Ellie with her sass and her smile, even though she’s a good half a foot taller than his little slip of a girl. She’s a good kid, has a solid head on her shoulders, but she’s still learning, and even with the trainees paired off with an adult, shit happens.
(Joel gets bitten and has to be on watch to see if his dose of vaccine will be effective or not) (also ft. Ellie getting a tatoo)
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09 Oct 2025
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bridges, burnt and built by PenAndInkPrincess
Fandoms: The Last of Us (Video Games), The Last of Us (TV)
12 Apr 2023
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“Tommy’s here,” she informs him, sitting at their table and leaning forward to rest her head on her crossed arms. She’s not dizzy so much now, but she still gets tired easily.
“He brought food,” Joel responds, holding up a container before he puts it in the fridge.
“He’s still here,” she continues, and Joel just gives her a bemused little smile.
“Is he not meant to be?”
It’s said as a joke, but she barely resists the urge to frown. This is their house now. She doesn’t like the idea of Tommy just…existing inside it, especially when she’s not around.
Too much time for talking and catching up that way.
Too much time for letting Joel remember better days with a better kid.
(tommy and ellie finding their dynamic ft. tommy whump, HELLA jelly ellie, and some cute good dad joel)
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08 Oct 2025
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old habits and new tricks by PenAndInkPrincess
Fandoms: The Last of Us (Video Games), The Last of Us (TV)
28 Mar 2023
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“-and do not let her talk you into trying to go after that bear,” Joel says with a shake of his head. “Ever since she heard some people talking about taking care of it since it’s started going for the sheep, she’s got it into her head that she wants to be a bear hunter now.”
“I dunno,” Tommy says, straightfaced, “she might be a natural at it.”
The look Joel gives him is not dissimilar to the one he got whenever his big brother picked him up drunk from parties in highschool.
“Alright,” he says, hands up in surrender, “no bear baiting with your kid. Got it. We’ll start with mountain lions or something, work her up to it.”
“Tommy,” Joel says, a clear warning.
(when joel has to go on a week-long patrol, tommy is left to look after ellie) (ft uncle and niece bonding)
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08 Oct 2025