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1. this is not a place of honor by cricketing

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

   • Explicit
   • Choose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/F, F/M
   • Work in Progress

   13 Jun 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Joel (The Last of Us)/You
   • Joel (The Last of Us)/Reader
   • 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)
   • Tommy (The Last of Us)
   • Maria (The Last of Us)
   • Ellie (The Last of Us)
   • Dina (The Last of Us)
   • Jesse (The Last of Us)
   • Post-Outbreak
   • Enemies to Friends to Lovers
   • Slow Burn
   • like the slowest possible slow burn
   • Eventual Romance
   • Eventual Smut
   • Everyone Has Issues
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Canon-Typical Behavior
   • Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con
   • Past Rape/Non-con
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • No use of y/n
   • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
   • Grumpy Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Protective Joel (The Last of Us)
   • Joel is Bad at Feelings (The Last of Us)
   • Forced Proximity
   • Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms
   • no beta we die like we've just gone golfing
   • This is not a Soft!Joel story btw
   • Joel is an asshole (The Last of Us)
   • We love him because he's an asshole but he's still an asshole

   Summary

   You were a scientist before the world turned you into a soldier. Now, you’re injured and stuck in some sort of commune in the middle of fucking Wyoming of all places, arguing with some asshole about god-knows-what. He’s infuriating and stubborn and rude and you can’t fucking stand him—

   So why is this the most alive you’ve felt in years?

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   76,578

   Chapters:

   15/?

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