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Sweet Little Lies by oliveo_il
Fandoms: The Last of Us (Video Games), The Last of Us (TV)
13 Jun 2026
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"But as Joel wheeled her out of the hospital and helped her into the passenger seat of a musty old truck and told her they were finally going back to Jackson with this bone-tired relief on his face, she decided that whatever she was to Joel mattered after all. It mattered a whole fucking lot.
Because whatever she was to him had earned her all these sweet little things while they were stuck in Salt Lake, and all those little things started making her believe stupid things—that she was important to him, that he liked having her around, that he…
In weaker moments, all those little things made her think that maybe he wanted her.
But then she’d remember those words. The way his voice had been colder than the day they’d met, when she was nothing but cargo for him to carry against his will. She’d gotten so used whatever it was they were until he went and said those stupid fucking words.
"You aren’t my daughter, and I sure as hell ain’t your dad."
And suddenly, on the drive to somewhere that she wanted more than anything to call home, nothing made sense anymore."
Or, Ellie learning how to be part of a family in all the ways that matter
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25 Jun 2026
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Ellie Williams was going to die, all by herself, in a forest clearing, under a bright blue sky, without a soul knowing. Alone, all alone, not even some beautiful final vision of the one person that cared enough to break the world for her, that was her fate. As her vision faded, as breath grew impossible, and the pain finally dissolved into nothingness, Ellie’s final thought was ‘this is how I end’.
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16 Mar 2026
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Anna Williams and Joel Miller were never supposed to cross paths twice — let alone for fifteen years. She’s a whip-smart, vivacious Boston woman with a rebellious streak trying to keep her head up after losing both parents in a car accident. He’s a grumpy Texas single dad with a limited patience trying to rebuild after his marriage imploded. The two of them meet in a bar while Anna’s in Austin during Spring Break and have a shameless one night stand with the expectation that they’ll never have to see each other again.
But when Anna’s best friend, Marlene, and Joel’s brother, Tommy, decide to turn their own spring fling into a committed relationship, Joel and Anna quickly realize they’re stuck with each other. Their lives keep colliding: weddings, birthdays, holidays, and every family event Marlene and Tommy throw their way. Between stolen glances, drunken arguments, and a few more salacious hookups, Anna and Joel can’t decide if they’re soulmates or just bad habits that never quite fade.
A no-cordyceps AU about found family, resilience, and falling for the one person who drives you absolutely insane.
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05 Dec 2025
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a grey mist on the sea's face, and a grey dawn breaking by Merakiae for eedsknees
Fandoms: The Last of Us (Video Games), The Last of Us (TV)
13 Dec 2023
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She scrambles down off the breakwater into the shallows, feeling the lap of the frigid sea through the thick rubber of her waders. Trawling a dented wire basket through the tide, she lets the saltwater cleanse the bruises on her wrists, the blood beneath her fingernails.
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An ode to New England, to Ellie and Joel, and to the relentless tide of love and loss that brings them together in every universe <3
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29 Nov 2025
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don't you call her baby (we're not talking lately) by spritejac
Fandoms: The Last of Us (TV), The Last of Us (Video Games)
02 Nov 2025
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“Sure thing, kiddo.”
The words freeze Ellie in place, hand suspended where it was reaching for her fork as time seems to stop around her.Kiddo.
Since when the fuck is Dina “kiddo”?
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Ellie not knowing how to confront Joel about Salt Lake and learning that maybe she is, in fact, replaceable.
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Jealous Ellie and Joel who takes in every teenage girl.