After Joel saves Ellie and settles in the walled town of Jackson with his brother Tommy, he thinks he's done with the world - with caring, with hoping, with trusting. His only purpose now is to keep Ellie safe. Love, friendship, connection? That died a long time ago. Enter Alice: 24 years old, stubborn as hell, beautiful as sin, and the older sister of young Dina. With her fierce spirit and softer heart, she's everything Joel has shut himself away from. But Alice doesn't scare easy. She sees the cracks in Joel's armor. And she's not about to give up. In a world where survival is brutal and trust is a risk, their bond grows in the ashes - slow, stubborn, and dangerously alive. Wounded hearts trying to heal. Ashes and Wildflowers is a gripping romance set after the events of The Last of Us Part I, where two broken souls find each other when the world seems already lost.

Joel finds a young woman, Adeline, being held hostage by a group of men while he's out on patrol one day. He brings her back to Jackson, where she's given the opportunity to have something resembling a real life, for the first time. Joel and Adeline orbit around each other, destined to crash, if both of their reservations don't get in the way. OR Joel finds the love of his life lost in the woods. (obviously deviates from canon as he's not going to see any g*lf clubs and Ellie doesn't hate him because I've already got enough angst to write without that) fic playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Q4Ye6oEr8Eaafv0dYvrEC?si=077733b0860b482f

Tiffany Walker has survived twenty years of hell - from the chaos of outbreak night in her small Pennsylvania hometown to the suffocating walls of the Boston QZ. Hardened, sharp-witted, and deeply loyal, she's a woman shaped by loss and betrayal, but still willing to risk everything for the people she loves. When a chance encounter leads her to Ellie - a mouthy, strange teenage girl who should have turned from a bite but didn't - Tiffany makes a choice that changes everything. Their bond becomes fast and fierce, forged in shared grief and a desire to protect what little good remains in the world. But protection comes at a cost. Tasked with smuggling Ellie west, Tiffany forms an uneasy alliance with Joel and Tess. Joel is everything Tiffany resents: guarded, gruff, and stubborn. But as their journey forces them through danger, heartbreak, and fleeting moments of peace, a fragile trust blossoms between them. Over time, that trust becomes something deeper - something neither of them thought they could ever have again. As the group battles clickers, soldiers, and their own haunted pasts, Tiffany's fierce devotion to Ellie and growing love for Joel push her to question the hardened walls she built. And when Jackson, Wyoming offers the safety she never dreamed of, Tiffany must face her greatest fear - not dying, but finally living. Themes: Found family and second chances Grief, guilt, and redemption Survival versus truly living Surrogate Motherhood in a post-apocalyptic world The power of love in the face of loss (Joel Miller X fem! OC) (Small Age Gap) (Mature Themes) (Adult Language) (Strong Violence) Rankings: #1 - JoelMiller 3/30/2025 - 3/31/2025 #1 - PedroPascal 4/12/2025 #1 - thelastof us 4/14/2025 - 4/17/2025 Word Count- 158,973 Started January 20,2025 - Finished April 5, 2025

She swore she'd never skate again, but the ice has a way of pulling you back-especially when the town's hockey star is watching. When Calliope Brooks loses her mother, her life is turned upside down. Forced to leave behind the familiarity of her old world, she moves to the small town of Lakehurst to live with her estranged father, the coach of the local boys' hockey team, the Lakehurst Sirens. Once a promising figure skater, Calliope has sworn off the ice-until a chance encounter with Grayson Maverick, the Sirens' star player and school heartthrob, ignites something she thought she'd lost. As Calliope finds herself drawn back to the rink, she's thrust into the chaotic, competitive world of hockey. Navigating budding friendships, lingering grief, and her growing feelings for Grayson, Calliope discovers that sometimes the only way to move forward is to embrace what makes you whole-on and off the ice. But as she steps into a role no one expected, Calliope must prove she has what it takes to be more than a fragile figurine-and face the pressures of skating with, and against, the boys who dominate the game. #1 icehockey (19th May 2025) #1 hockey (13th April 2025) #1 figureskating (20th April 2025) #1 coachesdaughter (20th April 2025) #2 greif (20th April 2025)

"Crawling in my skin these wounds, they will not heal fear is how I fall confusing what is real." [The Last Of Us Season 1-?]

Laura knew the dangers of her world. Between Cordyceps and the survivors, she often wondered how she'd made it twenty years. Lacking a purpose, she acted as a FEDRA plant for the Fireflies before she became the guardian of an immune kid. Ellie. But, of course, her life wasn't challenging enough already. And so, to stay with her kid she'd have to work with 'Texas'. He was a reminder of why it was dangerous to let people in - a reminder of her biggest regret. Joel never forgot 'Quebec', a person with whom he'd shared parts of himself he never wanted seen. It was safe to do so with her, because they'd agreed never to share their real names. It was a failed attempt at emotional detachment, which was why he'd never admit how much it hurt when she'd left four years ago. But when they have to cooperate to get Ellie across the country, he's confronted with their entwined history. Joel just wants to survive long enough to find his brother, and all he can do is prevent Laura from pulling him in again. He didn't realise he was already drowning until they made code words. 'Silver' meant 'help'... God help anyone that made Laura say 'silver'. ||Joel Miller Fan-Fiction - The Last of Us|| ||basically a season 1 rewrite with a new OC and an epilogue correction to what will happen in season 2 iykyk - 🏌‍♀️|| ||canon-typical violence, swearing, and trauma I guess|| ||complete - undergoing edits|| notable rankings: #1 in joelmiller #1 in tlou #1 in thelastofus #1 in mutualpining #1 in foundfamily

It's been 20 years since Joel and Beth lost Sarah and it still hasn't gotten any easier. Now with the world at an end on top of dealing with the loss of their daughter, Joel and Beth's relationship has strained and are now living separate lives. Surviving at any cost is what living in this world has come to. The infected have made everyone still alive extremely cautious, humanity is not what it once was and everywhere you look, there is nothing but darkness. With Joel and Beth separated, is there still a chance that the two can find their way back to each other? Could they both find the light in all this darkness? And finally, can they still be always and forever even when the world comes down? *I don't own the characters from 'The Last of Us' video game nor the story line. Beth Logan's story line is all original.

!!SEASON 3 WILL BE WRITTEN WHEN IT AIRS !! 'I could kill you.' 'Then I'd simply die.' -- In a lawless world where humans are your biggest enemy and only ally, who can you trust that won't use you for their own gain?

∾✧。DON'T STOP【BOOK TWO】۵∾ ❛DON'T STOP CAUSE YOU KNOW I LIKE IT EVERY TIME YOU WALK IN THE ROOM YOU GOT ALL EYES ON YOU AND YOU KNOW IT, KNOW IT, KNOW IT.❜ 〘XO KITTY MINHO X FEM OC SEASON 2 〙 〘STARTED: JANUARY 2025〙 〘COMPLETED: FEBRUARY 2025〙

∾✧。LOVER OF MINE【BOOK ONE】۵∾ ❛LOVER OF MINE, I KNOW YOU'RE COLOURBLIND I WATCHED THE WORLD FALL FROM YOUR EYES, ALL MY REGRETS AND THINGS YOU CAN'T FORGET LIGHT THEM ALL UP, KISS THEM GOODBYE.❜ 〘XO KITTY MINHO X FEM OC SEASON 1 〙 〘STARTED: DECEMBER 2024〙 〘COMPLETED: JANUARY 2025〙