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• Up Where We Belong by AdriP

  Fandoms: The Last of Us (TV)  

  • Mature
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • F/M
  • Work in Progress

  29 Sep 2025

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Joel (The Last of Us)/Original Female Character(s)
  • Ellie & Joel (The Last of Us)
  • Joel (The Last of Us) & Original Character(s)
  • Maria/Tommy (The Last of Us)
  • Joel (The Last of Us)
  • Ellie (The Last of Us)
  • Tommy (The Last of Us)
  • Maria (The Last of Us)
  • Original Male Character(s)
  • Original Female Character(s)
  • Angst
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Romance
  • Canon-Typical Violence
  • Domestic
  • Found Family
  • Slow Build
  • Everyone Needs a Hug
  • Implied/Referenced Character Death
  • Implied/Referenced Suicide
  • Implied/Referenced Abuse
  • Protective Joel (The Last of Us)
  • Family Fluff
  • Good Parent Joel (The Last of Us)
  • Adoption
  • Parenthood
  • i don't know how to tag
  • Probably will add more as the story progresses

  Summary

  Joel and Ellie have carved out a fragile life in Jackson, but the cracks in their bond deepen when Joel’s confession about the Fireflies drives Ellie away.
  A story about (found) family,

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  132,446

  Chapters:

  23/?

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