Top 19 Short TLOU Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length TLOU fics — 10,000–50,000 words.
I Love You So (Please Let Me Go)
by MagicSchoolbusDropout08
When an Omega is in severe distress, it's obvious - they become unable to eat, their scent shifts into something achingly sweet, and their throat punches out mournful chirps, all designed to attract pack members and mates to the Omega's aid, designed for the pack to spoon-feed and carry and cuddle a
The Cost of Living (Ellabs)
by NovaLupin0612
Ellie and Abby (TLOU) college roommates AU In a fit of rage, Ellie declares that she will be bringing a girlfriend to the next family Christmas, defying her homophobic grandparents. The only issue is, of course, that Ellie doesn't have a girlfriend. Abby has been Ellie's roomate for nearly 2 years a
thin ice
by willowbent
While navigating college on a hockey scholarship, Ellie isn’t worried about much but her failing relationship and the upcoming semifinals. As long as she can remain a somewhat decent girlfriend, she should be fine, right? Maybe so, if the infamous Abby Anderson didn’t reign hell on the national titl
No Turning Back
by endureandsurvive3
Nothing beat the adrenaline rush Abby felt every time she set a new personal best and saw her name climb the D1 rankings. That is, until the rookie showed up and pushed her to the limit. OR Ellabs track and field rivals to lovers
Pack Tactics
by MothToFlames
Joel was supposed to take Ellie to the Fireflies and walk away. But he couldn't do it. He slaughtered his way through the SLC hospital to save Ellie. But then Abby changed everything. Joel died in the Firefly hospital, leaving behind a broken group of teenagers. The Salt Lake Crew add Ellie to their
Younger Days (discontinued)
by Grrrckck
Joel, a smuggler, and Ellie, an immune little 5 year old kid, who travel across the United States after a fungal infection devastated society. Their journey becomes a brutal fight for survival as they navigate a world with infected humans and hostile survivors while Joel is tasked with escorting Ell
Don't wake me up
by Jane_Daw
During their final, lethal confrontation on a Santa Barbara beach, Ellie and Abby find themselves in a world where the outbreak never occurred. Stripped of the environments that defined them and trapped inside their teenage bodies, they are the only two people who carry the memory of a lifetime of a
And I'll fear no evil because I'm blind to it all
by moosecles_01
Where Abby's group doesn't make it to the lodge.Abby makes it to Jackson after a close call with the horde, and Ellie is put in charge of showing her the ropes whilst she recovers.
half return
by freez3rbride
JJ grows up on half-answers and ghost stories—and when he finds out that Ellie might still be alive, he goes looking for her. Out there, the world is bigger and stranger than anything he’s been told. People aren’t who they say they are. Some of them are running from the same past he doesn’t understa
Don't like songs about you, don't listen
by Rqa23099
“I found a singer,” he said, elated. Ellie raised her eyebrows, prompting him to continue. “Dina” he said, as if that meant anything to her. She made a face. “Who?” “She’s in my biology class,” he said, almost defeated. Then it clicked. Ah, this was the girl Jesse was into. Ellie exhaled through her
28 Days later - Johns story
by MaizeMatt
The first 28 days of infection, Johns story.
Amongst the Wolves
by Anxiety_filled_Brioche
Finn has settled into life in Jackson, Wyoming. Five years have passed since the hospital in Salt Lake City, and for the first time, life has begun to feel almost normal. Patrols. Horses. Snowstorms. Winter dances. Family. But peace in this world has always been fragile. After ghosts from the past i
The Cost of Revenge
by pauli_202401
After Ellie returns to Jackson from Santa Barbara. The WLF are looking for new recruits after loosing so many soldiers in the war with the Seraphites and due to Ellie's attacks. They come to Jackson to forcibly recruit new soldiers.
A Reason to Remember
by Bkrd876
Andrea Price survives by noticing the little things: uneven floors, changing patrols, hidden doors, and all the ways a place can become dangerous. Emma Carter teaches her to notice something harder—the people worth remembering. Two years later, Andrea’s search for hope leads her to the State House,
What Remains
by NN89
Joel and Tommy live in the Boston QZ with a kid they found/adopted. This follows them and their journey out of the QZ to someplace safer. Yea, I suck at summaries. ***Weekly updates***
Ellie Williams Braddock
by Wendelsilvans
Após a morte brutal de Joel, causada por Abby em retaliação aos eventos do primeiro jogo, Ellie e seus amigos viajam para Seattle. Ellie perde tudo, mas, no final, Felipe é o único que permanece ao seu lado, enquanto a trama explora a perspectiva de ambas antes do confronto final.
Stitching Scars
by callmemissbrightside
“With each step, I repeated to myself that I was too old to be this sensitive and too experienced to be this scared." For many years, Maya survived by patching up bodies and keeping her head low. She only needed a truck battery to escape Boston and the ghosts of her past... But when a botched deal f
The Last of Days Gone | Joel Miller x Deacon St. John (TLOU x DG) [ENG]
by Multiverse_Wanderer
"In this hell, we've all done unforgivable things just to keep breathing." Joel has spent years building concrete walls to protect his own in Jackson. Deacon is a drifting nomad, outrunning his demons across frozen highways. Their worlds collide in a snowbound cabin, forging a bond hammered out of s
The Last of Days Gone | Joel Miller x Deacon St. John (TLOU x DG) [ESP]
by Multiverse_Wanderer
[ Fan-Fiction basado en Joel Miller (Last Of Us) y Deacon St. John (Days Gone) ] ------ "En este infierno todos hemos hecho cosas imperdonables para seguir respirando". Joel lleva años construyendo muros de hormigón para proteger a los suyos en Jackson. Deacon es un nómada errante que huye de sus de
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About This List
This list of 19short TLOU fanfics spans 490,043 total words. Kudos range from 6 on the newest entries to 529 on the most established. Most entries are ongoing works, so subscribe on AO3 for update notifications. The most common rating is Mature (8 of 19 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Ellie Angst (The Last of Us) · Alternate Universe - Modern Setting · Rivals to Lovers · Slow Burn · Ellie Needs a Hug (The Last of Us).
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