A Stranger's Heart Without A Home Masterlist

a stranger's heart without a home masterlist

Pairing: rivals to friends with benefits slowburn Joel x F!Reader, Post-Outbreak

Fic Summary: Sleeping with Joel Miller was supposed to be a one time thing. When the older brother of your closest friend showed up in Jackson, you hadn't expected him to stay more than a day. You'd both given into a brief moment of passion before he left, and that was the end of that. It didn't matter, you were never going to see him again. Then Joel returns a few months later, and screws up everything about the comforting life you had established in Jackson.

Fic Tags: One Night Stands, Rivals into Friends with Benefits, Emotional Slow Burn (really slow), Eventual Romance, Mutual Pining Idiots, Angst & Fluff, Hurt/Comfort, Found Family (lots of Tommy & Reader and Dina & Reader friendships), Long Chapters

Fic Warnings: Explicit Smut (18+ MDNI), Language, Canon-Typical Violence, Alcohol Use, Age Difference (Reader around 30, Joel 56) Themes of Grief/PTSD/Depression with mentions of death (family members, both Reader and Joel) that can be heavy at times, Specific Warnings in each Chapter

Status: Complete

ao3 link

official art by @cynibuns

chapter 1: I am not the only traveler

chapter 2: the holidays linger like bad perfume

chapter 3: do I wanna know if this feeling flows both ways (18+ Smut)

chapter 4: there it is again, that funny feeling

chapter 5: break the silence; damn the dark, damn the light

chapter 6: and I'll never see you again if I can help it (18+ Smut)

chapter 7: look at us, you and I, back at it again (18+ Smut)

chapter 8: maybe I don't quite know what to say, but I'm here in your doorway

chapter 9: I thought that you’d be here by now (18+ Smut)

chapter 10: can the killer in me tame the fire in you?

chapter 11: this slope is treacherous, this path is reckless (18+ Smut)

chapter 12: you take what you get, and you turn it into honesty

chapter 13: burned out flames should never reignite, but I thought you might take me home (18+ Smut)

chapter 14: he built a fire just to keep me warm

chapter 15: speak to me until your history’s no mystery to me

chapter 16: and it feels good to be known so well (18+ Smut)

chapter 17: baby, it's Halloween, and we can be anything (18+ Smut)

chapter 18: yes, I'll admit that I'm a fool for you (18+ Smut)

chapter 19: either I'm careless or I wanna get caught (18+ Smut)

chapter 20: with your boots beneath my bed; forever is the sweetest con (18+ Smut)

epilogue

(listed in order of how they occur after the main fic)

morning after chapter 20

waking up to oral (18+ Smut)

painfully domestic (kisses to get their attention)

drunk kisses (18+ Smut)

lingerie & breeding kink (18+ Smut)

(epilogue takes place here)

not much I need (nonsexual intimacy)

kissing scars

easy, plaid-shirt mornings (18+ Smut)

would it be enough if I could never give you peace? (Reader's anxiety)

chapter 13 sneak peek (Jealous!Joel's POV Date Scene)

chapter 13 scene (Jealous!Joel Smut after Date 18+)

chapter 13 cut endings (Angst af)

chapter 14 sneak peek (Reflection Joel's POV)

chapter 15 sneak peek (Totally Casual Drinks Between Friends)

chapter 16 sneak peek (Dina and Ellie Plan)

chapter 17 sneak peek (The Dance)

chapter 18 sneak peek (Joel Pines for You)

chapter 18 secret scene (Tommy finally fucking figures it out)

chapter 19 sneak peek (Tommy and Reader)

fic playlist

MC playlist

Taylor-coded MC playlist (for my fellow Swifties!)

Joel POV playlist

blue jeans n’Texas dreams

| Masterlist (Joel Miller)

beautiful cover made by @saradika

Summary: Joel Miller, single father; total soft dad has an astronomically enormous crush on you, his daughters horseback riding instructor.

Pairing | Joel Miller x horseback riding instructor f!reader

Fic Warnings: established relationship, slow burn, flirting, eventual smut, Joel is a single father, some angst, mild violence (warnings are marked per chapter) no age gap, reader has no descriptions, readers nickname is clover/clove because you’re Joel’s lucky charm

Blue Jeans Playlist

Meet the horses ♡𓃗

Photos of Pedro that remind me of horse! Dad Joel 🩵

Chapters |

• Part 1

• Part 2

• Part 3 - The Importance of Groundwork and Vanilla Lattes

• Part 4 - Whiskey N'Cokes & Shitty Ex-Boyfriends

• Part 5 - Maple Syrup, Coffee; Pancakes for Two

• Part 6 - Curry Combs & Water Fights

• Part 7 - First Date Jitters & Cowboy Margaritas

• Part 8 - she is so pretty, he is so fine

Part 9 - Morning Kisses and Shitty Beer

Part 10 - Baby Honey

Part 11 - he’s my baby I don’t mean maybe

Part 12 - cowboy like me

Part 13 - can’t help falling in love

Part 14 - Against all odds honey, we’re the big door prize

Part 15 - I love you, and that’s all I really know

Horse!Dad Joel Blurbs

Somethin’ Stupid Fluff | f!reader

Your Hand In Mine | Joel Miller x female reader

Summary: When Joel finds you on your self-assigned insomnia bench one night, it sparks an unexpected friendship that quickly develops into more. Finding peace in the middle of an apocalypse always seemed impossible, but being with Joel feels natural, like a missing piece has fallen into place at last. However, when a ghost from your past surfaces and threatens to destroy the peace you’ve found in Jackson, everything will change.

Overarching Series Warnings - 18+ blog - minors do not interact, unexpected friendship, developing relationship, idiots in love, flangst, typical TLOU content, references to cults, references to past manipulation, references to past violence, references to PTSD, single parent reader, some secondary original characters, etc. No use of Y/N, any further warnings to be added as appropriate.

Title from the Explosions in the Sky song of the same name.

One: I was just coasting till we met (2.5k) 11th Sep Drabble: You're face to face with the man who sold the world (1.1k) 23rd Sep Two: there goes the fear again (4.3k) 26th Sep

If you would like to be added to to the taglist please let me know. As a reminder this blog is 18+ - minors do not interact and I block blank/ageless blogs.

"I couldn't want to anymore"

artist!Joel x florist!reader

Summary: when Sarah's mom came back into Joel's life to figth for their past relationship, Joel needs to convince he is in a happy relationship with the florist next to his gallery in order to make her go away. The problem is, he and the florist can't stand each other's guts or that it's what he thinks.

masterlist | series playlist

Prologue

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

More.

Learning to Live Masterlist

| Main Masterlist | Crossposted on AO3 |

summery: While grocery shopping, you happen across a handsome man confused by some produce. Coming to his aid leads to an invitation for drinks, and next thing you know, you’re falling head over heels for Javier Peña—a good man who has trouble believing he is.

Sparks fly when you meet and ignite an insatiable need that you both try to fight for the sake of taking things slow; Javi determined to do things right by you. The problem is, the two of you only have so much self-control.

Post-Colombia and Narcos S3, Story Starts in June 1998.

pairing: Javier Peña/f!reader

warnings: Smut (18+!! in almost every chapter), Soft Javier Peña (it’s still Javi, so when he fucks, he fucks), no y/n, most chapters alternating pov, meet-cute, first dates, language, fluff, Javi is tired and trying his best, feelings, sexual tension, resolved sexual tension, Javier being a consent king, Javier being really into getting his partner off, Javier getting the love and happiness he deserves, whirlwind romance, romantic comedy. each part will have its own warnings.

Updated: July 3, 2023

Smut marked with **

Main Story:

Part 1: You Met in a Grocery Store**

Part 2: Dinner at His Favorite Restaurant

Part 3: His Past Haunts Him**

Part 4: Finally****

Part 5: Holding You in His Arms**

Part 6: The Night Has to End**

Part 7: An Interlude: A Relaxing Morning**

Part 8: Going to the Farmers Market**

Part 9: Let’s Go to the Mall**

Part 10: He Missed You**

Part 11: I’ve Got You**

Part 12: An Interlude: Waking Up Before Him**

Part 13: To the Ranch**

Part 14: (Almost) Naked in the Hayloft**

Part 15: Memory**

Part 16: He Loves You**

Part 17: Home is Whenever He's With You**

Part 18: The Domesticity**

Part 19: He's So Pretty**

Part 20: La Familia de Él Te Adora (His Family Adores You)**

Part 21: He's Taking You to Paradise (Metaphorically)**

Part 22: Día de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead)**

Part 23: Colombia (Part One)**

Part 24**

Part 25**

Part 26**

Part 27**

Part 28**

Part 29**

Part 30**

Epilogue

My outline contains 20 parts + an epilogue. There’s a possibility the chapter count may increase to keep them reasonable lengths. The current number is an estimate for what’s remaining.

One Shots:

(In chronological order)

Anything - Period Sex**

Interruption**

Cows in the Kitchen

Needy**

Massage**

Birthday**

Concerned**

Holiday Card

Christmas Sweater

All I Want For Christmas Is You**

Cow Scare

Priorities**

Baby Names

Anniversary**

Puppy Dog Eyes

Extras:

Learning to Live Spotify Playlist

(If you have any song suggestions let me know!)

Side Characters Location Layouts

Moodboard by @muffinengineer86

Whatta Man Music Video by @enjoyourlattebitch

Javier & Cielito Commissioned Art by @miranhas-art

Dancing in the Kitchen by @bunnelbie

Drink Inspired by Cielito created by @iamskyereads

Ch. 15 Scene Gifs by @pedropascalsx

Ch. 1 Fanart Javi w/tomato by @cremarcvds

Asks:

Timeline Chapters 1-23

Headcanons

Javi’s Horrible Sex Experiences HCs

Domestic Javi Headcanons

Why Javier is NOT a womanizer

Cielito’s Nursing Background

Javier’s First Late Night Confession

Are They Religious?

To Hell and Back l (J. Miller Miniseries Masterlist)

My wings are frayed 

and what’s left of my halo is black

lucky for me, your kind of heaven’s been to hell and back

Pairing: Joel Miller x Female Reader

Warnings/Tags: (Each individual chapter will come with its own warnings this is just a general idea) Canon violence, canon language, age gap where reader is 30 and Joel is 56, mentions of slavers, captivity, assault, torture and brutality, mentions of physical scars, reader is traumatized, mentions of anxiety, reader is nonverbal around others, reader is nonverbal around Joel for the first two and a half chapters as well. Angst, fluff, comfort, eventual smut.

Summary: After escaping a group of brutal slavers, you are left with permanent physical and emotional scars. Unwilling to put your trust in another human being ever again, you spend a year fighting for survival alone in the post outbreak world. But when you choose to save the life of a man named Joel Miller, the wall that you’ve built to protect yourself slowly begins to crumble.

A/N: I really need to be stopped, I have so many WIPs but this idea truly sparked something in me I thought I had lost. Not sure how this series will go, I currently have a few chapters outlined and may add a couple more but it will definitely be a short series, no more than six or seven chapters max. First chapter is coming on Tuesday, May 30th and as far as a posting schedule, I will do my best to update once a week. **I just want to add that trauma, PTSD, and anxiety are all sensitive and challenging subjects to write about and I hope that I can execute the idea for this series in a respectful, educated manner. - Vee

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Four

Five

Six

Seven

Epilogue

Extras

Song Inspo: To Hell & Back - Maren Morris

Lonely Too Long - Drabble