Dark fics, slow burns, emotional unraveling. Featuring Joel Miller and who knows who else? Updated regularly — check back often.
Series:
➤ Between the Shadows — Series Masterpost Slow burn | Post-apocalyptic | Trauma | Found family A guarded nurse. A man who refuses to care. Survival isn’t the hardest part—trusting someone again is. Status: Ongoing / Slow updating
Joel Miller One-Shots:
➤ Only in the Dark — [Read Here] Modern AU | Secret Relationship | Dad’s Best Friend Joel You’re 25. Joel is not. It wasn’t supposed to happen once—let alone again and again. But neither of you have been able to stop. Until it all falls apart. Status: Complete
➤ Only in the Dark / Part Two : Final Part — [Read Here]
➤ Torque and Tension — [Read Here] Modern AU | Dad's Best Friend’s Daughter | Mechanic Joel You’ve been sneaking around with your dad’s best friend for months. Long nights in the garage. Quiet touches. Dirty secrets. You both know it’s wrong—but neither of you is ready to stop. Status: Complete
➤ Seared — [Read Here] Modern AU | Firefighter Joel You triage trauma. He runs headfirst into it. But nothing prepares either of you for what happens when restraint finally snaps. Status: Complete
➤ Idle Hands — [Read Here] Modern AU | Auto Shop Teacher Joel A slow burn of stolen glances and growing obsession between you and your auto shop teacher, Joel Miller. One late night in the backseat of a car finally pushes you both past the point of no return. Status: Complete
➤ Idle Hands / Part Two — [Read Here]
➤ A Quiet Kind of Want — [Read Here] Modern AU | Dad's Best Friend's Daughter Joel finds you crying after your family taunts you about your career choice. He reminds you that it doesn't matter what they think. Status: Complete
➤ A Quiet Kind of Want / Part Two — [Read Here]
➤ Doctor’s Orders — [Read Here] Modern AU | Oldman! Joel x Reader Joel’s been patient. Careful. Good. But when the doctor clears you for intimacy again, everything he’s been holding back comes rushing forward—love, longing, hunger, and a need so deep it nearly unravels him. Status: Complete
➤ A Quiet Kind of Want / Part Three - [Read Here]
➤ A Quiet Kind of Want / Part Four (FINAL) - [Read Here]
➤ Summer’s Weight — [Read Here]
➤ Harder to Handle — [Read Here]
➤ Closer Than Fear — [Read Here]
🔥 More fics coming soon…
Authors Note: Thanks to @saradika-graphics for the beautiful theme images! Her work is always magnificent.
