You’re scraping by in the Boston QZ—clinging to the one thing: leave and find your missing sister. So when you try to mug Tess Servopoulos and her loyal dog, Joel Miller, you expect death. But she sees your skill and folds you into what she and Joel live by: they’re smugglers, and useful people don’t go to waste.
Their newest angle? FEDRA’s Family Restoration Initiative—a program rewarding “proper” pre-outbreak households with extra rations and safer housing. What Tess really wants are those routes, tunnels, and contacts on the inside. And you? Six months of cooperation in exchange for a way out of this hellhole.
A fake marriage to Joel becomes your job and your only way. Soon you’re sharing a home with a man who acts like you’re dirt under his boot, even as he’s teaching you to run routes, stash contraband, and keep your lies airtight. But somewhere during the deaths, cons, and the griefs, something that looks a lot like love starts to take root. Fragile, unwanted, and entirely yours... if you take it.
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It's time to share what I've read this month. I must say that I've done quite well, even though, as always, I would have liked to read more.
I’m telling you, this list is full of bangers! Thanks to all the amazing writers who shared their incredible work with all of us, you all are talented af and I loved reading your stories! ♥️
If you happen to read any of my recommendations please let the authors know that you enjoyed their work! Comments and reblogs are our greatest joy.
Full list under the cut, each one of these fics is written for a MATURE audience so please, stay away if you're under 18. Read the warnings/tags before engaging in any of these works. I’m not responsible for the content you consume on the internet.
Dividers by @/saradika-graphics
Previous recs
Joel Miller
Dog Years - Joel Miller x reader by @mcthsman
Summary: After your father disappears, his old smuggling partner takes on the task of keeping you safe inside the Boston QZ— Until he, too, goes missing after accepting the mission of delivering a young girl to a group of Fireflies.
Break me - Joel Miller x f!reader by @littledes1re
Heaven or Hell - stepdad!Joel Miller x fem!reader by @aurorawritestoescape
Summary: Joel helps you to master self-control - OR - your stepdad makes you cockwarm him.
Hard or soft - Joel Miller x f!reader by @cinnxmxngxrl
Summary: Joel feels the years catching up with him. When embarrassment creeps in after his body struggled to cooperate, you’re there to remind him how much you love him, and how good you can make him feel.
Sugar for Repair - sleazy mechanic!joel miller x f!reader by @/littledes1re
Summary: Your car breaks down on a scorching Texas day, and Joel Miller—a sleazy, perverted mechanic—offers to fix it. You can’t afford the price, but Joel’s got other ways to settle debts. You agree once…then come back, heartbroken. This time, he says it’s free. But you? You’re not done wanting.
You should feel lucky - stalker!Joel x f!reader by @ess-evo - Series (ongoing)
Summary: Welcome to Stalker!Joel...He wants you, and he is going to find you.
Half your brain just ain't there - Joel Miller x babysitter!f!reader by @sceletaflores
Summary: joel miller needs a babysitter, you’re back in town…
The art of breaking part 1 - dark!joel miller x f!reader; dead dove do not eat by @corazondebeskar-reads
Summary: Your meeting is happenstance, but everything that follows? Well, that’s all Joel. He just knows you’re going to be his perfect little toy. He just has to show you how.
The art of breaking part 2 - theory of decay - very dark!Joel Miller x f!reader by @/corazondebeskar-reads
Summary: joel knows just how to make you his forever.
Feral - a Joel Miller x reader story by @/mcthsman
Summary: Part man, part beast, Joel Miller lives in solitude a few miles away from Jackson. At fifty-seven years old and without a Soulbond, Joel can't coexist with others— a man without his mate crazed by time and age. Until the day he sees her, the girl with tangerine blossoms in her hair and a laugh that echoes through the trees. So, he tracks her down. Hunts her through the woods, and brings home a girl that is not the wilting flower he expects.
Sit on it - sleazy!Joel x f!reader by @/littledes1re
Summary: You’re in the middle of a rant, and Joel Miller couldn’t care less. He’s calm, dismissive, and entirely too confident for a man who should probably be listening. But then he does something bold enough to stop you mid‑sentence—and suddenly the argument turns into a different kind of standoff. One you’re not sure you’re ready to lose—and he can see every crack forming.
Bitter, Taste - Joel x reader x Tommy by @pyronovas (miniseries)
Summary: A moment of desperation and a kind gesture leads you down an inescapable path alongside two brothers, a town with a nasty secret, and expectation of faith and loyalty.
Morning glory - Joel Miller by @carbonfiction
Summary: the one in which Joels cock finally stirs to life, stiring him in the process.
Roses and cream covered apologies - Joel Miller x f!reader by @hauntedinkk
Summary: you and Joel have an argument on Valentine’s Day morning so when you come home from work, he shows you just how sorry he is.
How to Catfish a Millionaire - millionaire!Joel Miller x fem!plus-size!reader by @baronessvonglitter - Series (ongoing)
Summary: It was supposed to be harmless - flirty messages, a few borrowed photos, and you have the illustrious playboy and hotel heir Tommy Miller eating out of your hand. But now he wants to meet in person. And his controlling older brother Joel, who rules the hotel empire with an inflexible grip, is waiting for you as well. Where do you draw the line between desire and deception? How long can you keep the pretense that all you're really after is money?
His little wife - Joel Miller x f!reader by @/littledes1re
Summary: Joel Miller comes home to the one thing he’ll always admit he needs—his little wife, waiting with warm pie and that soft, obedient sweetness that belongs only to him.
Always be Mine - Jackson!Joelx f!reader by @shadowqueen2024
Summary: Both you and Joel have your day off for Valentine's Day, and he plans to make the most of it.
Carnal - dark!joel, stalker!joel, dbf!joel, bestfriendsdad! Joel x f!reader (series) by @pascalsbby
Summary: You thought you had it all figured out before him. Animals. Tender, primal flesh. That’s what we are at the end of the day, no? Fucking, testing one another, and then eating each other alive, heart first. Maybe the heart is the sweetest part of the body- or maybe it’s just the easiest to get to. You knew you wanted to be completely devoured by him. You wanted to fill the space between his teeth.
The Measure of Man - Joel Miller x OFC by @metaphoricgibberish - Series (ongoing)
Summary: There are people of virtue who believe themselves to be monsters. There are monsters who believe themselves to be human. Most of us, though, exist in the impalpable space between monster and human.
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Joel is saved by a woman he believes to be an angel, who believes herself to be a monster.
Paloma - Joel Miller x f!reader by @millermouth - Series (ongoing)
Summary: Joel Miller is back home running his family’s ranch, the work coming back to him easily even as the house fills with the memories of what happened thirty years ago.
He hires a young farm hand, expecting nothing more than help around the barn. Instead, he finds someone just as lost as he is.
For a good time call... - contractor!joel miller x phone sex operator! reader by @millermami
Summary: turns out your favorite client, mr. miller, was also renovating your parents kitchen.
Got milk? - husband!joel x pregnant!reader by @/millermami
Summary: you’re pregnant and feeling a little insecure, just because you’re too pregnant. your husband comes home and starts sugaring you in compliments. his number one compliment being how much he fucking loves your growing tits.
I wanna be your lover - Joel Miller x f!reader by @shellshocklove
Summary: miserable after losing your job, your friend drags you out to a club to dance away your sadness. on the dancefloor you meet a handsome stranger, who then whisks you away into his fantasy world as his assistant for his porn career. what happens when the lines get blurred?
Press play - Joel Miller x f!reader by @intoanotherworld23
Summary: you and Joel decide to make a sex tape
Put it all on me - Joel Miller x f!reader by @/hauntedinkk
Summary: after a particularly difficult argument with your mother, joel allows you to melt into sub space and is happy to cater to you completely.
My kind of woman - Joel Miller x f!reader by @shilohispunk
Summary: Joel tries to explain his “type” to his best friend only to end up describing her
Punishment - Joel Miller x f!reader by @/atticrissfinch (Ao3 link - you need to have an Ao3 account to read this) - cw: watersports
Summary: When you get stuck in a particularly stubborn bratting streak, Joel takes matters into his own hands.
Necessary Evil - Joel Miller x f!reader by @hanahleah
Summary: It's the early days of the outbreak, and while your group clings to the rules of before, Joel is a man fit for the times. You see the human in the weapon.
Birthday Surprises - Joel Miller x f!reader by @/shadowqueen2024
Summary:It's your birthday and, despite what Joel says about special occasions, he wants to make it as special as possible.
Ain't nobody looking - Joel Miller x f!reader by @tinytownn
Summary: after your friends ditch you on a night out, you're left drunk and alone to wander the club. stumbling into a bathroom to regain your sobriety for the night, you walk out of the stall realizing you're not where your're supposed to be. without a phone or keys, you're pretty much stranded for the night, but luckily a handsome stranger comes to your rescue.
The Wolf you feed - Joel Miller x f!reader by @arcane-fox - Series (ongoing)
Summary: Set in fictional New England town, you fall for your handsome, intense and outdoorsy neighbor while renting out your parent's vacant summer home during a brutal winter.
Harry Castillo
The Ex Education - Harry Castillo x f!reader by @missadangel - Series (ongoing)
Summary: Born and raised on the Upper East Side — mother’s an actress, stepfather runs an empire that’s suddenly “under review,” and your brother’s the reason you have gray hair. You married perfection in your 20s Years after your picture-perfect marriage went up in smoke, you left New York to “heal.” Now you’re back, in your 30s — and saw your ex-husband on the cover of TIME. Wow. He got richer, your family’s going down, and somehow, you ended up working for him. Cried? Yes. Bad idea? Definitely. What could possibly go wrong?
I'm yours - a small lesson from The Ex Education by @/missadangel
Summary: This drabble takes place right after Harry and you put Lucy in her place in Lesson 12. The bedroom door closes—and the tension doesn’t disappear. It combusts.
Stuffed - Harry Castillo x f!reader by @/pyronovas
Summary: Harry's pulling you along for another event and, as expected, he needs you to keep him entertained.
Frankie Morales
Rewind - Frankie Morales x f!reader by @tateypots
Summary: what would Frankie do if he had a little extra time in the day?
Before it Ends - Frankie Morales x f!reader by @/aurorawritestoescape
written for Frankie February - Prompt - ‘I remembered a future no one else can see’
Wingman - Frankie x plus size!reader by @/tateypots
Summary: You meet Frankie at the bar and think he’s perfect. Shame he’s only talking to you because his friend is interested in yours.
Love Affair - Frankie Morales x reader by @/mcthsman
Summary: Frankie's addiction turned your first Valentine's Day together into a nightmare. This year, you think he just might redeem himself.
Before it Ends - Frankie Morales x f!reader by @rhapsodyofdarkness
Summary: Time is watching. Frankie is counting. Morning will bring an inevitable farewell.
Let me be your Valentine - Frankie Morales x fem!reader by @/aurorawritestoescape
Summary: you meet your ex Frankie at the bar on Valentine’s Day. Turns out he’s prepared a surprise for you.
Happy Hour - Frankie Morales x f!reader / free-use with the triple frontier boys by @pedge-page
Summary: Frankie loves using and abusing his free-use pass with you. He’s got no problem introducing it to the rest of the guys.
No matter the distance - husband!Frankie Morales x wife!f!reader by @berryispunk
Summary: Three states away, five kids deep, and still magnetic.
Valentine calamity - Frankie Morales x f!plus size!reader by @/tateypots
Summary: it’s the day of your first date with Frankie and it seems like everything is going wrong. Luckily Frankie is good at making you feel better.
Javier Peña
After hours - secretary!reader x agent peña by @/hauntedinkk
Summary: after a year of attraction to one another, you and javi finally break the tension while working over time in the embassy.
Make them kiss - Javier Peña x f!reader by @/aurorawritestoescape
Summary: yeah, we’re riding that boot, bbs!
The road to ruin starts here - Javier Peña x fem!able bodied reader by @sawymredfox
Summary: A nightmare reveals something life-changing
Taste in men - Javier Peña x fem reader x Joel Miller by @milla-frenchy
Summary: your longtime friend, Javi, helps you make your ex jealous
Sweet temptation - Javier Peña x fem reader by @/milla-frenchy
Summary: Trying to get back on your feet after several heartbreaks, you start teasing a player. What if the tables turned this time?
Dieter Bravo
Ricordi in divenire - Dieter Bravo x OFC! Iris Lindley by @the-sophverse - Series (ongoing)
Summary: What happens when Iris' road crosses with Dieter Bravo? Her, the upcoming actress in the industry, and him, always the troublemaker. They're complete opposites, and still somehow they get closer. Hours of rehearsals turn into mornings shared together, mornings turn into night, and it drags on until whole days are spent together. And meanwhile, memories are made.
Perfect Match - Dieter Bravo x f!reader x Marcus Pike by @/aurorawritestoescape
Summary: Dieter becomes a face of a dating app and meets you and your husband while shooting an ad for it. Feeling an immense attraction, he invites you both to his penthouse, planning to enjoy the night and you to the fullest.
Reed Richards
Jealousy, Jealousy - Reed Richards x reader by @mytearsricochetm
Summary: you try to make reed, your married boss, jealous and it backfires
Pass/Fail - Stepdad Professor!Reed Richards x fem!reader by @604to647
Summary: You have a foolproof plan to guarantee a passing grade in your stepdad’s class this semester. Professor Richards couldn't possibly outsmart you, could he?
Clint Flood
Not so Fake - Clint Flood x fem!able-bodied reader by @/sawymredfox
Summary: She had blurted it to her mother to escape a blind date. It's supposed to be fake, but her heart yearns for more, and hopefully Clint's does too.
Just a hand - Clint Flood x afab!reader by @/mcthsman
Summary: The sex is great. It really is. Clint makes you come more than any man ever has, is attentive to your needs and makes you feel like a goddess, but… It's so sweet it swerves into the lane of boredom. And while Clint's loving nature is a very welcome change to what you're used to, you still feel like there's something amiss.
Tommy Miller
Pregnancy scare - Tommy Miller x f!reader | Joel Miller - Bad Blood extra by @/aurorawritestoescape
Summary: you get a pregnancy scare and the Miller brothers react to it in very different ways.
Din Djarin
Sight Unseen - Din x f!reader by @reedispunk
Summary: over the years he happily fulfills all of your desires, except the one you want most of all: to see his face.
Dave York
Not a lot, just forever - Dave York x f!reader by @/baronessvonglitter
Summary: Your married ex Dave told you it's over. You're totally normal about it.. right?
My Work
Thinking of Jackson!Joel today - Drabble
Warning: Joel stealing your glove, masturbation, titty fucking, cum eating, oral, nipple play, Joel cumming in his pants, kissing, Joel is slightly obsessed with you but in the best way, he loves your scent.
Mine,all mine - FIL!Joel Miller x f!reader - final part of the FIL!Joel mini series - part 1 and part 2 here.
Summary: Your husband finds out you're cheating on him too. You finally have a conversation. Relieving yourself of a burden has never been so sweet.
You should come three times a week - sub!Jackson!Joel x dom!f!reader
Summary: When Joel discovers that you, his neighbor in Jackson, were once a mistress, he decides to ask for your help in unleash something that has been buried deep inside him for a long time.
Awakening - Tess x f!reader x Joel
Summary: When you join Joel, Tess, and Tommy, you shake Joel to his core. But he may not be the only one awakened by your presence.
