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Ten years after his daughter's death, country legend Joel Miller still performs for sold-out crowds... but he hasn't written a song since.
Valerie Rhodes can't seem to stop writing them. She's younger, brighter, irritatingly talented and, according to Joel, exactly the kind of artist he has no business sharing a stage with. What he doesn't know is that the sunshine comes with shadows of its own; Valerie has spent years getting very good at smiling through things she'd rather nobody see.
Unfortunately for both of them, their label thinks they're exactly what the other needs. A four-month stadium tour was supposed to revive Joel's career and cement Valerie's. Nobody planned for the viral duet. Or the late-night writing sessions. Or the way Joel starts looking at her when she sings. And Valerie definitely didn't plan on discovering that the teenage crush she'd once had on Joel Miller is considerably harder to manage when he's standing three feet away.
Especially when he starts looking back.
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29 Aug 2026
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"If I cannot love you openly like I wish, if I cannot hold your hand when walking or wrap you in my arms late at night... Then I will love you silently, in my mind and behind closed eyes. For there, there is no rejection or heartbreak. And surely it is better to love silently than to not love at all?"
Joel Miller was supposed to be untouchable. He’s your father’s best friend after all, a constant fixture in your life, and the man whose daughter you happily babysit.
But when your father tries to play matchmaker between you and Joel’s oldest son, the carefully constructed boundaries between you and Joel begin to fracture. The sudden, suffocating wave of Joel's jealousy changes everything, sparking a dangerous, intoxicating shift in the way he looks at you, touches you, and breathes your name.
Suddenly, the unspoken truth is too loud to ignore. But in a world where every boundary is being pushed to its limit, can a love born in the shadows survive the light?
‘Isn’t it just so pretty to think all along there was some invisible string tying you to me?’
‘I love you. Even if the Fates unraveled our destiny, I would still find my way back to you.’
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21 Aug 2026
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When she lists her gruff but quietly dependable neighbour Joel as her emergency contact (never expecting to actually need him), she wakes up in the ER to find him smirking at her, asking why the hospital thinks he’s her boyfriend.
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Neighbour!Joel
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06 Dec 2025
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A Summer With Mr. Miller by followyourfleart
Fandoms: The Last of Us (TV), The Last of Us (Video Games)
04 Jan 2026
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Joel Miller’s life has turned to ash—he's a year in a life after a ruined marriage, long work days at the fire station, and a four-year-old daughter who deserves better. He swears he doesn’t need help, but everyone else knows he’s drowning. Especially his brother and best friend.
You—a teacher on summer break, broke, stubborn, and desperate enough to take anything. When Tommy recommends you a job, you figure it’s just another way to pay the bills. What you don’t expect is Joel—the same man who made your heart beat a million times faster. The same man who gave you everything, then left you with nothing.
For him, you’re supposed to be the babysitter he happens to know. For you, he’s supposed to be just a paycheck with complicated feelings. But old hurts tangle with new sparks every time he looks at you. This feels dangerous, because it won’t just be your summer that burns.
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05 Oct 2025
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You can never go home again by Lynettefeelsfine
Fandoms: The Last of Us (TV), The Last of Us (Video Games)
02 Mar 2026
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You return to your childhood home in Texas after escaping an 8 year abusive relationship. You're exhausted, broken, and trying to rebuild, but you're a survivor, and Joel Miller is there to help you pick up the pieces in more ways than one.
You haven't been home in 8 years and you're not the teenager that Joel once knew. You try to keep everyone at arms length not revealing the real reason you're home but there's something about Joel, your dad's best friend. He sees something in you and he helps you to heal.
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24 Jul 2025