Duct Tape and Dreams - Last of us OC Isekai
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Description
The world ended, but James refuses to stop living. Where others only see death and decay James sees beauty and opportunity. But the apocalypse doesn't care about hope. As James ventures deeper into the heart of danger, his optimism might not be enough to keep him alive. Some monsters can be fought. Others wait inside you.
Store system fic! No gamer abilities or stat sheet.
Information
- Status
- Hiatus
- Year
- 2025
- Author
- SmashWasTaken
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Royal Road Stats
- Rating
- 4.9/ 5.0
- Followers
- 165
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- 29,922
Chapters(23 total)
- Chapter 23: The SparkJun 2, 2025
- Chapter 22: The ShepardMay 17, 2025
- Chapter 21: Cage's and Crown'sMay 10, 2025
- Chapter 20: Thorns in the BlanketMay 2, 2025
- Chapter 19: Bambi's dead, kidApr 20, 2025
- Chapter 18: You Either Die a HeroApr 13, 2025
- Chapter 17: Snow Country for Old MenApr 2, 2025
- Chapter 16: Don't let that slip awayMar 30, 2025
- Chapter 15: The Kind of Man You AreMar 24, 2025
- Chapter 14: The Devil You KnowMar 21, 2025
- Chapter 13: You give me I give youMar 17, 2025
- Chapter 12: The LanternsMar 7, 2025
- Chapter 11: What makes you tick?Mar 3, 2025
- Chapter 10: The TrapFeb 28, 2025
- Chapter 9: Where the sun don’t shineFeb 25, 2025
- Chapter 8: Knife to meet youFeb 22, 2025
- Chapter 7: Whats the plan, Stan?Feb 19, 2025
- Chapter 6: What the hell are you doing here?Feb 16, 2025
- Chapter 5: The Silent CityFeb 15, 2025
- Chapter 4: EncounterFeb 13, 2025
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Community Reviews(6)
- CrashBoomBaaRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0Great start!
Cant tell much about the story so far since there’s only two chapters but the grammar is the best you can find on here and the MC is very interesting.
the store system isn’t over powered which I really like especially since in this world there are only normal humans and infected able to be taken down by humans. We haven’t seen much of it yet so there might be skills or something he can buy to make him stronger
Haven’t seen a fic like this for the last of us before so I’m really interested to read. There arnt enough TLOU fics out there
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- Jonathan.O.Royal Road★★★★★ 5.0Like the other reviews said it's a really good balance of the story and the System of the MC is not over powered.
The story has a good pace. Up until the chapter I read, the story had a good balance between originality and the author's own imagination. So far, I don't think it's brilliant, but it's really really good. But I wouldn't be surprised if it continues to progress, it becomes outstanding.
Conclusion: It's great, and I'm looking forward to the continuation of the story. - SoldiergeneralRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0Author does a good job of writing believable characters with different philosophies some of which mirror the official story of TLOU. He makes the main character have his quirks and largely acts his age. The system isn't something currently used in an OP manner and it merely enhances the overall story instead of getting in the way.
- audeaudeRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0Stellar writing, compelling dialogue, a solid system, and believable characters—this fanfic captures the essence of The Last of Us. The world feels immersive, and the character interactions are natural and engaging. I don’t know what more you could want from a story like this. Keep up the great work, author! I’ll be checking for new chapters regularly.
- RedTheWatcherRoyal Road★★★★★ 4.5this story is amazing to read. more people need to read this. this is actually the best last of us story if read in while.
im curious if the body upgrades is the systems doing. or if the body mods are caused by the infection and the system is just managing the direction the infection takes. either way people are gonna assume his abilities are caused by the fungus. and if the fireflies catch wind of his abilities they are gonna case problems. either way. great story man.