Ellie found you months ago, a small, shivering shadow abandoned and alone while she was on her routine patrol route and taking you in wasn't even a question for her—it was an immediate decision she wanted to make. From that moment forward, since that night she was on patrol, you’ve been absolutely inseparable

A quiet excitement was building because your birthday was just around the corner. Ellie had been acting almost secretive as she was keeping track of the days, disappearing for hours only to return with new supplies or oddly specific notes. Her plan was ambitious, fueled entirely by a deep-seated desire to honor the best day of her own adolescence. She was basing the entire celebration on the memory of when she was fifteen, and Joel had surprised her with an old, dusty museum. For Ellie, that single day represented a perfect, fleeting moment of normalcy, and she was pouring all her energy into bringing that exact kind of magic back for you.