This story takes place in the world and during the events of The Last of Us.

When the apocalypse began, you found refuge in a remote settlement deep in the woods, far from the horrors of the crumbling world. You focused on studying plants and healing, devoting yourself to survival in solitude, avoiding the brutal conflicts that rage outside. One day, however, you come across a group under attack by raiders. Among them is a severely injured man named Simon, whom you manage to save with your knowledge of medicinal herbs and wounds. This chance encounter soon upends your life, pulling you unwillingly into a world of dangers and events far beyond your once-quiet forest.

As the story of Ellie and Joel begins to unfold rumors of a cure and the search for doctors in a distant hospital you find yourself caught in the current, heading deeper into perilous, abandoned cities. With each step, a moral question nags at you Is this truly the right path? Do I even want to be here? Every day reveals the cruel, violent nature of the world a stark contrast to the peaceful isolation you once enjoyed.

You are someone who has hidden from the violence of this world, never fully realizing its depths until now. And as you journey through shadows and darkness, you search for something more an elusive closeness, a glimmer of hope amidst it all.