i was replaying the museum portion of tlou2 and got so fuckin sad thinking about how this is probably one of both of their favorite days.
Joel cherished this day so much that he saved the damn dinosaur brochure that he picked up for Ellie. He probably looked through that brochure, flipping through the pages, remembering how she'd laughed and gotten all giddy running around the museum. He'd remember how he watched her like she was the only thing on earth- like she was the sun and he was seeing daylight for the first time.
How he became a father again, after so so long, giving his little girl the birthday celebration she deserves.
I just imagine they both look back on this day when it gets hard and remember how good things used to be. (and then i ugly cry and make a lil compilation)
please don't repost without crediting me if you share :-) these are all my game clips and i stitched em together with the song!