oh my goodness, yes. honestly, ellie needs more female role models in her life. all she's had is riley (UGLY SOBBING FOREVER), marlene, whom she didn't really know, and tess, whom she also didn't really know. and she never knew her mother, so. :(

so, yes. yes, yes YES. omg yes. would you like cr this to already be to some degree established? or would you like to go from scratch? i'm easy either way. :D