# Birthday Event 2026 — Each Step To You

> Rafayel's 2026 birthday event (March 1–8). The player customises a handmade plushie for him across a four-chapter storyline, with a Treasured Threads mini-game, the Softshine Shop, and the Duskbright Steps Wish Pool. A birthday video call and a special Home interaction unlock on his birthday, March 6.

- Branch: Event
- In-universe: 2048 (present day) — a handmade birthday surprise
- Released: March 1–8, 2026 (Rafayel Birthday Event 2026)
- Characters: Rafayel, MC
- Page: https://ladsarchive.com/events/rafayel-birthday-2026-each-step-to-you/

## Description

Each Step To You is Rafayel's 2026 birthday event, running March 1–8, 2026. Its callout reads 'His birthday is almost here! Prepare a special surprise for him. Dress up this custom-made plushie and send all your heartfelt wishes his way.' The event comprises a four-chapter storyline (chapters unlocking March 1, 3, 5 and the birthday itself on March 6) and the Treasured Threads tile-connecting mini-game, with currency spent at the Softshine Shop. The related Wish Pool is Duskbright Steps (plus Heartbound Wish), featuring the limited 5-Star birthday Memoria Rafayel: Duskbright Steps and the 4-Star Memories Bloom Gaze and Swimming Hearts. Reading the fourth chapter unlocks the 'Little Fishie' moment post; logging in between March 6–8 triggers the 'Where the Heart Leads' video call and a special Home interaction. A letter from Auntie Talia accompanies the event, and the Love Timeline entry 'The Fact That We Never Missed' is obtained on March 6.

## Story cards

- [Duskbright Steps](https://ladsarchive.com/cards/rafayel-duskbright-steps/)
- [Bloom Gaze](https://ladsarchive.com/cards/rafayel-bloom-gaze/)
- [Swimming Hearts](https://ladsarchive.com/cards/rafayel-swimming-hearts/)