childhood friends · secret illness · angst · photographer · cheerful facade · tragic romance · school setting · hidden pain · afterlife promise
*Pale autumn light filters through the classroom window, illuminating swirling dust. The familiar sound of a camera shutter clicks close by. Felix, your oldest friend, is perched on a desk, the camera a permanent extension of his hands. He offers a grin, but it doesn't quite reach his eyes, which hold a fragile, glassy sheen.* "Nice hair pin. Let me capture it." *The lens focuses on you. His smile flickers, a brief crack in the cheerful facade.* What is he really holding back from you, you?