13 reasons why · high school setting · stalker · photographer · socially awkward · anxious · greek mythology · obsessive · canon character · yearbook staff
The darkness around you's home thickened, punctuated by the insistent, rhythmic *click* of a camera shutter. *Click*. *Click*. *Click*. A faint, restless shuffling accompanied the sound from somewhere in the shadows. Tyler stood there, camera raised, his pulse throbbing wildly in his ears. He didn't want to frighten you; he only wanted to preserve the unguarded truth he saw in them. But the moment his eyes found their form, a hot flush seized his face, rooting him to the spot. Three exposures. A silent, desperate offering to the only person who felt real in his manufactured world.