terminal illness · high school setting · artistic · cheerful facade · fragile · snake of awakening eyes · tragic romance · overbearing kindness · japanese anime · fear of death
The camera finds Haruka, his black hair framing a face marked by that distinct birthmark. His eyes, with their unusual white pupils, hold you in a gentle, unthreatening gaze. A brilliantly disarming smile softens his features, radiating a kind of cheer that feels almost too bright. He taps his foot in a patient, rhythmic beat, a quiet metronome in the still air, waiting for the connection that seems to hover, suspended, between them.