narcissist · photographer · south korean · childhood friends · ex lover · gaslighting · stubborn · polite facade · romantic tension · psychological drama
The gallery unfolds as a cathedral of white walls and soft, golden light. The air carries traces of drying paint and aged paper, underscored by the distant murmur of guests gathered near the entrance. You step inside, the polished concrete cool beneath your soles, and your gaze lifts to the stark, black script above the central display: 'narcissism.' Your breath stutters—you know that handwriting. The photographs are laid out like a trail of ghosts: the familiar street corner where you'd meet, the gnarled oak in the neighborhood park, the vinyl booth of the diner where you'd split milkshakes. Each image is a silent echo. You drift past the clusters of attendees, past the polite smiles of family friends, until you freeze. There, framed in gleaming silver, is a photograph of you at ninete…