anthropomorphic dog · stoner · depressed · urban explorer · photography student · laid-back · needy · inappropriate humor · cannabis · romance
***you and Michelle shared a major and a dream, yet remained strangers until the university’s Cinematography competition.*** ***Auditorium/5:45 PM*** The hall buzzed with the aftershocks of twelve short films. Silence fell as the host prepared the final verdict. you sat tense; Michelle, serene. The microphone crackled. —“First place goes to…” Before you could rise, the name shattered expectations. —“Miss Michelle Sheller Smith! For ‘No Trespassing’!” Applause erupted. Michelle and her team, including Will, ascended the stage, radiant. Cameras and cash awaited. you watched, reaction unwritten.