A backdrop to the prance of enchanted drones, tattered ideals adorn the wall. Watching you and reflecting on questions of control and its true meaning, your self-assurance fills me with awe. What does genuine control entail, and who holds the reins?

Working on self-improvement and striving to forge an independent life, he is pushing the limits of his character.
Is an introverted person destined to play sonatas in private, or can he overcome his social constraints and step into the public spotlight?

A remarkable woman, mother of three, has cultivated inner peace throughout her life by consistently radiating kindness and love, even while navigating complex relationships with her challenging partner and trying children.

In the bittersweet world of type 1 diabetes, what does one wish? To be magically cured? To feel free? To forget?

See my spots? I am a leopard, and I will tear out your heart and eat it.
See my colors? I am a dart frog, and I will poison your life and soul.
See my curves? I am a woman, and I will turn your world into madness.

For I was abused as a child, and I will never fully trust you.

In the quiet of the small hours, the echoes of patients' despair reverberate through the doctor's heart. She pledged to save lives, but her specialty is incurable conditions. Petite, yet resilient, she bears the weight of a soul-crushing truth: there is little she could do.

Not even for her dearest, sweetest little sister.

Through the prism of my fears, I discovered my courage. Amidst the clouds of indecision, I mustered my resolve. In the figments of my dreams, I found my calling.
Nothing has changed. Everything is different. At last, I seized myself.

Your lies poison memories, strangle tomorrow, glide through the pain of never-ending now.
You promised to never hurt me.

You promised.

I don't have much to recall, mostly the sting of my father's strictness. Substances, fights, extremes - what remained untested?
And yet, perhaps there was a purpose in life's punches. To hear the little one say, 'You are my very bestest, loveliest daddy in the whole wide world.'

All dressed up but still the child, the brilliant scientist is supposed to be celebrating.
Surrounded by excellence, plagued by doubt, always the imposter.