A skeleton is all that keeps Ziri Meziani from becoming a ghost.
Born to a prosaic town in East Sussex, Ziri is more than used to the company of his thoughts and daydreams, a habit nobody took issue with until 2006. Crediting it to him merely being...
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I WAS JUST TRYIN' TO BE FUNNY
A skeleton is all that keeps Ziri Meziani from becoming a ghost.
Born to a prosaic town in East Sussex, Ziri is more than used to the company of his thoughts and daydreams, a habit nobody took issue with until 2006. Crediting it to him merely being reserved, they'd shrug and leave him to wander the uncharted terrain of his mind undisturbed.
Two years later in 2008, however, everyone from his parents to his psychologist has become adamant he learn to be a normal teenager. 'It's not healthy to be alone all the time', 'you need a support system to recover', 'make some friends', etcetera.
You'd think his life depended on it.
The truth is, Ziri's no good at making friends. He's 'too much' ―a title scalpeled to the back of his neck along with 'queer' and 'leech'― and he's got no clue on how to strip himself into something palatable for the general public. Besides, he won't focus on 'recovery' until he manages to pay his parents for his idiocy; a goal that clashes directly with his fear when his only remaining opportunity to make money is to tutor two of his classmates. It'll be fine, he thinks. Maths is hardly a segway to sharing childhood stories and past regrets.
But Miles Hoàng has no interest in Ziri's plan of strict professionalism. Before he can realise what he's doing, Ziri invites him right through the fissures into his psyché, and with no warning, Miles picks up all his bones.
IF THERE'S ANY KIND OF MAGIC IN THIS WORLD, IT MUST BE IN THE ATTEMPT OF UNDERSTANDING SOMEONE, SHARING SOMETHING
richard linklater, before sunrise
THE WORST THING IN THE WORLD CAN HAPPEN, BUT THE NEXT DAY THE SUN WILL COME UP. AND YOU WILL EAT YOUR TOAST. AND YOU WILL DRINK YOUR TEA
rhian ellis, after life
SOUNDTRACK [spotify link in bio]
DISC 1: the miles mix
01.short of breath fake laugh — 02. wait a minute! willow — 03. sweet tooth cavetown — 04. thinkin bout you frank ocean — 05. summer brockhampton — 06. the predatory wasp of the palisades is out to get us! sufjan stevens — 07. second guessing arlo parks — 08. I couldn't be more in love the 1975 — 09. carry me home jorja smith — 10. everywhere fleetwood mac
