Zayda_theia
Carton is a young cancer patient living out the final months of his life with a quiet acceptance that both comforts and terrifies him. Determined not to let his remaining time slip away in hospital walls, he creates a bucket list-small, strange, and deeply personal goals meant to make him feel alive again.
Item number seven is simple but unpredictable: call a random number.
When Carton finally gathers the courage to complete it, the call connects him to Elias, a stranger whose voice carries warmth, curiosity, and an unexpected willingness to stay on the line. What begins as an awkward, one-time conversation slowly turns into a daily ritual. Through late-night calls and shared stories, the two begin to open up about their fears, dreams, and the parts of themselves they usually hide.
As Carton's condition worsens, their connection deepens into something neither of them planned for love. But with time slipping away, both are forced to confront a painful question: can something so fleeting still be meaningful enough to last?