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The Eye of the Beholder [Stefano Valentini]
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Complete, First published Nov 05, 2017
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Rhea is a solemn young woman that finds the disturbing comforting and fascinating. Once tormented because of her preferences, she has learned to hide her true passions and act the part of an ordinary Krimson City citizen. Though lonely in her isolation and bored with the ideals of others, she is content with the sliver of freedom she indulges in.

On a seemingly normal day, a body falls from the sky, and by some stroke of luck, Rhea's shiney new camera captures the identity of the fallen angel. That photograph has become her most precious treasure.

Time passes, and Rhea's photography class has been given the chance for their portfolios to be examined by an ex-war photographer known as Stefano Valentini. Despite the disgusted faces that storm away from the show, Rhea, entranced by the artist's gruesome work, wanders deeper into the gallery, wondering if she will finally find understanding...

In a world where the black sheep are casted out, has Rhea found someone that can embrace her passion? What will become of her once she is caught in his lens?
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